The best treatment is proper sleep hygiene and stress management, although benzodiazepines and antidepressants such
as imipramine, may also be prescribed.
In severe cases in which daily activities (for example, school performance or peer or family relations) are affected, low - dose benzodiazepines (such as clonazepam) or tricyclic antidepressants (such
as imipramine) may be used as a temporary treatment.
Not exact matches
Now, Parker and others are experimenting with other psychoactive drugs such
as clonazepam,
imipramine and megestrol acetate.
Our goal in using this multifaceted model was two-fold 1) to confirm and further characterize the distinct behavioral traits in animals most susceptible to social stress after going through the 10 - day social defeat paradigm compared to undefeated control animals; 2) to provide pharmacological validation for this model using standard antidepressant medications such
as fluoxetine and
imipramine.
A 6 - week, double - blind study on orally administered SAMe found that SAMe was about
as effective
as the antidepressant
imipramine for the treatment of mild depression.
One study found that individuals taking 5 - HTP had the same results
as those taking the antidepressant
Imipramine.
(ref1, ref2) Others suggest therapeutic laser therapy
as an alternative to traditional physiotherapy and still others, drugs like amitriptyline and
imipramine based on their use in human fibromyalgia.
Now, Parker and others are experimenting with other psychoactive drugs such
as clonazepam,
imipramine and megestrol acetate, all of which modify behaviour by blocking specific neurotransmitters in the brain rather than tranquilizing the cat.
These will include tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs; amitriptyline, clomipramine, nortriptyline, desipramine,
imipramine, etc), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, etc) and serotonin - norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs; venlafaxine, duloxetine),
as well
as novel agents mirtazapine and nefazodone.
It is very common for clinicians to prescribe serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs such
as fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, fluvoxamine rather than tricyclic antidepressants such
as amytriptyline,
imipramine, desipramine, due to better tolerance and fewer side effects (Moldenhauer & Melnyk, 1999).