This article will serve as an index to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions my patients and medical professionals ask me about comparison between...
Medication: Best Meds
Mood Stabilizers vs. Antidepressants
Question: Are the terms “antipsychotic” and “mood stabilizers” the same? -- R.M. Answer: There is no consensus about the definition of mood stabilizer - but...
Part Six - Medication and Weight Control
In general, when we are aroused, vigilant, or alert and especially when in a “fight or flight” mode our appetite is suppressed. The brain transmitters...
Best Medications for Anxiety and Depression
Click here to see how Dr. Jones determines “Best Meds” I decided to discuss anxiety and depression together because they usually occur together, have a...
Best Antidepressants
See introduction ANTIDEPRESSANTS SSRI's, or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, modulate the serotonin system. They keep serotonin in the synapses between cells longer, which increases serotonin...
Mood Stabilizers Summary
Mood stabilizers are the most powerful and most important medications that physicians/psychiatrists have to treat the most severe stress disorders, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, agitation...
Hormone Treatments for Mood Disorders
HORMONE TREATMENTS FOR MOOD DISORDERS Strictly speaking, hormones (especially thyroid and estrogen) are not mood stabilizers, but, in my experience, need to be addressed first...
Determining the Best Mood Stabilizers
Click here to see how Dr. Jones determines “Best Meds” In my clinical experience mood disorders are the most challenging and in many ways the...
Ranking the Mood Stabilizers
RANKING THE MOOD STABILIZERS (Intro to Mood Stabilizers) 1. ABILIFY Abilify is an atypical, and is my top ranked mood stabilizer. It helps with agitation,...
How Dr. Jones Determines the Best Meds
I have been prescribing medication since 1966. It is as much an art as it is science. When starting someone on a medication, I tell...