(Almost) Everything about psych meds... in under 16 minutes

Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, stimulants.....READY SET GO! Med cheat sheet SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)-- Prozac, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa, Zoloft, Luvox, Trintellix, Viibryd-- They are generally NOT antidepressants Mainly helpful for OCD, body dysmorphia, panic (if not from trauma), depression if postpartum or fueled by neuroticism or ruminative anxiety SNRIs (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors)-- Effexor/venlafaxine, Cymbalta/duloxetine Mostly helpful for combined depression/anxiety, especially with insomnia Wellbutrin/bupropion -- very stimulating (prison crack!), true antidepressant; can trigger/worsen anxiety MAO (monoamine oxidase) inhibitors-- powerful antidepressants, lots of side effects and med interactions Lamictal/lamotrigine -- definitely ALL THAT and a bag of chips (see My Desert Island Meds in Season 1) Atypical antipsychotics- Abilify/aripiprazole, Latuda/lurasidone, Seroquel/quetiapine, Saphris/asenapine, Vraylar/cariprazine, Risperdal/risperidone, Zyprexa/olanzapine, Geodon/ziprasidone, Invega/paliperidone Generally good mood stabilizers (in contrast to the putative "mood stabilizers" below); typically more helpful for severe depression and bipolar disorder than true psychosis (Zyprexa and Risperdal excepted) "Mood stabilizers"- (big misnomer, most effective for mania/agitation, not depression)-- Depakote/valproic acid, Trileptal/oxcarbazepine, Tegretol/carbamazepine Lithium- it's not clozapine, but gets the silver medal as a true mood stabilizer (see My Desert Island Meds in Season 1) Clozapine- the winner of the psychiatric med decathlon in most every event; needs weekly blood monitoring and has a few very serious potential side effects Benzodiazepines- Xanax/alprazolam; Klonopin/clonazepam, Librium/chlordiazepoxide, Ativan/lorazepam, Valium/diazepam Stimulants- Adderall/amphetamine; Vyvanse; Ritalin/Concerta/Focalin/methylphenidate Amphetamines are more euphoria-inducing, thus more abused and addictive and also tend to have more side effects; both amphetamines and methylphenidate are roughly equally effective for ADD/ADHD BFTA https://www.craigheacockmd.com/podcast-page/ Support the show