List of psychotropic medications

List of medications which are used to treat psychiatric conditions on the market in the United States.

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A

• Abilify - antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and agitation
• Adderall - stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Ambien - used as a sleep aid
• Antabuse - used to treat alcohol addiction
• Aricept - used to slow the progression of dementia
• Ativan - an anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class often used to help with panic attacks or during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs

B

• BuSpar - an anti -anxiety medication

C

• Celexa - an antidepressant of the SSRI class (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)
• Clozaril - an antipsychotic
• Concerta - used to treat ADD/ADHD
• Cymbalta - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) class, similar to Effexor

D

• Depakote - a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, sometimes called an antimanic medication

E

• Effexor - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (or SNRI) class
• Elavil - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), less commonly used these days
• Eskalith - a type of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder

F

G

• Gabitril - a mood stabilizer
• Geodon - an antipsychotic

H

• Haldol - an antipsychotic

I

• Imipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) which is sometimes used to treat bulimia, panic disorder, or related disorders
• Inderal - a beta blocker alternatively known as propranolol used for acute anxiety

J

K

• Keppra - an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer
• Klonopin - antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class

L

• Lamictal - a mood stabilizer of the anticonvulsant class
• Lexapro - an antidepressant
• Librium - antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
• Lithobid - a type of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder
• Loxitane - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
• Lunesta - a sleep aid
• Luvox - an antidepressant of the SSRI class, often used to treat Obsessive-compulsive disorder

M

• Mellaril - an antipsychotic, today rarely used

N

• Namenda - used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Dementia
• Navane - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
• Neurontin - an anticonvulsant (anti -seizure medication) which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer or to treat chronic pain, particularly diabetic neuropathy

O

P

• Paxil - an SSRI antidepressant, used frequently to treat depression and anxiety disorders
• Prolixin - an antipsychotic
• Prozac - an SSRI antidepressant

Q

R

• Remeron - an antidepressant which is often used as a sleep aid
• Reminyl - used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Dementia
• Restoril
• ReVia - alternatively known as Naltrexone
• Risperdal - an antipsychotic
• Ritalin - a stimulant used to treat ADHD/ADD

S

• Serax - anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs of abuse
• Seroquel - an antipsychotic, sometimes is used as a sleep aid
• Serzone
• Stelazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used
• Strattera - a non -stimulant medication used to treat ADD/ADHD

T

• Topamax - a mood stabilizer, also used for migraine headaches
• Thorazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used because of the high occurrence of serious side effects
• Trazodone - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), most typically used now as a sleep aid
• Trileptal - a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder

U

V

• Vistaril

It is used primarily as an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic for the reduction of nausea, as a weak analgesic by itself and as an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic for the treatment of anxiety.

W

• Wellbutrin - an antidepressant of the NDRI class Norepinephrine and Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor, structurally similar to Zyban, a stop -smoking aid

X

• Xanax - an antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class

Y

Z

• Zoloft - an antidepressant if the SSRI class Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
• Zyprexa - an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and various types of dementia