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- •Prescriber’s Guide
- •Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology Prescriber’s Guide
- •Contents
- •Introduction
- •Introduction
- •List of icons
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Amisulpride
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works (for adhd)
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for adhd)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works (for adhd)
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for adhd)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Aripiprazole: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips – Oral
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Aripiprazole
- •How the Drug Works
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting an a typical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Asenapine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Asenapine
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Atomoxetine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting any atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting any atypical antipsychotic
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Bupropion: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for bipolar disorder)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Chlorpromazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Citalopram: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Clozapine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects
- •Weight Gain
- •Sedation
- •What to Do About Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Clozapine
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Cyamemazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Desipramine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Desvenlafaxine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Overdose
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Doxepin: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Duloxetine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Escitalopram: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Fluoxetine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Flupenthixol: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Fluphenazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips – Oral
- •Dosing Tips – Depot
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Fluvoxamine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for neuropathic pain or bipolar disorder)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Gabapentin: special populations Renal Impairment
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Haloperidol: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips – Oral
- •Dosing Tips – Depot
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Iloperidone
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for bipolar disorder)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance (for bipolar disorder)
- •Weight Gain
- •Sedation
- •What to Do About Side Effects
- •Best Augmenting Agents for Side Effects
- •Lamotrigine: dosing and use Usual Dosage Range
- •Dosage Forms
- •How to Dose
- •Dosing Tips
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for bipolar disorder or neuropathic pain)
- •Levetiracetam: special populations Renal Impairment
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Levomilnacipran: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works (for adhd)
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for adhd)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Lisdexamfetamine: the art of psychopharmacology Potential Advantages
- •Potential Disadvantages
- •Primary Target Symptoms
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Loxapine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting any atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting any atypical antipsychotic
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Lurasidone
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Mesoridazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works (for adhd)
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for adhd)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works (for adhd)
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for adhd)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •How to Dose
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Milnacipran: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Moclobemide: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How the Drug Works
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Molindone: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Nefazodone: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Olanzapine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips – Oral
- •Dosing Tips – Depot
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Oral Olanzapine
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Olanzapine lai
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Dosing Tips
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting an atypical antipsychotic:
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic:
- •Paliperidone: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips – Oral
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Paliperidone er
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Paliperidone Palmitate
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Paroxetine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Perphenazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Phenelzine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pimozide: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Pipothiazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for neuropathic pain)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Pregabalin: special populations Renal Impairment
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Protriptyline: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Quetiapine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Quetiapine
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How the Drug Works
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Risperidone: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips – Oral Formulation
- •Dosing Tips – Long-Acting Microsphere Depot Formulation
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Risperidone: the art of psychopharmacology Potential Advantages
- •Potential Disadvantages
- •Primary Target Symptoms
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Risperidone
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Risperidone lai
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Selegiline: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Sertraline: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Sertraline: the art of psychopharmacology Potential Advantages
