RESULTS Following an extensive review of selected studies from the 201 articles , the studies indicate that each of the psychotropic medications review ed impact alpha , beta , delta and theta waves independently and differently from each other .
Additionally , certain medications , particularly haloperidol and valproic acid , have dissimilar results exemplified in all waveforms .
OBJECTIVES It is known that psychotropic medications have an impact on the readings found in Electroencephalogram ( EEG ) .
In the field of psychiatry , there are several psychotropics utilized by clinicians .
This review seeks to investigate all the available data for psychotropic drugs and their impact on EEG changes .
Twenty Percent of a Representative Sample of Patients Taking Bupropion Have Abnormal, Asymptomatic Electroencephalographic Findings
The risk of dose-dependent seizures is a safety issue with bupropion hydrochloride . To evaluate the presence of specific electroencephalographic ( EEG ) waveforms , 210 adult subjects taking stable doses of bupropion hydrochloride  were recruited to undergo 2 EEGs in a prospect i ve , single-center cohort study . The occurrence of spike waves , sharp waves , and focal slowing was recorded and assessed with a continuation ratio logit model for polytomous responses . This model showed that there was a relationship between sex and the incidence of these waveforms , such that the odds of female subjects having sharp waves was increased by a factor of 2.53 ( P = 0.05 ) when compared with male subjects and controlled for both age and dose . Similarly , female subjects were 2.45 ( P = 0.09 ) times more likely than males to have focal slowing on EEG . Overall , 19.8 % ( 39/197 ) of this representative population was found to have abnormal , asymptomatic EEG findings . The presence of these waveforms in individuals taking a medication known to lower the seizure threshold may be a risk factor for developing seizures
RESULTS Following an extensive review of selected studies from the 201 articles , the studies indicate that each of the psychotropic medications review ed impact alpha , beta , delta and theta waves independently and differently from each other .
Additionally , certain medications , particularly haloperidol and valproic acid , have dissimilar results exemplified in all waveforms .
OBJECTIVES It is known that psychotropic medications have an impact on the readings found in Electroencephalogram ( EEG ) .
In the field of psychiatry , there are several psychotropics utilized by clinicians .
This review seeks to investigate all the available data for psychotropic drugs and their impact on EEG changes .