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or [[:Category:Sleep aids|Sleep aid (off-label)]]

& routes: Oral

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Alprazolam (1) · Hydroxyzine (hydrochloride; pamoate salt) (1) · Mirtazapine (1)

Remeron (US brand discontinued; generic widely available), Remeron SolTab (ODT) (1) · Vistaril (pamoate), Atarax (HCl, discontinued in US as brand) (1) · Xanax (1)

None (1) · GABA-A positive allosteric modulator'"`UNIQ--ref-00000067-QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--vote-00000068-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"' '''QT prolongation''' risk at high doses prompted the FDA's 2015 caution against use in patients with prolonged QT or with concurrent QT-prolonging medicines'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001E-QINU`"'. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000020-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000020-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000069-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000006A-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000006B-QINU`"' (1)

0.25 mg (1) · 15 mg PO at bedtime, titrate to 30-45 mg/day after 1-2 weeks. '''Counterintuitive dose paradox''': lower doses (7.5-15 mg) are more sedating than higher doses because H1 antihistamine effect dominates at low dose (1) · Anxiety: 25-50 mg PO QID. Pruritus: 25 mg PO TID-QID. Insomnia: 25-50 mg PO at bedtime. Pediatric: 50-100 mg/day divided (1)

0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg tablets (immediate-release and orally disintegrating); 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg extended-release tablets; 1 mg/mL oral concentrate (1) · Tablets 10, 25, 50 mg (HCl); capsules 25, 50, 100 mg (pamoate); oral suspension 25 mg/5 mL; injection 25, 50 mg/mL (IM only, never IV) (1) · Tablets 7.5, 15, 30, 45 mg; orally disintegrating tablets (SolTab) 15, 30, 45 mg (1)

10 mg/d (1) · 400 mg/day theoretical; in practice rarely exceeds 200 mg/day (1) · 45 mg/day (1)

15-30 minutes (oral) (1) · 30-60 min (immediate-release); 1-2 h (extended-release) (1) · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks (1)

24 hours (HS dosing) (1) · 4-6 hours (1) · 6 h (immediate-release); ~11 h (extended-release) (1)

11-13 h (immediate-release); 11-16 h (extended-release) (1) · 14-25 hours (longer in elderly and hepatic impairment)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000026-QINU`"' (1) · 20-40 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000023-QINU`"' (1)

80-90% oral (1) · ~50% (oral; substantial first-pass)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000024-QINU`"' (1) · ~80% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000027-QINU`"' (1)

Category D'"`UNIQ--ref-0000006C-QINU`"' (1) · Limited human data; older agent with substantial use experience; some signal for first-trimester exposure but not conclusive.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) · Limited human data; some observational signals reassuring relative to other antidepressants.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)

Schedule IV (US) (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-00000025-QINU`"' (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Not a controlled substance, which is a meaningful clinical advantage over the benzodiazepine alternatives for short-term anxiety'"`UNIQ--ref-00000028-QINU`"' (1)

Showing below up to 3 results in range #1 to #3.

A

Alprazolam

H

Hydroxyzine

M

Mirtazapine

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