Welcome to yet another installment of Medication Monday, the weekly series that offers a brief informative introduction to the various mental health medications that are currently available. This week we are talking about the atypical antipsychotic Geodon (Ziprasidone). Geodon is used to treat certain behavioral disorders, namely schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Like most mental health […]
The world may be shutting down because of Coronavirus, but Medication Monday is rolling on. Medication Monday is the weekly series that offers a brief informative introduction to mental health medications. It is not meant to be a substitute for medical advice. After all I am not a doctor or mental health professional so I […]
It is hard to believe that this is the last Monday in February. The year seems to be just rolling right along. And since it is Monday, that means it is time again for Medication Monday, the weekly series that offers a brief informative introduction to the various mental health medications currently available. This week […]
I discovered an interesting comment thread the other day, and by interesting I mean deeply concerning. It was saying that individuals with a history of mental illness have significantly decreased life expectancy, in some cases by as much as 30 years. At first, I thought the rate of suicide within the mentally ill population explained […]
Another week brings us another installment of Medication Monday, the weekly series that offers a brief introduction to some of the mental health medications out there. This week we are talking about Risperidone, which is the common name of an antipsychotic medication available to treat certain mood and mental health disorders, such as schizophrenia and […]
It is Monday once again, which means it is time for another installment of Medication Mondays, the series that offers readers a brief, informative introduction to various mental health medications. This series is not meant as a substitute for medical advice, however. Finding the right mental health medication should be done by a medical professional, […]
Hope everyone is just as excited by the prospect of a short week as I am! I am kicking off this shortened week as I always do, with the latest installment of our weekly series, Medication Monday. Today we are talking about lithium. Lithium is a naturally occurring element found in trace amounts in almost […]
