Even during the three months of the trial I was on Thorazine, Stelazine, Triavil,
Desyrel, and others.
Related medications such as trazondone (
Desyrel) and buspirone (BuSpar) may also be effective.
Among them: Norpramin; Norpramin with Inderal (to lower high blood pressure caused by the Norpramin); Prozac (at first to counteract the Inderal, which made me depressed); Prozac and Norpramin; Prozac, Norpramin, and Yocon (to alleviate sexual dysfunction caused by the Prozac); Wellbutrin (warning: .01 percent chance of a seizure); Tenormin; Zoloft; Zoloft with Norpramin and Tenormin; Zoloft with
Desyrel (warning: possibility of priapism);
Desyrel alone; Buspar; Buspar with
Desyrel; Buspar with lithium; Paxil with lithium; Paxil, lithium, and acidophilus (for stomachache side effects); Paxil with Pondimin (because Paxil made me eat like a pig); Paxil alone; Paxil with Synthroid (to raise thyroid levels); Serzone; Luvox; Prozac with Synthroid.
Another widely prescribed category of psychiatric drugs consists of antidepressants, the most common being Prozac, Pamelor, Elavil, Tofranil, Adapin, Sinequan, and
Desyrel. Of these, the largest sub-group is the tricyclics, so named because three circular rings are present in their molecular structure.
For the elderly, again, I start with half the standard dose; I also try to use those tricyclics less apt to cause confusion, agitation or cardiac arrhythmias, such as desipramine HCl or trazodone HCl (
Desyrel).
Their main targets are women and anyone else who has the misfortune of being labelled 'depressed,' 'manic-depressive' or 'suicidal.' Some of the better known antidepressants prescribed in Canada and the USA are Elavil,
Desyrel, Sinequan, Tofranil and Nardil.
Drug Brand Names Amantadine * Symmetrel Metoclopramide * Reglan Aripiprazole * Ability Mirtazapine * Remeron Carbamazepine * Risperidone * Risperdal Carbatrol, Tegretol Topiramate * Topamax Clozapine-Clozaril Trazodone *
Desyrel Haloperidol * Haldol Valproate * Depacon, Lorazepam * Ativan Depakene, Depakote Memantine * Namenda How would you handle this case?
Other medications that are 5-[HT.sub.1A] agonists with potential prosexual effects include buspirone (Buspar) and trazodone (
Desyrel, Oleptro).
Possibilities include cholinesterase inhibitors used to treat dementia, antidepressants including trazodone (
Desyrel) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), anti-epileptic medications such as divalproex (Depakote), and lithium."
Trazodone (
Desyrel) was the medication of choice for children with mood (78%) and anxiety disorders (72%).
The antidepressant trazodone (
Desyrel), on the other hand, is associated with higher rates of somnolence than are some similar drugs.
Trazodone (
Desyrel) is also used, though it tends to cause morning hang-over.