What are Atypical antipsychotic?
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The atypical antipsychotics (also known as second generation antipsychotics) are a class of prescription medications used to treat psychiatric conditions. All atypical antipsychotics are FDA approved for use in the treatment of schizophrenia. Some carry FDA approved indications for acute mania, bipolar mania, psychotic agitation, bipolar maintenance, and other indications.
Atypicals are a heterogenous group of otherwise unrelated drugs united by the fact they work differently to typical antipsychotics. Most share a common attribute of working on serotonin receptors as well as dopamine receptors. Two drugs, aripiprazole and amisulpride, don't have serotonergic activity, instead having some partial dopamine agonism.
I know The Medication 'Seroquel' is in that class.
Atypical antipsychotics such as Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel, Risperdal, and Geodon are actually considered 2nd & 3rd generation antipsychotics based on there chemical makeup. The atypical antipsychotics work differently on the neurotransmitter dopamine. Because the atypicals are more focused on how they are working on the dopamine they cause fewer side effects and have better benifits.
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