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Antidepressants used in patients with epilepsy(with/without HTN)
Paroxetine ( almost all SSRIs are safe in HTN)
Antidepressant that should be avoided in seizure
Bupropion
Antidepressant for patients who are obese
Bupropion/Venlafaxine
Drug of choice for epileptic patient who has loss of appetite
Mitrazapine
Antidepressants act on which area in the brain
Post-synaptic
Anxiolytic with least sedation and withdrawal symptoms
Bupropion
Antidepressant used with cardiac patients
Sertraline
Antidepressant, safe, in pregnancy
Sertraline
Antidepressants safe in breastfeeding
Sertraline, paroxetine
Secondary Tricyclic Antidepressants?
nortriptyline (is a metabolite of amitriptyline), protriptyline, and desipramine (is a metabolite of imipramine).
Tertiary TCAs?
amitriptyline, imipramine, clomipramine, trimipramine, and doxepin.
Nonselective MAO A-B Inhibitors
Phenelzine , Tranylcypromine , Isocratic
Selective MAO A inhibitors
Moclobemide
Selective MAO-B inhibitor
Rasgiline , Selegiline
Washout period when switching from MAOIs to other antidepressants
2 weeks
Drug used in case of sexual dysfunction developed after SSRIs
Bupropion
Anxiety treatment
1st line : SSRIs
2nd line : Buspirone , TCAs
Others : propranolol, BZDs
Typical Antipsychotics
Haloperidol , Chlorpromazine
S.E of typical antipsychotics
Extrapyramidal side effects
Worsen negative symptoms
Atypical Antipsychotics
Clozapine , Aripiprazole , Quetiapine , Olanzapine
Clozapine S.E
Cause agranulocytosis
DOC for patient with Tardive Dyskinesia
Valbenazin
Meds for Extrapyramidal S.E
Benztropine , Diphenhydramine , BZDs
Most effective in treating positive symptoms in schizophrenia
Atypical Antipsychotics ( 2nd generation )
Psychotic Patient taking olanzapine with high glucose. What is alternative?
Haloperidol ( less metabolic changes)
How does smoking affect clozapine and olanzapine
Increase metabolism, decrease medication concentration, increase clearance of medication
Acute mania treatment
Valproate or Lithium + Antipsychotic
Acute Bipolar treatment
Lithium or lamotrigine Also Lurasidone, Olanzapine / fluoxetine
Maintenance of mania
Lithium+/-2ndgenerationofAntipsychotic(SGA)
Maintenance of bipolar
Lamotrigine
Safe drugs for treatment of Bipolar disease in a pregnant woman
Lamotrigine , levetiracetam , lurasidone
Mood stabilizer?
Lithium
Side effects of lithium?
Tremor , GI , edema , hypothyroidism
Lithium effect on CrCl and BUN?
Decrease CrCl and increase BUN which cause renal impairment
Monitoring of lithium?
Monitor, renal and thyroid every 6 to 12 month
Treatment of convulsions due to lithium toxicity
Phenobarbital , propofol , BZDs
Lithium antidote?
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate NaHCO3
Why is carbidopa given with levodopa?
To prevent peripheral metabolism of levodopa
Mechanism of action of levodopa
Increase the dopamine level in brain leading to stimulate dopamine receptor
Dopamine receptor agonist ( in treatment of parkinson’s disease)
Pramipexole, Ropinirole, Apomorphine, Rotigotine
Amantadine uses?
Antiviral , Antiparkinsonian , Dopamine agonist
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Which anticholinergic is used in treatment of PD
Trihexyphenidyl
Treatment of nausea and vomiting in parkinson’s disease patients
Domperidone
Treatment of Psychosis in Parkinson’s disease patients
Quetiapine , primavanserin
Mild-moderate Alzheimer disease treatment
Donepezil , Rivastigmine , Glutamine
Advanced Alzheimer disease treatment
Donepezil
Dementia + Alzheimer disease treatment
Rivastigmine
BZDs used in Alzheimer ?
DACL
Diazepam
Alprazolam
Clonazepam
Lorazepam
Alzheimer patient with urinary urgency treatment
Oxybutynin
Moderate-severe Alzheimer treatment
Memantine +/- Donepezil