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Ask the Pharmacist

David Taylor, Chief Pharmacist at the Maudsley Hospital and editor of The Bethlem and Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines answers questions about mental health medication.

Abilify (aripiprazole)

• Abilify (aripiprazole) and long term effects
• Abilify (aripiprazole) and treatment resistant schizophrenia
• Abilify and sex drive
• Abilify and sleep disruption

Acuphase (Clopixol)

• Acuphase (Clopixol) and side effects
• Clopixol Acuphase and anti-psychotics

Amitriptyline

• Amitriptyline withdrawal

Anti-psychotics

• Anti-psychotics and weight gain

Ativan (lorazepam)

• Psychosis and anxiety

Bipolar disorder

• Bipolar disorder medication and pregnancy
• Bipolar disorder medication and weight gain
• Bipolar disorder, mirtazapine and sleep disturbance
• Lithium, breastfeeding and pregnancy
• Seroquel (quetiapine), Klonopin (clonazepam), Desryrel (trazodone) and breastfeeding

Celexa / Cipramil (citalopram)

• Celexa (citalopram)
• Citalopram withdrawal

Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

• Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril), pregnancy and breast-feeding

Clozaril (clozapine)

• Anti-psychotics and long term recovery
• Cannabis and clozapine / anti-psychotics
• Clozapine and drug cravings
• Clozapine and the contraceptive pill
• Clozapine withdrawal
• Clozaril (clozapine) and pulmonary embolism
• Clozaril (clozapine) dosage
• Clozaril and white blood cell count

Complementary therapies

• Light therapy for mood disorders

Depixol (flupentixol)

• Depixol (flupentixol) - changing to aripiprazole (Abilify)
• Depixol tolerance

Depression

• Serotonin and depression
• Treatment resistant depression

Elavil (amitriptyline)

• Elavil (amitriptyline) withdrawal

Haloperidol

• Haloperidol and movement disorders

Lamictal

• Parnate (Tranylcypromine)

Lithium

• Coming off lithium and return of sex drive
• Lithium and dose reduction
• Lithium and feeling ‘spaced out’
• Lithium and ibuprofen
• Lithium and sex drive / libido
• Lithium, citalopram and exercise

Menopause

• Menopausal symptoms and medication

Mirtazapine (Zispin)

• Anxiety and Mirtazapine

Olanzapine (Zyprexa)

• Olanzapine - depot form
• Olanzapine - dose reduction
• Olanzapine - dose reduction and side effects
• Olanzapine - long term use and side effects
• Olanzapine and restless leg syndrome
• Olanzapine withdrawal

Phenelzine (Nardil)

• Foods to be avoided when taking Phenelzine
• Phenelzine and drowsiness

Post-natal depression

• Medication for post-natal depression

Pregnancy

• Antipsychotics and pregnancy
• Zyprexa (olanzapine) in pregnancy

Risperidone (Risperdal)

• Effectiveness of risperidone for psychosis
• Interaction of risperidone with alcohol
• Risperdal, sertraline and tiredness
• Risperidone (Risperdal) and breast growth in men (gynaecomastia)
• Risperidone and depression
• Risperidone how to take it and early side effects

Schizophrenia

• Abilify (aripriprazole) for schizophrenia
• Breastfeeding and anti-psychotic medication for schizophrenia
• Diabetes and mental health medication
• Long term use of risperidone
• Risperidone - changing to another anti-psychotic

Seroxat (paroxetine)

• Seroxat (paroxetine) and addiction
• Seroxat for depression

Sodium valproate

• Sodium valproate (Depakote, Depacon, Epilim, valproic acid, divalproex) and pregancy

St John’s Wort

• St John’s Wort (Hypericum) and depression

Temazepam

• Temazepam and hallucinations

Topiramate (Topomax)

• Topamax and hair loss
• Topiramate (Topamax) and long term effects

Weight gain

• Diabetes, weight gain, quetiapine and lithium
• Lamictal and weight gain
• Lamictal, lexapro, topomax and weight gain.

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