Oct 08, 2021
Curious about psychiatric medications, what they do, and how they work? Mental Health @ Home has lots of info, written from the perspective of a former mental health nurse and pharmacist who also takes psych meds for depression.
Here are some of the highlights.
Antidepressants
Antidepressant side effects & delayed therapeutic effect: there is a rhyme and a reason
Do antidepressants work?: a meta-analysis showed that antidepressants do work better than placebo
Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression
Psych Meds 101: Antidepressants
Suicide risk with antidepressants – the real story behind the FDA black box warning
The STAR*D study: results from a large study that involved multiple different treatment options
Antipsychotics
Antipsychotics and the likelihood of weight gain: research findings comparing individual drugs
Psych Meds 101: Antipsychotics
Anxiety Disorder Medications
Anxiety disorders: Evidence-based treatment guidelines
Psych Meds 101: Anxiety meds
Bipolar Disorder Medications
Bipolar disorder: Evidence-based treatment guidelines
Psych Meds 101: Mood stabilizers
More on meds
Half-Life: why it matters
Pregnancy and psychiatric medication use
Psych Meds 101: Sleep meds
