Posts tagged with: schizophrenia
Phenelzine
Phenelzine is a psychoactive drug used widely as an antidepressant and anxiolytic / anti-panic agent. It is a member of the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI’s) class of drugs. Phenelzine and the other MAOIs are typically considered to be significantly more effective... [Read more]
Thioridazine
Thioridazine is a piperidine antipsychotic drug belonging to the phenothiazine drug group and was previously widely used in the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis. It is available from various companies under the names Mellaril, Novoridazine, and Thioril. Due to concerns... [Read more]
Risperidone
Risperidone (pronounced Ris-PEAR-rǐ-dōne) is used to treat schizophrenia (where you may see, hear or feel things that are not there, believe things that are not true or feel unusually suspicious, or confused), the mixed and manic states associated with bipolar disorder,... [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]
Promazine
Promazine has been around for quite some time. Introduced in the 1950s promazine belongs to a group of drugs known as phenothiazines antipsychotic. Promazine an older medication is still prescribed, alongside newer agents such as olanzapine and quetiapine. This medication... [Read more]
Olanzapine
Used to treat schizophrenia and mania olanzapine an atypical antipsychotic drug works by blocking different receptors including histamine, dopamine and serotonin receptors. The drug can be used to treat both the negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Olanzapine... [Read more]
Prochlorperazine
Prochlorperazine is a drug that belongs to the phenothiazine class of antipsychotic agents that are used for the antiemetic treatment of nausea and vertigo. It is also a highly-potent typical antipsychotic, 10 to 20 times more potent than chlorpromazine. Prochlorperazine... [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]
Flupentixol
This particular medication is a neuroleptic and typical antipsychotic drug. It is a thioxanthene, and therefore closely related to the phenothiazines. Flupentixol (previously flupenthixol in UK) is a anti-psychotic drug that is prescribed to treat Schizophrenia particularly... [Read more]
The Brain and Nervous System Information
The human brain contains over 100 billion nerves cells, known as neurons. Their job is the receiving of electro-chemical impulses, and their function would be to send responsive signals back to the various glands and muscles. An example of the way our brain works would be... [Read more]
