GLG News by Lexapro Prescribers: Psychiatrists (US)

1. Generic sleep medications (as for any medication) have considerable advantage in terms of cost2. When prescribed correctly, sleep medications (as for any medication) can be quite effective with few side effects.3. These can be dangerous when not taken correctly and when appropriate personal and family...

1. Brain continues to develop throughout adolescence and young adulthood.2. More brain plasticity earlier rather than later.3. Brain development throughout adolescence and into young adulthood. Time for more things to go wrong, altered development, also possible for more to be 'corrected'  

1. FDA Approval for new condition, e.g, anxiety, especially important to primary care practioners and increasing their comfort zone.2. FDA approval for newer condition somewhat less important for specialists, e.g, psychiatrists who may be using for other conditions already

1. Triple Reuptake inhibitors targeting multiple systems have a lot to offer since we now know depression is not caused by alteration in one system2. This is much more promising approach than more of same-old-same old, getting new medications with different names

1. When prescribed correctly, these are typically very helpful and safe.2. When taken properly, these are typically very helpful and safe 

Depression can increase risk for morbidity and mortality for many chronic medical conditions.

1. Key to make sure that the physician is very experienced2. When prescribed in appropriate doses for appropriate diagnosis, these medications are safe and effective.3. Keeping patients in pain (e.g, who are in genuine pain) because of fears of addiction is unacceptable

1. Physicians prescribing medicines are more cost conscious given changes in medical plans, etc2. Patients are requesting this more often 

1. Treatment adherence is promoted by multisystemic therapy2. Best to start when young 

1. Cholinesterase inhibitors not likely to help much in dementia2. Newer approaches are the way to go