Adhd Flashcards
Amphetamines
Class of stimulant drugs
Sympathetic nervous system is responsible for
Fight, flight or freeze
Parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for
Returning body back to normal state
CNS stimulants are used to treat
ADHD
Narcolepsy
Obesity
Migraines
CALLFORFRED
Careless mistakes
Attention difficulty
Listening problems
Loses things
Fails to finish what they start
Organizational skills lacking
Reluctant to do tasks
Forgetful
Routine activity difficulties
Easily
Distracted
Cataplexy
Knee buckling
Phonophobia
Avoidance of sounds
CBS stimulant classes
Amphetamines
Serotonin agonists
Xanthines
Misc.
Amphetamine mechanism of action
Agonizes dopamine and norepinephrine
Stimulates mental alertness
First line drug for ADHD
Concerta is a long action version of
Ritalin
Vyvanse
Blocks reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine
Serotonin agonists
Acute treatment of migraines
helps control vascular constriction
“Triptans”
These drugs are used in treating neonatal respiratory and postoperative respiratory depression
Analeptics
Fatal dose of caffeine is
10-14 g
Nootropics
Also called adaptogens
Increase anxiety tolerance