Body: | Psychiatric Drugs
Antidepressants, SSRIs, Tricyclics, Maoi Beta Blockers, Stimulants,
Tranquilizers, Sleeping Pills, Antipsychotics, Neuroleptics, Mood
Stabilizers, psychotropic
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Complete Guide to Psychiatric drugs
Introduction:
1. This is a mere reference section to our main page on the
dangers and damage that psychiatric drugs cause those who take them. Here
is our main page on drugs: click here
2. Psychiatric drugs are dangerous, addictive, have painful
withdrawal symptoms.
3. Psychiatric drugs do not work. In trials, they performed no
better than placebos.
4. Chemical imbalances in the brain are a myth.
5. Mental illness is not a bodily, physical disease, but a
spiritual freewill choice.
A. Psychiatric drugs: Antidepressants (for depression)
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Celexa
(citalopram), Lexapro (escitalopram), Luvox (fluvoxamine), Prozac and
Sarafem (fluoxetine), Paxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline)
Other Newer Antidepressants Cymbalta (duloxetine), Effexor
(venlafaxine), Remeron (mirtazapine), Symbyax (Prozac + Zyprexa, a newer
antipsychotic) Wellbutrin and Zyban (bupropion)
Older Antidepressants (partial list), Anafranil (clomipramine),
Elavil (amitriptyline), Parnate (tranylcypromine), Tofranil (imipramine),
Vivactil (protriptyline), Surmontil (trimipramine), Phenelzine (Nardil),
Marplan (isocarboxazid)
B. Psychiatric drugs: Stimulants (for depression)
Classic Stimulants, Adderall, Adderall XR (amphetamine mixture),
Desoxyn (methamphetamine), Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine), Focalin, Focalin
XR (dexamethylphenidate), Ritalin, Concerta, Daytrana (methylphenidate),
Vyvanse (lisdextroamphetamine)
Others: Cylert (pemoline) [no longer available], Strattera
(atomoxetine)
C. Psychiatric drugs: Tranquilizers and Sleeping Pills (for anxiety)
Benzo Tranquilizers: Ativan (lorazepam), Klonopin (clonazepam),
Librium (chlordiazepoxide), Serax (oxazepam), Tranxene (chlorazepate),
Xanax (alprazolam), Valium (diazepam)
Benzo Sleeping Pills: Dalmane (flurazepam), Doral (quazepam),
Halcion (triazolam), ProSom (estazolam), Restoril (temazepam)
Non-Benzo Sleeping Pills: Ambien (zolpidem), Lunesta (eszopiclone),
Sonata (zaleplon)
D. Psychiatric drugs: Antipsychotic Drugs (Neuroleptics)
Newer (second or third generation or atypical) Antipsychotics:
Abilify (aripiprazole), Geodon (ziprasidone), Invega (paliperidone),
Risperdal (risperidone), Seroquel (quetiapine), Symbyax (olanzapine +
Prozac, an SSRI antidepressant), Zyprexa (olanzapine), Sertindole (awaiting
FDA approval)
Older Antipsychotic Drugs: Clozaril (clozapine), Etrafon
(antidepressant plus Trilafon), Haldol (haloperidol), Loxitane (loxapine),
Mellaril (thioridazine), Moban (molindone), Navane (thiothixene), Prolixin
(fluphenazine), Serentil (mesoridazine), Stelazine (trifluoperazine),
Taractan (chlorprothixene), Thorazine (chlorpromazine), Tindal
(acetophenazine), Trilafon (perphenazine), Vesprin (triflupromazine),
Antipsychotics Used for Other Medical Purposes: Compazine
(prochlorperazine), Inapsine (droperidol), Orap (pimozide), Phenergan
(promethazine), Reglan (metoclopramide)
E. Psychiatric drugs: Mood Stabilizers
Lithium, Depakote (divalproex sodium), [anti-epileptic drug],
Equetro (extended-release carbamazepine), [anti-epileptic drug] Lamictal
(lamotrigine), [anti-epileptic drug], Lithobid, Lithotabs, Eskalith
(lithium)
Off-Label or Unapproved Mood Stabilizers: Catapres (clonidine),
[antihypertensive drug] Gabitril (tiagabine), Neurontin (gabapentin),
[anti-epileptic drug] Tegretol (carbamazapine), [anti-epileptic drug] Tenex
(guanfacine), [antihypertensive drug] Topamax (topiramate), [anti-epileptic
drug] Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)
"A zeal for anticonvulsants developed on the assumption that almost
any anticonvulsant would act as a mood stabilizer. This produced, for
instance, an explosion in the use of gabapentin (Neurontin) in the late
199os, fueled, it appears, by a series of ghostwritten articles, planted in
a series of journals by the drug's manufacturer, Warner Lambert, that
suggested gabapentin would be effective for mood disorders." At one point
gabapentin was grossing $1.3 billion a year, a very large proportion of
which came from its off-label use as a mood stabilizer. The bubble was
punctured when a randomized controlled trial demonstrated that gabapentin
had little if any mood-stabilizing property." (Shock Therapy: A History of
Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness, Edward Shorter, David Healy,
2007, p 275)
F. Psychiatric drugs are not specific to individual "disorders"
"If psychiatric drugs could correct specific biochemical imbalances,
specific types of drugs for specific disorders would be available. But this
