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This section gives advice and information of some of the medications to treat symptoms of mental health conditions.
This section gives information about antidepressants. They can help with different mental health problems, including low mood, depression, and anxiety.
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Antipsychotic medications are generally used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. But they can also be used to treat bipolar disorder and depression. This section explains more about antipsychotics.
This section gives information about benzodiazepine medication. Your doctor may prescribe benzodiazepines if you are experiencing severe anxiety or if you’re very distressed.
This section gives information about mood stabilising medication, which can balance out the highs and lows of your mood. It can help if you live with mood swings linked to mental illness or a personality disorder.
Your doctor may offer you medication if you experience symptoms of a mental illness. Sometimes you might not want to take medication or feel it is not right for you. This section explains how you can try and deal with problems with medication.
If you experience mental illness, your GP might offer you antidepressant medication to help. If you feel that your medication isn’t right or you’re thinking of stopping, this page can help you understand your choices.
This page gives information on shortages of some types of a medication called Quetiapine in 2024.
This page gives information on Cobenfy, a ground breaking new drug to treat schizophrenia. It have been licensed for use in the United States, but not in the UK. It is also known as KarXT or xanomeline-trospium.
