Medications used to treat schizophrenia or mania:

Clozaril (clozapine) Fact Sheet - Facts about clozapine including response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Geodon (ziprasidone) Fact Sheet - Facts about clozapine Geodon response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Risperdal (risperidone) Fact Sheet - Facts about Risperdal including response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, minimizing risks and side effects, and costs.

Seroquel (quetiapine) Fact Sheet - Facts about Seroquel including dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Zyprexa (olanzapine) Fact Sheet - Facts about Zyprexa including dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

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Medications used to stabilize mood in bipolar disorder:

Depakote (valproate) Fact Sheet - Facts about depakote including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Lithium Fact Sheet - Facts about lithium including response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

New Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder Fact Sheet (Spanish Version) - Information about "off label" use, which is the use of anticonvulsant and atypical antipsychotic medications to treat bipolar disorder in patients who do not respond adequately to traditional antidepressant medications.

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Medications used to treat depression:

Celexa (citalopram) Fact Sheet - Facts about celexa including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Effexor (venlafaxine) Fact Sheet - Facts about effexor including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Paxil (paroxetine) Fact Sheet - Facts about paxil including, dosage, response rate, costs, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Prozac (fluoxetine) Fact Sheet - Facts about prozac including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects, costs, and common myths related to the drug.

Remeron (mirtazapine) Fact Sheet - Facts about remeron including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Serzone (nefazodone) Fact Sheet - Facts about serzone including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Wellbutrin (bupropion) Fact Sheet - Facts about wellbutrin including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

Zoloft (sertraline) Fact Sheet - Facts about zoloft including, dosage, response rate, benefits, risks and side effects, and minimizing risks and side effects.

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Medications used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder:

• Luvox (fluvoxamine) Fact Sheet - Facts about Luvox including, dosage, response rate, benefits, and risks and side effects.

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