Medication for Adults

• Antipsychotic
• Antidepressant
• Antianxiety
• Antimanic

Antipsychotic

• For a person who is out of touch with reality
• Hear voices or have strange or illogical ideas
• May get excited or angry for no apparent reason
• May spend a lot of time by themselves, or in bed
• May sleep during the day and stay awake at night
• May neglect appearance, not bathing or changing clothes
• May be hard to talk to, barely talking, or making no sense
• They are often unaware that their condition is an illness

• Major depression is the type of depression that will most likely benefit from treatment with medications
• Major depression is more than just "the blues."
• The condition lasts 2 weeks or more, and interferes with a person's ability to carry on daily tasks and enjoy activities that previously brought pleasure.
• Major depression is associated with abnormal functioning of the brain.
• An interaction between genetic tendency and life history appears to determine a person's chance of becoming depressed.
• Episodes of depression may be triggered by stress, difficult life events, side effects of medications, or medication/substance withdrawal, or even viral infections that can affect the brain.
• Depressed people will seem sad, or "down," or may be unable to enjoy normal activities.
• They may have no appetite and lose weight (although some people eat more and gain more weight when depressed).
• They may sleep too much or too little, have difficulty going to sleep, sleep restlessly, or awaken very early in the morning.
• They may speak of feeling guilty, worthless, or hopeless
• They may lack energy or be jumpy and agitated.
• They may think about killing themselves, or may even attempt suicide.
• Some depressed people have delusions (false, fixed ideas) about poverty, sickness, or sinfulness that are related to their depression.
• Sometimes feelings of depression are worse at a particular time of day, for instance, every morning or evening.
• Not everyone who is depressed has all these symptoms.
  
  
Antianxiety


• Symptoms include irritability, uneasiness, jumpiness, feelings of apprehension, rapid or irregular heartbeat, stomachache, nausea, faintness, and breathing problems.
• Mild anxiety is often manageable, but sometimes it can present serious problems
• A high level or prolonged state of anxiety can make the activities of daily life difficult, if not impossible
• People may have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or more specific anxiety disorders such as panic, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Both antidepressants and antianxiety medications are used to treat anxiety disorders
• The broad-spectrum activity of most antidepressants provides effectiveness in anxiety disorders as well as depression
• Some anxiety medications, the benzodiazepines, can relieve anxiety symptoms in a short time.