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Anti-psychotic Medications
Almost all you'd want to know about various types of pyschosis, what causes the symptoms, etc. HD is described under one below.
Also see Mental Health http://www.mentalhealth.com/p20-note.html
which is one of THE best in providing all details on a medication!
================================== Anti-psychotic http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY168.htm Neuroleptic
I. Indications Psychosis (e.g. Schizophrenia) II. Antipsychotic Agents: High Potency Fluphenazine HCl (Permitil, Prolixin) Extrapyramidal Side effects (EPSE) Maximum Dose: 40 mg PO or 100 mg IM per day Haloperidol (Haldol) http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY170.htm Extrapyramidal Side effects (EPSE) Maximum Dose: 100 mg per day Thiothixene HCl (Navane) Extrapyramidal Side effects (EPSE) Maximum Dose: 60 mg per day Pimozide (Orap) Trifluoperazine (Stelazine) III. Antipsychotic Agents: Medium Potency Droperidol (Inapsine) Loxapine (Loxitane) Molindone (Moban) Perphenazine (Trilafon) IV. Antipsychotic Agents: Low Potency Chlorpromazine HCl (Thorazine) Anticholinergic Symptoms Alpha adrenergic blockade (Hypotension) Sedation Maximum dose: 1000 mg per day Thioridazine HCl (Mellaril) Anticholinergic Symptoms alpha adrenergic blockade (Hypotension) Sedation Maximum Dose: 800 mg per day Mesoridazine IV. Atypical Antipsychotics: Serotonin>Dopamine Antagonists Dibenzodiazepine (Clozapine, Clozaril) Anticholinergic Symptoms alpha adrenergic blockade (Hypotension) Sedation Maximum Dose: 900 mg per day Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Quetiapine (Seroquel) Risperidone (Risperdal) Ziprasidone (Geodon) Anticholinergic Toxicity Symptoms Causes See Anticholinergic Medications Antihistamines Tricyclic Antidepressants Incapacitating Agents: BZ Ingested items Jimsonweed Amanita muscaria mushrooms Parasympatholytic medications Atropine Scopalamine Hyoscyamine Symptoms: Mneumonic (antimuscarinic) Hot as a hare (Hyperthermia) Dry as a bone (Dry Skin) Red as a beet (Flushed) Blind as bat (Mydriasis)* Mad as a hatter (Delirium) Symptoms: Complete List (antimuscarinic) Altered Level of Consciousness Hallucinations Delirium Coma Seizures Tachycardia Hypertension Hyperthermia (hot, Dry Skin) Dry Mouth Mydriasis with blurred vision Decreased bowel sounds Constipation Urinary retention Management Control hyperthermia Antidote: Physostigmine (Usually contraindicated DEFINITIONS Mydriasis-Pupil Dilatation http://www.fpnotebook.com/EYE35.htm Xerostomia- Dry Mouth http://www.fpnotebook.com/DEN23.htm Echolalia or ecopraxia (Echophenomena _ Repeating other person's words or statements Imitating other peron's actions Repeating patient's own statements Serotonin http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY103.htm Psychosis http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY178.htm Huntington's chorea http://www.fpnotebook.com/NEU5.htm Personality Disorder http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY19.htm Mood Disorder http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY80.htm Major Depression http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY50.htm Medical Conditions Predisposing to Depression Alzheimer's Disease or other Dementia Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome http://www.fpnotebook.com/RHE117.htm Chronic Pain Syndrome http://www.fpnotebook.com/RHE77.htm Coronary Artery Disease Crohn's Disease Medications Predisposing to Depression Diabetes Mellitus Fibromyalgia http://www.fpnotebook.com/RHE61.htm Parkinson's Disease Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Negative Symptoms in Psychosis http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY180.htm Emotional withdrawal Poor rapport Alogia Anergia Social withdrawal Blunt affect Lack of spontaneity and flow of conversation Stereotyped thinking Attentional Impairment Poor abstraction Avolition-apathy Anhedonia |
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