Many kitten owners believe that how long till kittens open their eyes sets the standard for everything else, including how long until the kittens can be adopted. Most kittens can leave their mother as early as eight weeks, however it is much healthier for them if they stay until about twelve weeks. By twelve weeks, a litter of kittens can wreak havoc all throughout a house, climbing curtains, scratching couches, and even navigating their way up onto kitchen counters and tables.
1 Doctors prescribe these medications to treat psychotic symptoms, such as delusions, paranoia and hallucinations. 2  In addition to paliperidone (Invega), other antipsychotic medications that may be prescribed include clozapine (Clozaril), risperidone (Risperdal), olanzapine (Zyprexa) and haloperidol (Haldol).
An article in your April issue, Common drugs linked to dementia, states that anticholinergics are used to treat depression. I wasn't aware of this. Which types of anticholinergics are used for depression? A. We should have been clearer in our description of the medications. Anticholinergic drugs work by blocking the effects of acetylcholine, a substance that transmits messages in the nervous system. In the brain, acetylcholine is involved in learning and memory. In the rest of the body, it stimulates muscle contractions. A wide range of drugsâincluding tricyclic antidepressants like amitriptyline (Elavil) or doxepin (Deptran, Silenor, Sinequan)âhave strong anticholinergic effects, which means they can have side effects like memory problems and confusion.