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Clear information about medicines used in mental health and addiction care. Explore their purpose, benefits, risks and the questions worth discussing with your prescriber.
Education, not a prescription service. The right medicine depends on your assessment, formulation and country.
One guide. All medication resources.
Search by generic name, brand, or topic, or browse A–Z. Medication overviews, side effects, interactions, withdrawal, and self-assessments are listed together.
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Plan ADHD medication reviews around functioning, pulse, blood pressure, growth, sleep, mood, formulation changes and the person's treatment goals.
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Recognize akathisia, distinguish it from anxiety and other restlessness, and understand assessment, prescribing review and selected treatment options.
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Compare naltrexone, acamprosate and disulfiram by drinking goals, opioid interactions, organ health, withdrawal limits and ongoing recovery support.
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Compare withdrawal and recurrence using timing, symptom patterns and treatment history, with individualized reduction, assessment and follow-up.
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Explore emotional blunting, its overlap with depression, limits of current evidence and supported antidepressant review options based on personal goals.
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Understand metabolic, movement, hormonal and drug-specific antipsychotic monitoring, urgent symptoms and questions for a shared medication review.
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Explore medication options for GAD, panic and social anxiety, including SSRIs, buspirone, selected alternatives, side effects and follow-up.
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Learn about aripiprazole, oral and injectable options, akathisia, impulse-control changes, metabolic monitoring and medication reviews.
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Learn about atomoxetine for ADHD, expected onset, appetite and mood effects, blood-pressure monitoring and interactions with other medicines.
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Understand baclofen, specialist alcohol-treatment evidence, kidney and sedation precautions, overdose risks and supported withdrawal.
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Compare buprenorphine tablets, films and long-acting OUD injections, including administration, eligibility, continuity and differences from pain products.
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Understand bupropion (Wellbutrin and Zyban), depression and smoking-cessation uses, formulations, seizure precautions and medication reviews.
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Learn how buspirone is used for anxiety, how it differs from benzodiazepines, expected onset, side effects, interactions and medication reviews.
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Understand carbamazepine, its seizure, pain and bipolar uses, medicine interactions, monitoring, contraception and serious skin-reaction precautions.
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Learn about clomipramine for OCD, expected benefit, cardiac and anticholinergic effects, interactions, overdose precautions and supported reduction.
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Understand clozapine, blood and bowel monitoring, heart precautions, smoking interactions, the US REMS change and safe treatment continuity.
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Plan ongoing opioid medication care, missed-dose advice, hospital transitions, pain treatment and naloxone access without arbitrary stopping deadlines.
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Understand cytisine and cytisinicline, smoking-cessation evidence, local availability, safety checks and support for a practical quit plan.
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Explore daridorexant (Quviviq), insomnia treatment, CBT-I, next-day impairment, interactions and questions for a sleep-medication review.
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Explore prescription dextromethorphan/bupropion, depression uses, current US indications, seizure precautions, interactions and product safety.
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Explore escitalopram (Lexapro), its depression and anxiety uses, side effects, heart-rhythm precautions and supported medication changes.
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Explore esketamine (Spravato), depression indications, supervised administration, observation, driving precautions and continuing treatment reviews.
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Understand fluoxetine (Prozac), including depression, OCD and bulimia uses, side effects, interactions and questions for your medication review.
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Explore fluvoxamine for OCD, expected benefits, side effects, caffeine and medication interactions, and supported treatment changes.
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Brand names, ingredients, formulations, and availability can vary by country. Check the exact product with your prescriber or pharmacist. Inclusion in this guide does not mean a medicine is available from THE BALANCE or suitable for you.
This information supports, rather than replaces, advice from your treating professional.
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