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Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 15:29:38
We know the SSRI took its course in 1988 when the release of prozac.
I think mostly the 1990's where SSRI's and still today.
Anyway, i wasnt around back then, so do you know what was in.
Posted by linkadge on July 19, 2005, at 15:41:37
In reply to What where the top prescibed drugs of the 1980's, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 15:29:38
amitryptaline ?
Linkadge
Posted by Bobby on July 19, 2005, at 17:44:43
In reply to What where the top prescibed drugs of the 1980's, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 15:29:38
Posted by ed_uk on July 19, 2005, at 18:37:08
In reply to What where the top prescibed drugs of the 1980's, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 15:29:38
Benzodiazepines.
Mild headache........take Valium
Menstrual pain.......take Valium
Feeling a bit down.......take Valium
Don't like your job........take Valium
High blood pressure.......take Valium
Irritable bowel........take Valium
Palpitations........take Valium~Ed
Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 19:29:25
In reply to Re: What where the top prescibed drugs of the 1980's » rjlockhart98, posted by ed_uk on July 19, 2005, at 18:37:08
Posted by med_empowered on July 19, 2005, at 20:17:34
In reply to What where the top prescibed drugs of the 1980's, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 15:29:38
The 80s were apparently a weird decade in psychiatry. Quaaludes were put into Schedule II in 1980; in 1984, they were officially banned (Schedule I) and production was halted. Basically, in the 80s they had to deal with the fallout of the 70s--addicts, abusers, damaged former users and aging boomers and their kids-- while admitting that a lot of the old standbys had serious problems. Tricyclic antidepressants were 1st line AD treatment; it seems that MAOIs were regarded with lots of suspicion, as they are now. Barbiturates were apparently still used, at least more than they are today. In the United States, barbiturates were standard therapy well into the 1970s, at which time there was a definite trend towards using benzos instead of barbiturates...apparently, though, barbs were still RX'd in the 80s, at least in sufficient supply to keep the street supply going, lol. Benzos were big, but it seems there was also lots of anti-benzo phobia in some circles in the post-Betty Ford era, so it was a mixed bag. Stimulants weren't nearly as often RX'd as there are now; Adderall wasn't even on the market (it had originally been introduced in the 60s as Obetrol, a diet drug; it didn't really "hit it big" until it was re-introduced as Adderal XR in the 90s). From the people I've talked to, a lot of the old drugs were still floating around--people were RX'd Placidyl and what not. Clozapine research was ongoing in the US and Europe, although Clozapine has never been a terribly widely used medication. Amineptine was still around, though it apparently wasn't a huge hit. In the early 80s, Asendin (amoxapine) hit the market...it seemed to relieve depression quickly and work when nothing else had. It also causes NMS, TD, and EPS. Celexa was floating around in Europe...although Prozac gets all the fame for being the first SSRI, Celexa came first and is actually waaay cleaner than Prozac. Other than that....ECT, which is still controversial but enjoying a bit of a resurgence in popularity, was not used very much at all...in fact, the city of Berkley, CA banned ECT within city limits in the early 80s (some shrinks apparently sued and got the ban overturned, but this kinda shows you the general feeling people had towards ECT).
Posted by Phillipa on July 19, 2005, at 21:53:05
In reply to Re: What where the top prescibed drugs of the 1980, posted by med_empowered on July 19, 2005, at 20:17:34
Definitely TCA's, benzos, hummm, I know I was still on small doses of valium. Placydil [wrong spelling] was given to me for sleep in the 70's when I was pregnant! Plus two seconals in false labor by OBGYN! Was ativan out yet? I think I took this when it came out. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 22:37:36
In reply to Re: What where the top prescibed drugs of the 1980, posted by Phillipa on July 19, 2005, at 21:53:05
Goodness Phillipa,
You have taken all the sedatives!
Seconal! that is old
Elisibeth Taylor suffered from barbiturate addiction in 80's, and 70's.
No im not saying your Ms. Taylor.
Have you taken Miltown, oh thats right you took it in the 70's for panic attacks.
'[ve read that it similar to benzo's.
Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 22:43:35
In reply to Qualudes (nm), posted by Bobby on July 19, 2005, at 17:44:43
Quualude got banned in 1985. I belive
Posted by Bobby on July 19, 2005, at 22:50:21
In reply to Re: Qualudes - that was the 70's, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 22:43:35
Yes it was the 70's and early 80's. They were banned because they worked so well that people were eating them like candy.
Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 22:53:48
In reply to Re: Qualudes - that was the 70's, posted by Bobby on July 19, 2005, at 22:50:21
yea, rerember the term
"lets go do some ludes and f*ck"
(sorry)for some reason it caused sexual arousal, although being a sedative.
Posted by med_empowered on July 19, 2005, at 23:14:46
In reply to Re: Qualudes - that was the 70's, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 22:53:48
yup...one of the many funny nick names for quaaludes was "whore pills". Apparently, it made everyone--male, female, young and old--eager for sexual activity. It was also a favorite of rock stars and the groupies who loved them.
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