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A Cochrane review comparing quetiapine to other atypical antipsychotic agents tentatively concluded that it may be less efficacious than olanzapine and risperidone; produce fewer movement related side effects than paliperidone, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, risperidone and olanzapine; and produce weight gain similar to risperidone, clozapine and ...
Common adverse effects of olanzapine, occurring from 1–10%, include: Gynecomastia [8] Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) (dose-dependent). Tends to produce less extrapyramidal side effects than typical antipsychotics but more extrapyramidal side effects than sertindole, clozapine and quetiapine. [9] [10]
At least five atypical antipsychotics (lumateperone, [48] cariprazine, [49] lurasidone, [50] olanzapine, [51] and quetiapine [52]) have also been found to possess efficacy in the treatment of bipolar depression as a monotherapy, whereas only olanzapine [53] and quetiapine [54] [55] have been proven to be effective broad-spectrum (i.e., against ...
The atypical antipsychotics (AAP), also known as second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and serotonin–dopamine antagonists (SDAs), [1] [2] are a group of antipsychotic drugs (antipsychotic drugs in general are also known as tranquilizers and neuroleptics, although the latter is usually reserved for the typical antipsychotics) largely introduced after the 1970s and used to treat psychiatric ...
Improving sleep with sleep hygiene improvements. Lack of sleep can potentially trigger mania for those with bipolar disorder. To improve sleep hygeine, establish a routine in a quiet, dark, and ...
The antipsychotic quetiapine is typically dosed two to three times daily for the management of schizophrenia. [3] A simpler regimen would be a once daily administered antipsychotic. [1] For example, risperidone can be administered once daily. [4] A lack of adherence can lead to poor health outcomes, as well as unnecessary financial burden. [5]
Two new studies indicate the importance of getting a good night's sleep — with one study saying a lack of sleep may be sabotaging the brain’s ability to keep intrusive thoughts at bay.
Zolpidem tartrate, a common but potent sedative–hypnotic drug.Used for severe insomnia. Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep [1]), or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of (and umbrella term for) psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep [2] (or surgical anesthesia [note 1]) and to treat insomnia (sleeplessness).