is not the case. For example, even though Prozac mainly affects just one
neurotransmitter system, it is used with supposed success for a broad range
of difficulties, from anxiety to depression to behavior problems in
children. The same has been true of other psychiatric drugs. Even the first
"antipsychotics," such as Thorazine, were originally marketed for nearly
every possible human problem, from behavioral difficulties in children to
insomnia and anxiety in adults, as well as for a variety of supposed
psychosomatic disorders, including skin and digestive problems. Similarly,
the stimulants, such as Ritalin and amphetamine, were originally advertised
not only for behavioral control of children but also for stress and
depression-and even for energizing old people." (Your Drug May Be Your
Problem, Peter Breggin, David Cohen, 2007 AD, p 53)
"The psychological treatment of cardiovascular disease illustrates a
point that Parloff once made: "No form of psychotherapy has ever been
initiated without a claim that it has unique therapeutic advantages, and no
form of psychotherapy has ever been abandoned because of its failure to
live up to these claims." (Manufacturing Victims, Dr. Tana Dineen, 2001, p
207)
3. This is a mere reference section to our main page on the
dangers and damage that psychiatric drugs cause those who take them. Do not
use this chart for any kind of prescribing. There may be errors. Only begin
or stop taking prescribed drugs under direct supervision of a medical
doctor.
F. Psychiatric drugs for specific "disorders"
Antidepressants
(SSRI)
Stimulants
(depression)
Tranquilizers
(Anti-Anxiety)
Antipsychotic
(Neuroleptics)
Mood stabilizers
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Effexor, Tofranil
Klonopin, Xanax, Buspar
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Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa, Tofranil, Nardil, Parnate Marplan
Ativan, Xanax
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Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa, Nardil, Parnate, Marplan
Klonopin, Inderal
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Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa, Anafranil
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Haldol, Orap, Catapres, Rivotril, Mogadon
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Wellbutrin
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Remeron, Effexor, Cymbalta, Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, Elavil, Limbitrol, Norpramin, Sinequan, Norpramin, Tofranil, Pamelor, Aventyl, Vivactil, Nardil, Marplan, Parnate
Abilify, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Geodon, Risperdal, Buspar, triiodothyonine or "T3", Ritalin, Aderall, Mirapex, Requipp, Lamictal, SAMe, testosterone, estrogen, DHEA
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Clozaril, Zyprexa, Risperdal, Seroquel, Geodon
Lithium, Anticonvulsants with mood stablizing effects: Depakote, Tegretol, Lamictal, Neurontin, Topamax
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Thorazine, Haldol, Etrafon, Trilafon, Prolixin, Clozaril, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Serdolect, Geodon
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Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa
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Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor, Luvox
Zyprexa, Solian
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Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa
Click to View Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) or Dissociative Identity Disorder, DID
Click to View Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD
Click to View Attention-Deficit, ADHD
Adderall, Concerta, Cylert, Dexedrine, Dextrostat, Focalin, Metadate, Ritalin >6 yrs
Important Note: Never stop taking prescribed drugs of a medical doctor or
psychiatrist without first consulting them. Stopping cold turkey might kill
you! If you are on Neuroleptic by a judge's order, get a job and show you
can function on your own and ask for your drugs to be reduced by your
doctor. The more you show your psychiatrist you can function independently,
responsibly and normally on your own, the fewer drugs they will prescribe.
It's all up to you! The first step is to tell your doctor that the drugs
are interfering with your ability to work. Ask your doctor to cut your drug
dose down. After six months of working, go in again and ask him to reduce
it again. As long as you can function independently, responsibly and
normally on your own they will keep reducing the drugs over time at your
request. Always work through your doctor. Never make any decisions to make
drug or dosing changes without a doctor's oversight.
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