Buspirone

Psychiatric Drug Introduction

• Psychiatric medications can be broken down into the following categories
  • Antidepressants
  • Antipsychotics
  • Bipolar Medications
• Anxiolytics

Overview

• Mechanism
  • partial agonist of 5-HT1A receptor  
  • antagonist of dopamine D(2) receptor
• Clinical use
  • generalized anxiety disorder
• Side effects
  • unlike other classes of anxiolytics
    • no sedation, addiction, or tolerance
    • no interaction with alcohol
  • dizziness