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Hydroxyzine (Atarax) is an antihistamine originally approved for clinical use by the FDA in 1956. Hydroxyzine has a calming effect which helps ameliorate anxiety. Hydroxyzine efficacy is comparable to benzodiazepines in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. [41]
Hydroxyzine is used in the treatment of itchiness, anxiety, and nausea due to motion sickness. [8] A systematic review concluded that hydroxyzine outperforms placebo in treating generalized anxiety disorder. Insufficient data were available to compare the drug with benzodiazepines and buspirone. [13]
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress.. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication.
Buspirone, sold under the brand name Buspar among others, is an anxiolytic, a medication primarily used to treat anxiety disorders, particularly generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). [ 13 ] [ 14 ] It is a serotonin 5-HT 1A receptor partial agonist , increasing action at serotonin receptors in the brain. [ 6 ]
Azapirones have shown benefit in general anxiety [14] and augmenting SSRIs in social anxiety [15] and depression. [16] Evidence is not clear for panic disorder [17] and functional gastrointestinal disorders. [18] Tandospirone has also been used to augment antipsychotics in Japan as it improves cognitive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. [19]
Vistaril (hydroxyzine) – an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic, as a weak analgesic, an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic Vyvanse ( lisdexamfetamine ) – a pro-drug stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and binge eating disorder ; Vyvanse is converted into Dexedrine in vivo
Gepirone is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. [1] Of 15 clinical trials of gepirone for major depressive disorder submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), three were excluded for methodological reasons, three were deemed "failed" and "uninformative", seven were deemed negative and did not demonstrate effectiveness, and two were deemed ...
Chemical structure of the prototypical Z-drug zolpidem. Nonbenzodiazepines (/ ˌ n ɒ n ˌ b ɛ n z oʊ d aɪ ˈ æ z ɪ p iː n,-ˈ eɪ-/ [1] [2]), sometimes referred to colloquially as Z-drugs (as many of their names begin with the letter "z"), are a class of psychoactive, depressant, sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic drugs that are benzodiazepine-like in uses, such as for treating insomnia [3 ...