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Clonidine also has several off-label uses, and has been prescribed to treat psychiatric disorders including stress, sleep disorders, [30] hyperarousal caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, and other anxiety disorders.
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. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Lunesta (eszopiclone) – a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic. Luvox (fluvoxamine) – an antidepressant of the SSRI class. Loxitane (loxapine) – an antipsychotic used in the treatment of mood disorders and schizophrenia. Lyrica (pregabalin) – treats nerve and muscle pain, including fibromyalgia. It can also treat seizures.
This is an alphabetical list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is not exhaustive. All mentioned drugs here are generic names. Not all drugs listed are used regularly in all countries.
Clonidine was initially developed as a treatment for high blood pressure. Low doses in evenings and/or afternoons are sometimes used in conjunction with stimulants to help with sleep and because clonidine sometimes helps moderate impulsive and oppositional behavior and may reduce tics. [94] It may be more useful for comorbid Tourette syndrome.
University of Southern California. Tulane University School of Medicine. Washington University School of Medicine. Mark S. Gold (born 1949) is an American physician, professor, author, and researcher on the effects of opioids, cocaine, tobacco, and other drugs as well as food on the brain and behavior. He is married to Janice Finn Gold.
Sympatholytic. A sympatholytic (sympathoplegic) drug is a medication that opposes the downstream effects of postganglionic nerve firing in effector organs innervated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). [1] They are indicated for various functions; for example, they may be used as antihypertensives.
Imidazoline receptors are the primary receptors on which clonidine and other imidazolines act. [1] [2] [3] There are three main classes of imidazoline receptor: I 1 is involved in inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system to lower blood pressure, [4] I 2 has as yet uncertain functions but is implicated in several psychiatric conditions, [5] [6] and I 3 regulates insulin secretion.