Perfect Peace Psychiatry
Perfect Peace Psychiatry
Welcome to the Perfect Peace Psychiatry Medication Education Series.
Understanding your medication is an important part of your mental health care. This video series provides clear, evidence-based information about commonly prescribed psychiatric medications, including how they work, what they treat, possible side effects, safety considerations, and what to expect during treatment.
Select a medication below to learn more.
Understanding Your Medications
Generic Name
Amantadine (Symmetrel)
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
Amphetamine/dextroamphetamine (Adderall)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Armodafinil (Nuvigil)
Asenapine (Saphris)
Atomoxetine (Strattera)
Brexpiprazole (Rexulti)
Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Buspirone (Buspar)
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Cariprazine (Vraylar)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
Citalopram (Celexa)
Clomipramine (Anafranil)
Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Clonidine (Catapres/Kapvay)
Clozapine (Clozaril)
Desipramine (Norpramin)
Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)
Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)
Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine)
Dextromethorphan/bupropion (Auvelity)
Diazepam (Valium)
Doxepin (Silenor)
Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Esketamine (Spravato)
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
Gabapentin (Neurontin)
Guanfacine ER (Intuniv)
Haloperidol (Haldol)
Hydroxyzine (Vistaril/Atarax)
Iloperidone (Fanapt)
Imipramine (Tofranil)
Ketamine
Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
Levomilnacipran (Fetzima)
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse)
Lithium (Lithobid)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Lumateperone (Caplyta)
Lurasidone (Latuda)
Methylphenidate (Ritalin/Concerta)
Mirtazapine (Remeron)
Modafinil (Provigil)
Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Olanzapine/fluoxetine (Symbyax)
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
Paliperidone (Invega)
Paroxetine (Paxil)
Perphenazine (Trilafon)
Prazosin (Minipress)
Pregabalin (Lyrica)
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
Ramelteon (Rozerem)
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Selegiline transdermal (Emsam)
Sertraline (Zoloft)
Solriamfetol (Sunosi)
Suvorexant (Belsomra)
Temazepam (Restoril)
Thioridazine (Mellaril)
Thiothixene (Navane)
Topiramate (Topamax)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
Trazodone (Desyrel)
Triazolam (Halcion)
Valproate/divalproex (Depakote)
Venlafaxine (Effexor XR)
Vilazodone (Viibryd)
Vortioxetine (Trintellix)
Zaleplon (Sonata)
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
Zolpidem (Ambien)
Brand Name
Abilify (aripiprazole)
Adderall (amphetamine/dextroamphetamine)
Ambien (zolpidem)
Anafranil (clomipramine)
Atarax/Vistaril (hydroxyzine)
Ativan (lorazepam)
Auvelity (dextromethorphan/bupropion)
Belsomra (suvorexant)
Buspar (buspirone)
Caplyta (lumateperone)
Catapres/Kapvay (clonidine)
Celexa (citalopram)
Clozaril (clozapine)
Concerta/Ritalin (methylphenidate)
Cymbalta (duloxetine)
Depakote (valproate/divalproex)
Desyrel (trazodone)
Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine)
Effexor XR (venlafaxine)
Elavil (amitriptyline)
Emsam (selegiline transdermal)
Fanapt (iloperidone)
Fetzima (levomilnacipran)
Focalin (dexmethylphenidate)
Geodon (ziprasidone)
Haldol (haloperidol)
Halcion (triazolam)
Intuniv (guanfacine ER)
Invega (paliperidone)
Ketamine (ketamine)
Klonopin (clonazepam)
Lamictal (lamotrigine)
Latuda (lurasidone)
Lexapro (escitalopram)
Librium (chlordiazepoxide)
Lithobid (lithium)
Luvox (fluvoxamine)
Lyrica (pregabalin)
Mellaril (thioridazine)
Minipress (prazosin)
Navane (thiothixene)
Neurontin (gabapentin)
Norpramin (desipramine)
Nuvigil (armodafinil)
Pamelor (nortriptyline)
Parnate (tranylcypromine)
Paxil (paroxetine)
Pristiq (desvenlafaxine)
Prolixin (fluphenazine)
Provigil (modafinil)
Prozac (fluoxetine)
Remeron (mirtazapine)
Restoril (temazepam)
Rexulti (brexpiprazole)
Risperdal (risperidone)
Rozerem (ramelteon)
Saphris (asenapine)
Seroquel (quetiapine)
Silenor (doxepin)
Sonata (zaleplon)
Spravato (esketamine)
Strattera (atomoxetine)
Sunosi (solriamfetol)
Symbyax (olanzapine/fluoxetine)
Symmetrel (amantadine)
Tegretol (carbamazepine)
Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
Tofranil (imipramine)
Topamax (topiramate)
Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)
Trilafon (perphenazine)
Trintellix (vortioxetine)
Valium (diazepam)
Viibryd (vilazodone)
Vraylar (cariprazine)
Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)
Wellbutrin (bupropion)
Zyprexa (olanzapine)