Psych Central is pleased to announce the formal launch of our Medication Library. Unlike most medication databases online today, Psych Central’s listing of psychiatric medications allows people to rate and review their own experiences with medications — the good, the bad, and the ugly.

So instead of just getting the usual — side effects, contraindications, etc. — from a medications library, you’re getting useful additional information of other people’s experiences with the medication. This gives you additional information about a medication before you and your doctor decide that it is a medication you should try. For instance, if you find one medication seems to be better tolerated with less side effects than another, you might choose the better-tolerated medication to try first.

You can check out the Medications Library now and add your own reviews and ratings for medications you’re familiar with.

Dr. John Grohol is the CEO and founder of Psych Central. He is an author, researcher and expert in mental health online, and has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues -- as well as the intersection of technology and human behavior -- since 1992. Dr. Grohol sits on the editorial board of the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking and is a founding board member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine.

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