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The majority of these prescriptions are for antidepressants (58%) followed by anxiolytics (22%), hypnotics (14%) and antipsychotics (5%)
Generic Name (S): divalproex Uses This medication is used to treat seizure disorders, certain psychiatric conditions (manic phase of bipolar disorder
Divalproex (Depakote) Start : 500 mg/day (bid, DR; qday, ER); increase dose as quickly
Alprazolam (Xanax) Amphetamine (Adderall) Aripiprazole (Abilify) Asenapine (Saphris)
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Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction (hives, difficult breathing, swelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction (fever, sore throat, burning eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling)
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Clinician's Guide to Medications for PTSD
They include sedative-anxiolytics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, and the antimanic agents
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significant feelings of guilt
Antipsychotic medications cause four main extrapyramidal symptoms: pseudoparkinsonism, akathisia, acute dystonia, and tardive dyskinesia
Intended Outcomes Individuals will understand why Depakote is prescribed, how it works, the range and severity of side effects, signs and symptoms that the Depakote level may be too high, how the physician monitors this Anxiolytics (benzodiazepines)