Commonly Prescribed
Psychotropic Medications
Listed below are two tables of commonly prescribed psychotropic mediations. The first table is a listing of medications based on their psychiatric use. This table includes brand names and their generic form in parentheses. The second table provides a cross-reference by generic name.
As with all questions about medication, be sure to consult with your prescribing physician or pharmacist for any specific questions you may have about dosage, drug interactions, or side effects.
| Schizophrenia | |
| Typical antipsychotics | Haldol (haloperidol), Haldol Decanoate |
| Loxitane (loxapine) | |
| Mellaril (thioridazine) | |
| Moban (molindone) | |
| Navane (thiothixene) | |
| Prolixin (fluphenazine), Prolixin Decanoate | |
| Serentil (mesoridazine) | |
| Stelazine (trifluoperazine) | |
| Thorazine (chlorpromazine) | |
| Trilafon (perphenazine) | |
| Atypical antipsychotics | Clozaril (clozapine) |
| Geodon (ziprasidone) | |
| Risperdal (risperidone) | |
| Seroquel (quetiapine) | |
| Zyprexa (olanzapine) | |
| Bipolar disorder | |
| Depakene (valproic acid) | |
| Depakote (divalproex sodium) | |
| Eskalith, Lithobid, Lithonate, Lithotabs (lithium carbonate) | |
| *Lamictal (lamotrigine) | |
| *Neurontin (gabapentin) | |
| *Tegretol (carbamazepine) | |
| *Topamax (topiramate) | |
| Depression | |
| Tricyclics | *Anafranil (clomipramine) |
| Asendin (amoxapine) | |
| Elavil (amitriptyline) | |
| Norpramin (desipramine) | |
| Pamelor (nortriptyline) | |
| Sinequan (doxepin) | |
| Surmontil (trimipramine) | |
| Tofranil (imipramine) | |
| Vivactil (protriptyline) | |
| SSRIs | Celexa (citalopram |
| *Luvox (fluvoxamine) | |
| Paxil (paroxetine) | |
| Prozac (fluoxetine) | |
| Zoloft (sertraline) | |
| MAOIs | Nardil (phenelzine) |
| Parnate (tranylcypromine sulfate) | |
| Others | Desyrel (trazodone) |
| Effexor (venlafaxine) | |
| Remeron (mirtazapine) | |
| Serzone (nefazodone) | |
| Wellbutrin (bupropion) | |
| Anxiety disorders | |
| Ativan (lorazepam) | |
| BuSpar (buspirone) | |
| Centrax (prazepam)) | |
| *Inderal (propranolol) | |
| *Klonopin (clonazepam) | |
| Librium (chlordiazepoxide) | |
| Serax (oxazepam) | |
| *Tenormin (atenolol) | |
| Tranxene (clorazepate) | |
| Valium (diazepam) | |
| Xanax (alprazolam) | |
| *Antidepressants, especially SSRIs, are also used in the treatment of anxiety. | |
| Anti-panic Agents | |
| Klonopin (clonazepam) | |
| Paxil (paroxetine) | |
| Xanax (alprazolam) | |
| Zoloft (sertraline) | |
| *Antidepressants are also used in the treatment of panic disorder. | |
| Anti-obsessive Agents | |
| Anafranil (clomipramine) | |
| Luvox (fluvoxamine) | |
| Paxil (paroxetine) | |
| Prozac (fluoxetine) | |
| Zoloft (sertraline) | |
| Stimulants (used in the treatment of ADD/ADHD) | |
| Adderall (amphetamine and dextroamphetamine) | |
| Cylert (pemoline) | |
| Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine) | |
| Ritalin (methylphenidate) | |
| *Antidepressants with stimulant properties, such as Norpramin and Wellbutrin, are also used in the treatment of ADHD. | |
|
Generic Name |
Brand Name |
Current Uses |
| alprazolam | Xanax | anxiety, panic |
| amitriptyline | Elavil | depression |
| amoxapine | Asendin | depression |
| amphetamine and dextroamphetamine | Adderall | ADHD |
| atenolol | Tenormin | anxiety |
| bupropion | Wellbutrin | depression, ADHD |
| buspirone | BuSpar | anxiety |
| carbamazepine | Tegretol | bipolar disorder |
| chlordiazepoxide | Librium | anxiety |
| chlorpromazine | Thorazine | schizophrenia |
| citalopram | Celexa | depression, panic, anxiety |
| clomipramine | Anafranil | OCD, depression |
| clonazepam | Klonopin | panic, anxiety |
| clorazepate | Tranxene | anxiety |
| clozapine | Clozaril | schizophrenia |
| desipramine | Norpramin | depression, ADHD |
| dextroamphetamine | Dexedrine | ADHD |
| diazepam | Valium | anxiety |
| divalproex sodium | Depakote | bipolar disorder |
| doxepin | Sinequan | depression |
| fluoxetine | Prozac | depression, OCD, panic, anxiety |
| fluphenazine | Prolixin | schizophrenia |
| fluvoxamine | Luvox | OCD, depression, panic, anxiety |
| gabapentin | Neurontin | bipolar disorder |
| haloperidol | Haldol | schizophrenia |
| imipramine | Tofranil | depression, panic |
| lamotrigine | Lamictal | bipolar disorder |
| lithium | Eskalith, Lithobid, Lithonate, Lithotabs | bipolar disorder |
| lorazepam | Ativan | anxiety |
| loxapine | Loxitane | schizophrenia |
| mesoridazine | Serentil | schizophrenia |
| methylphenidate | Ritalin | ADHD |
| mirtazapine | Remeron | depression |
| molindone | Moban | schizophrenia |
| nefazodone | Serzone | depression |
| nortriptyline | Pamelor | depression |
| olanzapine | Zyprexa | schizophrenia |
| oxazepam | Serax | anxiety |
| paroxetine | Paxil | depression, panic, OCD, anxiety |
| pemoline | Cylert | ADHD |
| perphenazine | Trilafon | schizophrenia |
| phenelzine | Nardil | depression |
| prazepam | Centrax | anxiety |
| propranolol | Inderal | |
| protriptyline | Vivactil | depression |
| quetiapine | Seroquel | schizophrenia |
| risperidone | Risperdal | schizophrenia |
| sertraline | Zoloft | depression, panic, OCD, anxiety |
| thioridazine | Mellaril | schizophrenia |
| thiothixene | Navane | schizophrenia |
| topiramate | Topamax | bipolar disorder |
| tranylcypromine | Parnate | depression |
| trazodone | Desyrel | depression |
| trifluoperazine | Stelazine | schizophrenia |
| trimipramine | Surmontil | depression |
| valproic acid | Depakene, Depakote | bipolar disorder |
| venlafaxine | Effexor | depression |
| ziprasidone | Geodon | schizophrenia |
*Although this medication has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of other disorders, it has not been approved for this particular use. Some evidence of this medication's efficacy for such use does exist however. This type of medication use is referred to as "off label."
Courtesy of NAMI (National Alliance of the Mentally Ill)
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