Tag archives for Risperdal
Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia May Respond to High-Dose Atypical
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, April 6th 2010 under: Pharmacotherapy Tags: Risperdal, Schizophrenia, Zyprexa
Results from a recent study suggest that olanzapine (Zyprexa) given in moderate to high doses may be useful in treating schizophrenia in patients who have shown resistance to trials with other antipsychotic medications.
Published in the September 1999 issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, the prospective, open-label study by Serdar Dursun et al. reported on 16 patients (11 male, five female; mean age 40±7 years) having a documented history of ... Read More
Postpartum Depression and ECT
Posted By Kelly On Friday, March 19th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Depakote, Risperdal, Tegretol, Thorazine
Question. After I had a baby, I was diagnosed with postpartum depression and later postpartum psychosis. I tried many antidepressants and was also put on lithium after a manic phase. I also tried hormone replacement therapy, but nothing worked for me. ECT has been suggested several times, but I am very scared of this form of treatment. Is it possible to have postpartum depression that later develops into bipolar disorder, ... Read More
Treating Dementia With Atypical Antipsychotics. Part 2
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, January 5th 2010 under: Pharmacotherapy Tags: Antipsychotics, Drugs, Medications, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment, Risperdal, Zyprexa
Atypical Antipsychotics
Most initial published data on atypical antipsychotic drugs in the elderly are clinical trials in nondemented patients with schizophrenia or Parkinson's disease. In the last two to three years, controlled trials evaluating risperidone (Risperdal) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) in patients with dementia have been published. There is now evidence that these two atypical antipsychotic drugs offer efficacy in this patient population with fewer adverse effect concerns than the typical antipsychotic ... Read More
How are 5-HT2 selective antagonists different from current drug therapy in schizophrenia?
Posted By Kelly On Friday, December 11th 2009 under: Pharmacology Tags: Antidepressants, Drugs, Risperdal, Serotonin, Zyprexa
There a two major classes of agents currently used to treat schizophrenia - the older neuroleptics (typical antipsychotics) and the newer atypical antipsychotics such as clozapine, olanzapine (Zyprexa) and risperidone (Risperdal). The first class of agents is comprised of predominantly dopamine-2 (D2) receptor antagonists, with haloperidol being the prototype. These neuroleptics have little, if any, direct effects on serotonin systems; e.g., haloperidol does not interact appreciably with serotonin-2 (5-HT2) receptors. ... Read More
Episodic Depression Treatment
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, November 17th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressant, Depakote, Depression, Drugs, Effexor, Risperdal, Wellbutrin, Zyprexa
Episodic Depression Treatment
Q. I have been trying to deal with my depression, anxiety and posstraumatic stress disorder for 10 years. About nine months out of the year, I feel low-grade depressed, but I am more or less functional. Two or three times a year, I get swamped with episodes of major depression, hopelessness, sleep panic attacks, unreasonable fears and intense suicidal ideation. I become essentially nonfunctional for about three or ... Read More