- •Potential Disadvantages
- •Primary Target Symptoms
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Sulpiride: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Thioridazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Thiothixene: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for neuropathic pain or anxiety disorders)
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Trifluoperazine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •If It Doesn’t Work (for depression)
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance (for bipolar disorder)
- •How to Dose
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Venlafaxine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Pharmacokinetics
- •Drug Interactions
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Vilazodone: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Notable Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Vortioxetine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Tests Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Ziprasidone: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Breast Feeding
- •Ziprasidone: the art of psychopharmacology Potential Advantages
- •Potential Disadvantages
- •Primary Target Symptoms
- •Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Ziprasidone
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •How Long Until It Works
- •If It Works
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Before starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Monitoring after starting an atypical antipsychotic
- •Zotepine: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Elderly
- •If It Doesn’t Work
- •Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance
- •Zuclopenthixol: side effects How Drug Causes Side Effects
- •Dosing Tips
- •Other Warnings/Precautions
- •Children and Adolescents
- •Pregnancy
- •Index by Drug Name
- •Index by Use
- •Valproate (divalproex) 711
- •Valproate (divalproex) 711
- •Valproate (divalproex) 711
- •Index by Class
- •Abbreviations
If It Works 544
If It Doesn’t Work 544
Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance 545
Tests 545
DESVENLAFAXINE: SIDE EFFECTS 546
How Drug Causes Side Effects 546
Notable Side Effects 546
Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects 546
Weight Gain 546
Sedation 546
What to Do About Side Effects 547
Best Augmenting Agents for Side Effects 547
DESVENLAFAXINE: DOSING AND USE 547
Usual Dosage Range 547
Dosage Forms 547
How to Dose 547
Dosing Tips 548
Overdose 548
Long-Term Use 549
Habit Forming 549
How to Stop 549
Pharmacokinetics 549
Drug Interactions 549
Other Warnings/Precautions 550
Do Not Use 550
DESVENLAFAXINE: SPECIAL POPULATIONS 550
Renal Impairment 550
Hepatic Impairment 551
Cardiac Impairment 551
Elderly 551
Children and Adolescents 551
Pregnancy 551
Breast Feeding 552
DESVENLAFAXINE: THE ART OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 553
Potential Advantages 553
Potential Disadvantages 553
Primary Target Symptoms 553
Pearls 553
DEXTROMETHORPHAN 556
DEXTROMETHORPHAN: THERAPEUTICS 556
Brands 556
Generic? 556
Class 556
Commonly Prescribed for 556
How the Drug Works 556
How Long Until It Works 556
If It Works 556
If It Doesn’t Work 557
Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance 557
Tests 557
DEXTROMETHORPHAN: SIDE EFFECTS 557
How Drug Causes Side Effects 557
Notable Side Effects 557
Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects 557
Weight Gain 557
Sedation 557
What to Do About Side Effects 557
Best Augmenting Agents for Side Effects 558
DEXTROMETHORPHAN: DOSING AND USE 558
Usual Dosage Range 558
Dosage Forms 558
How to Dose 558
Dosing Tips 558
Overdose 558
Long-Term Use 558
Habit Forming 558
How to Stop 558
Pharmacokinetics 559
Drug Interactions 559
Other Warnings/Precautions 559
Do Not Use 560
DEXTROMETHORPHAN: SPECIAL POPULATIONS 560
Renal Impairment 560
Hepatic Impairment 560
Cardiac Impairment 560
Elderly 560
Children and Adolescents 560
Pregnancy 561
Breast Feeding 561
DEXTROMETHORPHAN: THE ART OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 561
Potential Advantages 561
Potential Disadvantages 561
Primary Target Symptoms 561
Pearls 561
DIAZEPAM 563
DIAZEPAM: THERAPEUTICS 563
Brands 563
Generic? 563
Class 563
Commonly Prescribed for 563
How the Drug Works 563
How Long Until It Works 564
If It Works 564
If It Doesn’t Work 564
Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance 565
Tests 565
DIAZEPAM: SIDE EFFECTS 565
How Drug Causes Side Effects 565
Notable Side Effects 565
Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects 566
Weight Gain 566
Sedation 566
What to Do About Side Effects 566
Best Augmenting Agents for Side Effects 566
DIAZEPAM: DOSING AND USE 566
Usual Dosage Range 566
Dosage Forms 567
How to Dose 567
Dosing Tips 567
Overdose 568
Long-Term Use 568
Habit Forming 568
How to Stop 568
Pharmacokinetics 569
Drug Interactions 569
Other Warnings/Precautions 569
Do Not Use 570
DIAZEPAM: SPECIAL POPULATIONS 570
Renal Impairment 570
Hepatic Impairment 570
Cardiac Impairment 570
Elderly 570
Children and Adolescents 570
Pregnancy 570
Breast Feeding 571
DIAZEPAM: THE ART OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 571
Potential Advantages 571
Potential Disadvantages 571
Primary Target Symptoms 571
Pearls 572
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 574
DIPHENHYDRAMINE: THERAPEUTICS 574
Brands 574
Generic? 574
Class 574
Commonly Prescribed for 574
How the Drug Works (for extrapyramidal disorders) 574
How Long Until It Works (for extrapyramidal disorders) 574
If It Works (for extrapyramidal disorders) 574
If It Doesn’t Work (for extrapyramidal disorders) 574
Best Augmenting Combos for Partial Response or Treatment Resistance 575
Tests 575
DIPHENHYDRAMINE: SIDE EFFECTS 575
How Drug Causes Side Effects 575
Notable Side Effects 575
Life-Threatening or Dangerous Side Effects 575
Weight Gain 575
Sedation 576
What to Do About Side Effects 576
Best Augmenting Agents for Side Effects 576
DIPHENHYDRAMINE: DOSING AND USE 576
Usual Dosage Range 576
Dosage Forms 576
How to Dose 576
Dosing Tips 576
Overdose 577
Long-Term Use 577
Habit Forming 577
How to Stop 577
Pharmacokinetics 577
Drug Interactions 577
Other Warnings/Precautions 577
Do Not Use 577
DIPHENHYDRAMINE: SPECIAL POPULATIONS 578
Renal Impairment 578
Hepatic Impairment 578
Cardiac Impairment 578
Elderly 578
Children and Adolescents 578
Pregnancy 578
Breast Feeding 578
DIPHENHYDRAMINE: THE ART OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 578
Potential Advantages 578
Potential Disadvantages 578
Primary Target Symptoms 578
Pearls 579
DISULFIRAM 580
DISULFIRAM: THERAPEUTICS 580
Brands 580
Generic? 580
Class 580
Commonly Prescribed for 580
How the Drug Works 580
How Long Until It Works 580
