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Do you hunt, own firearms of any type, participate in shooting sports like trap, skeet, sporting clays, bench rest, silhouette, cowboy action shooting etc? Have you ever had to take any psychotropic medications and/or SSRI's (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) for any reason including previous/past minor depression, smoking cessation, and even premature ejaculation? If you have sighed the HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) forms for your privacy since 1996 then there is something you should know. As of April 1st 2013 New York STATE has begun to confiscate ALL guns/firearms to anyone considered "mentally ill". To determine they are "mentally ill" they have accessed medical records and seemingly violated their HIPPA rights! Even if the person was taking the meds for a short time to bout mild depression, trying to quit smoking, trying to fight their ADD, or used as a sleep aid (Ambien) or even trying to help premature ejaculation if they were prescribed SSRI's they are considered "mentally ill". Have you ever taken any of these meds? Not sure? See the list:
Abilify - antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and agitation
Adderall - stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Ambien - used as a sleep aid, cause drousiness
Antabuse - used to treat alcohol addiction
Aricept - used to slow the progression of dementia
Anafranil - tricyclic antidepressant
Asenapine - antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Ativan - benzodiazepine, used to relieve anxiety[1]
B
Benperidol - an antipsychotic
BuSpar - an anti -anxiety medication
Benzodiazepines - a class of sedatives
Benzydamine - an anti-inflammatory drug
C
Celexa - an antidepressant of the SSRI class (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
Clozaril - an atypical antipsychotic (Clozapine)
Concerta - used to treat ADD/ADHD
Cymbalta - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) class, similar to Effexor (venlafaxine)
D
Depakote - an atiepileptic and mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, neuropathic pain and others. Sometimes called an antimanic medication
Dextromethorphan - an antitussive drug
E
Effexor - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (or SNRI) class
Elavil - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), less commonly used these days
Eskalith - a salt of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to prevent bipolar disorder.
F
Fluoxetine - (Prozac) is used to treat major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa (an eating disorder) obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
G
Gabitril - a mood stabilizer
Geodon - an "atypical" antipsychotic
H
Haldol - a "typical" antipsychotic, one of the oldest, usually given in conjunction with "cogentin", an antiparkinsonic. This is due to the high occurrence of tardive dyskinesia on patients with prolonged Haldol use.
I
Imipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) which is sometimes used to treat bulimia, panic disorder, or related disorders
Inderal - a beta blocker known as propranolol. It is used for acute anxiety, panic attacks, hypertension.
J
K
Keppra - an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer
Klonopin - antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
L
Lamictal - a mood stabilizer of the anticonvulsant class
Lexapro - an antidepressant of the SSRI class
Librium - the first antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class.
Lithium (generic name) - Known more commonly by its generic name, a mood stabilizer used in treating bipolar disorder
Lithobid (Lithium) - A trade drug of the antipsychotic drug lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder
Loxitane - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
Lunesta - a sleep aid
Luvox - an antidepressant of the SSRI class, often used to treat Obsessive-compulsive disorder
M
Mellaril - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
N
Namenda - used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Dementia
Navane - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
Neurontin - an anticonvulsant (anti -seizure medication) which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer or to treat chronic pain, particularly diabetic neuropathy
O
P
Paxil - an SSRI antidepressant, used frequently to treat depression and anxiety disorders
Phenelzine - (Nardil)-MAOIs for depression
Pristiq - an SNRI antidepressant
Prolixin - an antipsychotic
Prozac - an SSRI antidepressant
Phenobarbital- a barbiturate, sedative and hypnotic properties
Q
R
Remeron - an antidepressant which is often used as a sleep aid
Reminyl - used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Dementia
Restoril - a sleep aid of the benzodiazepine class
ReVia - alternatively known as Naltrexone
Risperdal - an "atypical" antipsychotic
Ritalin - a stimulant used to treat ADHD/ADD
S
Saphris - an atypical antipsychotic
Serax - anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs of abuse
Sertraline - an SSRI class anti-depressant (brand name Zoloft)
Seroquel - an "atypical" antipsychotic, sometimes is used as a sleep aid when given in low doses
Serzone- an "atypical" antidepressant
Stelazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used
Strattera - a non-stimulant medication used to treat ADD/ADHD
Sycrest - an atypical antipsychotic
T
Thioxetine
Thorazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used because of the high occurrence of serious side effects
Topamax - a mood stabilizer, also used for migraine headaches
Trazodone - atypical antidepressant, most typically used now as a sleep aid
Trileptal - a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder
U
V
Valium - anti-anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
Vistaril - an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic, as a weak analgesic, an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic.
Vyvanse - a stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
W
Wellbutrin - an antidepressant of the norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) class, structurally identical to Zyban, a smoking cessation aid
X
Xanax - an antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
Y
Z
Zoloft - an antidepressant of the SSRI class Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Zyprexa - an "atypical" antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and various types of dementia and /sometimes OCD(obsessive compulsive disorder)
Zaleplon - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
Zolpidem - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
Zopiclone - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor[1](SSRIs) are a class of compounds typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and some personality disorders.
SSRIs are believed to increase the extracellular level of the neurotransmitter serotonin by inhibiting its reuptake into the presynaptic cell, increasing the level of serotonin in the synaptic cleft available to bind to the postsynaptic receptor. They have varying degrees of selectivity for the other monoamine transporters, with pure SSRIs having only weak affinity for the noradrenaline and dopamine transporter.
SSRIs are the first class of psychotropic drugs discovered using the process called rational drug design, a process that starts with a specific biological target and then creates a molecule designed to affect it.[2] They are the most widely prescribed antidepressants in many countries.[2] The efficacy of SSRIs in mild or moderate cases of depression has been disputed.
