North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Goodmayes Hospital, Barley lane, Ilford, IG3 8XJ
http://www.nelft.nhs.uk/

Chief Pharmacist: Heather Walker
Heather.walker@nelft.nhs.uk

Compare main medications for common mental health conditions

Click on the mental health conditions below to access a handy summary chart comparing the main medications that are usually prescribed for that condition. The charts show easy to read information such as the medication names, how they work, doses, how long they take to work, some side effects, how long to take and how to stop.

• Alcohol dependence

• Alcohol withdrawal

• Anxiety

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Bipolar depression (formerly known as manic depression)

• Bipolar mood disorder

• Dementia and Alzheimer's disease

• Depression

• Eating disorders

• Epilepsy

• Insomnia

• Mania or hypomania

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Panic disorder

• PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

• Psychiatric emergency (crisis; APE)

• Psychosis

• Schizophrenia

• Seasonal Affective Disorder

• Social anxiety