Goad 075 Unit 1 - Antidepressants, Mood Stabilizers,
Antipsychotics
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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
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What 2 herbal supplements are used for Tx
1 2 Tricyclic antidepressant therapeutic range
of depression?
What type of meds are considered last line
3 4 How are antidepressants chosen?
meds for depression?
Don't know?
What 2 herbal supplements are used for Tx of St John's Wort & Gingko Biloba
depression?
How do St John's Wort & Gingko Biloba help treat They decrease the re-uptake of serotonine, norepinephrine, and dopamine (all 3
depression? neurotransmitters)
What meds do St John's Wort and Gingko Biloba interact SSRIs
with?
, Do all antidepressants work equally well? YES
How are antidepressants chosen? by their safety and side effects
How long does it typically take for an antidepressant to (delayed response) approx. 2-4 weeks
start working?
ALL antidepressants have what type of WARNING? BLACK BOX WARNING (risk of suicide)
Sometimes antidepressants have what effect on an the EXACT OPPOSITE effect (can cause the potential for suicide)
adolescent brain?
How do tricyclic antidepressants work? They block the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin
tricyclic antidepressants Amitriptyline
Nortriptyline
Protriptyline
Clomipramine
Despiramine
Imipramine
Trimipramine
Doxepin
(End in "triptyline" "pramine" or "pin")
Best time to take tricyclic antidepressants at bedtime (to decrease sedation)
Side effecys of tricyclic antidepressants hypotension (fall risk), sedation, anticholinergic effects, cardiac side effects,
seizures (decreases seizure threshold), sexual dysfunction, blood dyscrasias
Tricyclic antidepressant therapeutic range 100-200 ng/mL - TCAs are LETHAL in OD!!!
What are the two 1st line treatments for major SSRIs & SNRIs
depression?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Vortioxetine
Citalopram
Escitalopram
Vilazodone
Nefazodone
Trazodone
Sertraline
Fluvoamine
(end in "oxetine" "alopram" "azadone" "aline" "amine")
How do SSRIs work? Block the re-uptake of serotonin
What food should be limited with SSRIs? grapefruit
Antipsychotics
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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
Choose an answer
What 2 herbal supplements are used for Tx
1 2 Tricyclic antidepressant therapeutic range
of depression?
What type of meds are considered last line
3 4 How are antidepressants chosen?
meds for depression?
Don't know?
What 2 herbal supplements are used for Tx of St John's Wort & Gingko Biloba
depression?
How do St John's Wort & Gingko Biloba help treat They decrease the re-uptake of serotonine, norepinephrine, and dopamine (all 3
depression? neurotransmitters)
What meds do St John's Wort and Gingko Biloba interact SSRIs
with?
, Do all antidepressants work equally well? YES
How are antidepressants chosen? by their safety and side effects
How long does it typically take for an antidepressant to (delayed response) approx. 2-4 weeks
start working?
ALL antidepressants have what type of WARNING? BLACK BOX WARNING (risk of suicide)
Sometimes antidepressants have what effect on an the EXACT OPPOSITE effect (can cause the potential for suicide)
adolescent brain?
How do tricyclic antidepressants work? They block the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin
tricyclic antidepressants Amitriptyline
Nortriptyline
Protriptyline
Clomipramine
Despiramine
Imipramine
Trimipramine
Doxepin
(End in "triptyline" "pramine" or "pin")
Best time to take tricyclic antidepressants at bedtime (to decrease sedation)
Side effecys of tricyclic antidepressants hypotension (fall risk), sedation, anticholinergic effects, cardiac side effects,
seizures (decreases seizure threshold), sexual dysfunction, blood dyscrasias
Tricyclic antidepressant therapeutic range 100-200 ng/mL - TCAs are LETHAL in OD!!!
What are the two 1st line treatments for major SSRIs & SNRIs
depression?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Vortioxetine
Citalopram
Escitalopram
Vilazodone
Nefazodone
Trazodone
Sertraline
Fluvoamine
(end in "oxetine" "alopram" "azadone" "aline" "amine")
How do SSRIs work? Block the re-uptake of serotonin
What food should be limited with SSRIs? grapefruit
