Thioridazine/Mellaril
for psychosis, short term depression, agitation;; used for
Diabetes Insipidus; Pyschotic manifestations: usual starting
dose:50-100mg PO tid, then 200-800mg/24 hr PO Treatment of depression
anxiety: usual starting dose:25mg PO tid; phenothiazine;
Contraindications: Severe CNSdepression, hypertensive or hypotensive
heart disease, or hypersensitivity to phenothiazines; Note Side Effects:
Extrapyradimal: +; Sedative: +++; Hypotensive Effects: ++;
Anticholinergic: +++;
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.
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