Do you hunt, own firearms of any type, participate in shooting sports like trap, skeet, sporting clays, bench rest, silhouette, cowboy action shooting etc? Have you ever had to take any psychotropic medications and/or SSRI's (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) for any reason including previous/past minor depression, smoking cessation, and even premature ejaculation? If you have sighed the HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) forms for your privacy since 1996 then there is something you should know. As of April 1st 2013 New York STATE has begun to confiscate ALL guns/firearms to anyone considered "mentally ill". To determine they are "mentally ill" they have accessed medical records and seemingly violated their HIPPA rights! Even if the person was taking the meds for a short time to bout mild depression, trying to quit smoking, trying to fight their ADD, or used as a sleep aid (Ambien) or even trying to help premature ejaculation if they were prescribed SSRI's they are considered "mentally ill". Have you ever taken any of these meds? Not sure? See the list:
Abilify - antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and agitation
Adderall - stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Ambien - used as a sleep aid, cause drousiness
Antabuse - used to treat alcohol addiction
Aricept - used to slow the progression of dementia
Anafranil - tricyclic antidepressant
Asenapine - antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Ativan - benzodiazepine, used to relieve anxiety[1]
B
Benperidol - an antipsychotic
BuSpar - an anti -anxiety medication
Benzodiazepines - a class of sedatives
Benzydamine - an anti-inflammatory drug
C
Celexa - an antidepressant of the SSRI class (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
Clozaril - an atypical antipsychotic (Clozapine)
Concerta - used to treat ADD/ADHD
Cymbalta - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) class, similar to Effexor (venlafaxine)
D
Depakote - an atiepileptic and mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, neuropathic pain and others. Sometimes called an antimanic medication
Dextromethorphan - an antitussive drug
E
Effexor - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (or SNRI) class
Elavil - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), less commonly used these days
Eskalith - a salt of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to prevent bipolar disorder.
F
Fluoxetine - (Prozac) is used to treat major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa (an eating disorder) obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
G
Gabitril - a mood stabilizer
Geodon - an "atypical" antipsychotic
H
Haldol - a "typical" antipsychotic, one of the oldest, usually given in conjunction with "cogentin", an antiparkinsonic. This is due to the high occurrence of tardive dyskinesia on patients with prolonged Haldol use.
I
Imipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) which is sometimes used to treat bulimia, panic disorder, or related disorders
Inderal - a beta blocker known as propranolol. It is used for acute anxiety, panic attacks, hypertension.
J
K
Keppra - an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer
Klonopin - antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
L
Lamictal - a mood stabilizer of the anticonvulsant class
Lexapro - an antidepressant of the SSRI class
Librium - the first antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class.
Lithium (generic name) - Known more commonly by its generic name, a mood stabilizer used in treating bipolar disorder
Lithobid (Lithium) - A trade drug of the antipsychotic drug lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder
Loxitane - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
Lunesta - a sleep aid
Luvox - an antidepressant of the SSRI class, often used to treat Obsessive-compulsive disorder
M
Mellaril - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
N
Namenda - used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Dementia
Navane - an antipsychotic, today rarely used
Neurontin - an anticonvulsant (anti -seizure medication) which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer or to treat chronic pain, particularly diabetic neuropathy
O
P
Paxil - an SSRI antidepressant, used frequently to treat depression and anxiety disorders
Phenelzine - (Nardil)-MAOIs for depression
Pristiq - an SNRI antidepressant
Prolixin - an antipsychotic
Prozac - an SSRI antidepressant
Phenobarbital- a barbiturate, sedative and hypnotic properties
Q
R
Remeron - an antidepressant which is often used as a sleep aid
Reminyl - used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Dementia
Restoril - a sleep aid of the benzodiazepine class
ReVia - alternatively known as Naltrexone
Risperdal - an "atypical" antipsychotic
Ritalin - a stimulant used to treat ADHD/ADD
S
Saphris - an atypical antipsychotic
Serax - anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs of abuse
Sertraline - an SSRI class anti-depressant (brand name Zoloft)
Seroquel - an "atypical" antipsychotic, sometimes is used as a sleep aid when given in low doses
Serzone- an "atypical" antidepressant
Stelazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used
Strattera - a non-stimulant medication used to treat ADD/ADHD
Sycrest - an atypical antipsychotic
T
Thioxetine
Thorazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used because of the high occurrence of serious side effects
Topamax - a mood stabilizer, also used for migraine headaches
Trazodone - atypical antidepressant, most typically used now as a sleep aid
Trileptal - a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder
U
V
Valium - anti-anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
Vistaril - an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic, as a weak analgesic, an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic.
Vyvanse - a stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
W
Wellbutrin - an antidepressant of the norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) class, structurally identical to Zyban, a smoking cessation aid
X
Xanax - an antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
Y
Z
Zoloft - an antidepressant of the SSRI class Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Zyprexa - an "atypical" antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and various types of dementia and /sometimes OCD(obsessive compulsive disorder)
Zaleplon - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
Zolpidem - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
Zopiclone - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor[1](SSRIs) are a class of compounds typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and some personality disorders.
SSRIs are believed to increase the extracellular level of the neurotransmitter serotonin by inhibiting its reuptake into the presynaptic cell, increasing the level of serotonin in the synaptic cleft available to bind to the postsynaptic receptor. They have varying degrees of selectivity for the other monoamine transporters, with pure SSRIs having only weak affinity for the noradrenaline and dopamine transporter.
SSRIs are the first class of psychotropic drugs discovered using the process called rational drug design, a process that starts with a specific biological target and then creates a molecule designed to affect it.[2] They are the most widely prescribed antidepressants in many countries.[2] The efficacy of SSRIs in mild or moderate cases of depression has been disputed.
