Question

Both atypical and traditional antipsychotics _____ levels of _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Both atypical and traditional antipsychotics blocks levels of serotonin.

Explanation:

These drugs are capable of reducing or turning off positive psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and language and behavior disorder.

In addition to also acting as mood stabilizers, they have an impact on mania, depression, and produce low anxiety.

These anti-psychotics work on the 5-HT2A receptor, it belongs to the family of serotonin receptors and it is a G protein-coupled receptor. 5-HT is short for 5-hydroxy-tryptamine, the chemical name for serotonin.

This receptor became notorious for its importance as a target for drugs like LSD. Later it became important again due to the action of many antipsychotic drugs, especially atypical ones.