There's no simple answer to when patients ask what the side effects of a particular medication are. The purpose of this page is to educate you, as our patients, on possible side effects to psychiatric medications by listing a few side effects. However, this does not indicate that these are the only explicit side effects to these medications, for every patient and body may respond differently to the same medications.
Antidepressant Medications
CELEXA
LUVOX PAXIL
PROZAC
ZOLOFT
LEXAPRO
EFFEXOR
SERZONE
TRAZODONE
CYMBALTA
WELLBUTRIN
REMERON
ANAFRANIL
ELAVIL
NORPRAMINE
PAMELOR
TOFRANIL
VIVACTIL
ADHD Medications
Antihistamine
EPS Prevention
RUTALIN
STRATTERA
CONERTA
ADDERALL
BENADRYL
ATARAX
VISTARIL
PHENERGAN
COGENTIN
Antipsychotic (Typical)
Antipsychotic (Atypical)
HALDOL
MELLARIL
THORAZINE
STELAZINE
NAVANE
PROLIXIN
TRILAFON
GEODON
RISPERDAL
Anti-Axiety Medication
ATIVAN
KLONOPIN
LIBRIUM
SERAX
XANAX
VALIUM
BUSPAR
Mood Stabilizer Medications
LITHIUM
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness, fine hand tremor, polyuria, (passage of large volumes of urine), polydipsia, (excessive thirst), dehydration, sluggish, drowsiness, leukocytosis (raised white blood cell count), diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, weight gain
DEPAKOTE
&
DEPAKENE
TEGRETOL
Drowsiness, ataxia, rash, confusion, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, nystagmus, diarrhea, congestive heart failure, syncope (fainting), hypertension, hypotension, hepatitis, leukopenia, leukocytosis, eosinophilia (high concentration of eosinophils in the blood).
NOE (electrolyte imbalance) **Requires periodic Tegretol level & liver function test
NEURONTIN
LYRICA
LAMICTAL
ATIVAN
KLONOPIN
LIBRIUM
SERAX
XANAX
VALIUM
Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, ataxia, fatigue, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abnormal gait, tremor, nystagmus (involuntary eye movement), diplopia (double vision), abnormal vision
BUSPAR
Drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue, nervousness, ataxia, speech problems, psychomotor slowing, memory difficulty, behavior problems, confusion, reduced sodium bicarbonate levels, anorexia, weight loss, paresthesia (sensation of tingling, pricking or numbness on the skin), nystagmus
