1. Central Nervous System
Part 2

2. Anticonvulsants

3. Uses
Epilepsy:
Seizures accompanied by loss or disturbance of consciousness and possibly abnormal body movements (convulsions)
Needs to be individualized by dose and addition of other anticonvulsant agents
Prevent the occurrence of seizures; they do not cure the disease

4. Side effects Drowsiness Slurred speech Addiction
Tolerance and dependence
Respiratory and cardiac depression (with high doses)

5. Examples Phenobarbital, Legend Drug, Schedule IV
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Levetiracetam (Keppra)
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 
Topiramate (Topamax) 
Valproic acid and its derivatives (Depakene, Depakote)
Zonisamide (Zonegran)
Primidone (Mysoline)
Gabapentin (Neurontin)
Pregabalin (Lyrica), Schedule V
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 

6. ANTIPHYCHOTICS

7. Uses Relieve the signs and symptoms of psychosis (e.g. Schizophrenia)
Have a much better effect on the positive symptoms of psychosis:
Auditory and visual hallucinations, agitation, suspiciousness, feeling of persecution, ideas of reference, and intrusion of unwanted thoughts
Noncompliance is the leading cause of recurrent positive psychotic symptoms in those patients who initially responded
Negative symptoms include emotional apathy, extreme inattentiveness, and social withdrawal

8. Side effects
Sedation
Extrapyramidal symptoms (abnormal body movements)
Anticholinergic symptoms (dry mouth, blurred vision, etc)
Orthostatic hypotension
is a form of low blood pressure that happens when you stand up from sitting or lying down
Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)

9. Examples- typical (1st generation)
Haloperidol (Haldol)
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
Prochlorperazine (Compazine)
Fluphenazine (Prolixin - Permitil)
Thiothixene (Navane)

10. Examples- atypical (2nd generation)
Clozapine (Clozaril)
Quetiapine (Seqroquel)
White blood cells
Asenapine (Saphris)
Risperidone (Risperdal )
Iloperidone (Fanapt)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Paliperidone (Invega)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Ziprasidone (Geodon)