List of psychotropic medications

A

• Abilify – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and irritability associated with autism.
• Adderall – a stimulant used to treat ADHD.
• Ambien – used as a sleep aid.
• Anafranil – a tricyclic antidepressant; mostly used to treat OCD.
• Aricept – used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
• Ativan – a benzodiazepine, used to treat anxiety.
• Acamprosate
• Alprazolam
• Amisulpride
• Amitriptyline
• Amoxapine
• Amphetamine
• Atomoxetine

  B

• Benperidol – an antipsychotic primarily used to control antisocial hypersexual behaviour.
• Buspar – an anxiolytic used to treat generalized anxiety disorder.
• Belsomra – used to treat insomnia.
• Bromazepam
• Bupropion

  C

• Celexa – an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class.
• clobazam – a benzodiazepine that has been marketed as an anxiolytic since 1975 and as an anticonvulsant since 1984.
• clorazepate – a benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, hypnotic, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
• chlordiazepoxide – a sedative and hypnotic benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and withdrawal symptoms.
• Clozaril – atypical antipsychotic used to treat resistant schizophrenia.
• Concerta – an extended release form of methylphenidate.
• Contrave – a combination drug used for weight loss in those that are either obese or overweight with some weight-related illnesses.
• Cymbalta – an antidepressant of the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors class.

  D

• Depakote – an antiepileptic and mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, neuropathic pain and others; sometimes called an antimanic medication. Depakene is the trade name for the same drug prepared without sodium.
• Desyrel – an atypical antidepressant used to treat depression and insomnia.
• Desoxyn – used to treat severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and severe exogenous obesity; rarely used.
• Dexedrine – used to treat severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.
• dextromethorphan – an antitussive drug that is used as a recreational drug similar to other dissociative anesthetics such as ketamine and phencyclidine.
• disulfiram – inhibits enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, causing acetaldehyde poisoning when ethanol is consumed; used to cause severe hangover when drinking; increases liver, kidney, and brain damage from drinking.
• doxepin – a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat nerve pain, insomnia; similar to imipramine.

  E

• Effexor and Effexor XR – an antidepressant of the SNRI class.
• Elavil – a tricyclic antidepressant used as a first-line treatment for neuropathic pain.
• estazolam – a benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties, commonly prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia.

  F

• Fetzima – an antidepressant of the SNRI class.
• Fodiss - an antidepressant of the SSRI class.

  G

• Geodon – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar mania.
• Gabitril – used off-label in the treatment of anxiety disorders and panic disorder.

  H

• Haldol – typical antipsychotic.

  I

• Imovane – a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic.
• Inderal – a beta blocker; it is used for acute anxiety, panic attacks, hypertension.
• Invega – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

  K

• Keppra – an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer and has potential benefits for other psychiatric and neurologic conditions such as Tourette syndrome, anxiety disorder, and Alzheimer's disease.
• Klonopin – anti-anxiety and anti-epileptic medication of the benzodiazepine class.

  L

• Lamictal – an anticonvulsant used as a mood stabilizer.
• Latuda – an atypical antipsychotic.
• Lexapro – an antidepressant of the SSRI class.
• Librium – a benzodiazepine used to treat acute alcohol withdrawal.
• Lithium – a mood stabilizer.
• Lunesta – a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic.
• Luvox – an antidepressant of the SSRI class.

  M

• Melatonin – a hypnotic used to treat insomnia.

  N

• Naltrexone – an opioid antagonist primarily used in the management of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence or other impulse control/addictive behaviors such as habitual self-mutilation; also used in formulation with bupropion to treat obesity.
• Neurontin – an anticonvulsant which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer, anti-anxiety agent or to treat chronic pain, particularly diabetic neuropathy.

  P

• Pamelor – a tricyclic antidepressant.
• Paxil – an antidepressant of the SSRI class.
• Phenelzine – an antidepressant of the MAOI class used to depression.
• Pimozide – a typical antipsychotic used to treat tic disorders.
• Pristiq – an antidepressant of the SNRI class.
• Prolixin – typical antipsychotic.
• Prozac – an antidepressant of the SSRI class.
• Phenobarbital – a barbiturate, sedative and hypnotic properties.

  R

• Remeron – an atypical antidepressant which is often used as a sleep aid.
• Restoril – a benzodiazepine used to treat insomnia.
• Risperdal – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and irritability associated with autism.
• Ritalin – a stimulant used to treat ADHD.
• Reminyl – used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's dementia.
• ReVia – used for opiod addiction and dependence.
• Rexulti – atypical antipsychotic used to treat depression.

  S

• Saphris – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
• Serax – anti-anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs of abuse.
• Seroquel and Seroquel XR – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. used off-label to treat insomnia.
• Sonata – a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic.
• Spravato – a rapid-acting antidepressant of the NMDA receptor antagonist class; enantiomer of ketamine.
• Stelazine – a typical antipsychotic, only rarely used nowadays.
• Strattera – a non-stimulant medication used to treat ADHD.

  T

• Thorazine – the first antipsychotic although highly effective, it is rarely used nowadays because of the high rate of serious side effects.
• Tofranil – a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression, anxiety, agitation, panic disorder and bedwetting.
• Topamax – an anticonvulsant used to treat epilepsy and migraine headaches.
• Trileptal – an anticonvulsant used as a mood stabilizer.
• Trintellix – an antidepressant of the serotonin modulator and stimulator class.
• Tegretol – an anticonvulsant used as a mood stabilizer.
• Trilafon - an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia.

  V

• Valium – a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety.
• Vistaril – an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic, as a weak analgesic, an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic.
• Vyvanse – a stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and binge eating disorder; Vyvanse is converted into Dexedrine in vivo.
• Viibryd – an antidepressant of the serotonin modulator and stimulators class.
• Vraylar – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar mania.

  W

• Wellbutrin SR or XL – an antidepressant of the norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor class, used to treat depression and seasonal affective disorder. Zyban – the same medication but marketed as a smoking cessation aid.

  X

• Xanax – a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety.

  Z

• Zoloft – an antidepressant of the SSRI class.
• Zyprexa – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.