PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Deep Brain Stimulation, Lithium Carbonate, Carbamazepine
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Drugs commonly prescribed: antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs, tranquilizers, lithium carbonate. Antipsychotic drugs: block/reduce brain sensitivity to dopamine. Increase serotonin (which inhibits dopamine: treats schizophrenia, other psychosis, thorazine, haldol, clozaril. Antidepressant drugs: aim to elevate levels of norepinephrine and serotonin, maois, tricyclics, ssris, treats depressions, anxiety, phobias, ocd, unpleasant side effects, dietary restrictions, nardil, elavil, prozac. Increase activity of gaba: used to treat mild anxiety, but commonly over-prescribed for many mood disorders, problems with withdrawal and tolerance, valium, xanax. Lithium carbonate (salt: moderates norepinephrine levels, protects from glutamate overstimulation, treats bipolar disorder, very particular dosage, tegretol, depakote may work better. Initial results of the first 50 people who got this were amazing. But now, it"s not as great as we thought after longitudinal studies. In a lot of people who initially had a great reaction to it, their depression or ocd comes back: used to treat depression, ocd, and others.
