Another step in understanding antipsychotic medication

Antipsychotic drugs are used for the treatment of mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Unfortunately, sedation or sleepiness is a common side effect of these drugs, which makes a patient's recovery difficult. A new study on the antipsychotic drug Clozapine, indicates that the serotonin receptor 5-HT2A is partially responsible for the sedative effects of Clozapine.