Posts tagged with: anxiety
Gene and Depression
Well it has been a long time in coming, but scientist have finally found proof that depression really is a medical problem and not just in the mind of the individuals who suffer this particular illness, as many in society think it is. Gerome Breen is a Lecturer in the MRC... [Read more]
Trazodone
Trazodone is primarily used for the treatment of depression. It is sometimes prescribed as a sedative, and is also used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of panic attacks, aggressive behaviour, agoraphobia, and cocaine withdrawal. This medication belongs... [Read more]
Quetiapine
Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic used in the management of schizophrenia and bipolar depression (where you may feel sad all the time or you may find that you feel depressed, feel guilty, lack energy, lose your appetite or can’t sleep), mania (where you may feel... [Read more]
Haloperidol
Haloperidol is an antipsychotic and belongs to a group of drugs known as Butyrophenone. Antipsychotic drugs are also known as ‘neuroleptics’ and (misleadingly) as ‘major tranquillisers’. There’re effective in reducing the violent aggresive manifestations of... [Read more]
Behavioural Therapy (Local Health News)
As far as mental health issues go there is a new team on the block in South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear. The South Tyneside Primary Care Trust (PCT) are taken part in a new Government-funded initiative with an aim to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.... [Read more]
How Anti-anxiety Medication Works
All of us at one time, or another will experience feelings of not being able to cope whether this is due to the loss of a loved one, illness, or losing your job etc. they can all make you feel miserable, but as time goes on and things pick up we get ourselves back on track... [Read more]
Oxprenolol
Oxprenolol is a non-selective beta blocker with some intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (The property of a drug that produces partial agonist effect at the receptor similar to the cholinergic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.). It is used for the treatment of... [Read more]
Clonazepam
Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine derivative with highly potent anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, and anxiolytic properties and was used mainly for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia. However, its main use to date is as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of Epileptic fits.... [Read more]
Timolol
This information is based on taking oral medication where the active ingredient is Timolol maleate. Timolol is known as a Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drug Read More →
Citalopram
Citalopram is an antidepressant drug used to treat major depression associated with mood disorders. It is also used on occasion in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder and anxiety. Citalopram belongs to a class of drugs known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors... [Read more]
