Contents:
- Medical Video: Autism - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology
- 1. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
- 2. Tricyclics
- 3. Antipsychotic drugs
- 4. Medication for sleep disorders
Medical Video: Autism - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology
Autism treatment usually includes the administration of drugs and therapy. Although not yet able to cure the main symptoms experienced by people with autism spectrum disorders, drugs can help prevent problems related to a person's behavior. For example, the tendency to hurt yourself, irritability, or insomnia.
Now, there are many types of medicines commonly used in modern medicine for the treatment of autism. What are the types and side effects? See the full explanation below.
1. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are drugs that are used to help children with depression (with symptoms that feel worse for weeks or months), anxiety disorders, and obsessive behavior. These antidepressant drugs can include sertraline, citalopram, and fluoxetine.
However, these drugs provide several side effects such as insomnia (serious sleep disorders), unwanted weight gain, and increased emotional turmoil.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug and food regulatory agency in the United States, has expressed concern over the link between suicide and the use of antidepressants. The FDA does not encourage children to stop using antidepressants, but they recommend that children who use these drugs should always be monitored. Every sign or tendency to commit suicide should you be aware of.
2. Tricyclics
These drugs are a type of antidepressant used for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Tricyclics appear to have more side effects, but are sometimes more effective than SSRIs. Tricyclic side effects are constipation, dry mouth, blurred vision and drowsiness.
Examples of tricyclics include protriptyline (Vivactil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), amitriptyline, amoxapine, imipramine (Tofranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin, and trimipramine (Surmontil).
3. Antipsychotic drugs
Antipsychotic drugs are used to reduce autism-related behavioral problems by changing brain chemical reactions. These drugs are useful for aggressive and problematic behavior. For example, your child tries to commit suicide, injures himself or yells without a clear purpose.
Examples of antipsychotic drugs include haloperidol, risperidoneand thioridazine. Other drugs include clonidine(Kapvay) andguanfacine (Intuniv).
The side effects of antipsychotic drugs are tremor, unwanted weight gain, and drowsiness. These drugs are usually considered after behavioral management, for example through therapy, fails to correct behavioral problems in people with autism spectrum disorders.
4. Medication for sleep disorders
People with autism spectrum disorders can suffer from sleep disorders such as insomnia. They may find it difficult to sleep well and sleep enough. They often wake up several times throughout the night.
In addition, people with autism spectrum disorders who also experience sleep disorders will look tired, no fresh when I wake up, and easily angry throughout the day. Well, drugs from benzodiazepines can help.
Medications can be used to reduce behavioral problems related to autism. However, drugs cannot help improve symptoms of autism. Medications can have side effects so that every warning sign must be reported to the doctor.
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