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Anti-anxiety drugs Flashcards

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What is general anxiety disorder?

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Excessive/unreasonable/irrational anxiety about normal life circumstances

Interferes with normal daily functioning and rarely includes panic attacks

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What is panic disorder?

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Recurrent, unexpected panic attack characterized by intense fear/discomfort

Rapid onset may include palpitations, shaking, and numbness

On going worrying, avoidance of people/pleaces associated with previous panic attacks

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What is obsessive compulsive disorder?

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Need to check things repeatedly, perform rituals/routines- like hand washing

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What is post traumatic stress disorder?

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Stress disorder that can develop after experiencing a traumatic event
- Combat, car accident, phsyical/sexual assault

Anxiety is a core symptom that can be exacerbated by reminders of post trauma

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What is social anxiety disorder?

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persistent, irrational fear of one or more social situations

Blushing sweating trembling palpitations, nausea, panic attacks

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Benzodiazepines are used for?

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GAD and PD

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SSRIS are used for?

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GAD, PD, OCD,PTSD, SAD

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TCA are used for?

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PD

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Venlafaxine (SNRI) are used for?

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GAD

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Buspirone is a what and used for?

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5-HT1A and its used for GAD

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Clomipramine is what and used for what?

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TCA used for OCD

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12
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How do benzodiazepines work?

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They act on GABA A receptors

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How do GABA receptors work?

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They increase chloride clearance and inhibit neuronal firing

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14
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Where do benzos bind on the GABA A receptors?

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Between gamma2 and alpha 1

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15
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What other things bind to the GABA A receptors?

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Ethanol
General anesthetics
Barbiturates

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What is the antidote to benzodiazepines?

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Fumazenil- it its a benzo antagonist, reverse its effects

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What the different subunits of the GABA A receptors?

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Alpha 1-6

BZ1 on alpha 1= sedation/hypnosis

BZ2 alpha 2,3,5= anxiolytics

Alpha 4 and 6 are non-BZ

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As you increase the dose of benzos….

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You increase the severity of sedation…. to coma and death

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What is a major difference of benzos?

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Anxiolytic Vs hyponsis

20
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What meds are anxiolytic?

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Alprazolam
Clonazepam
Diazepam
Lorazepam
Oxazepam

21
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What meds of hypontics?

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Flurazepam
Temazepam
Estazolam
Triazolam

22
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In regards to pharmacokinetics, large variations in the rate of drug onset is do to what 3 reasons?

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  1. Individual differences in pts
  2. Rate of absorption
  3. Amount of protein binding.

Lipophilic BZ like diazepam have a more rapid onset (-20 min) than less lipopihlic BS like oxazepam (3hrs)

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In regards to pharmacokinetics, large variations in the duration of the drug effect depends on?

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  1. Rate of metabolism (age)
  2. Deposition in body tissues

For example, many BS have active metabolites that prolongs their duration

For example, diazepam accumulates in fat which prolongs its duration.

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What was the first BZ discovered?

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Chloradiazepoxide, it has a half life of 24-48 hrs.

25
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What does the chloradiazepoxide have such a long half life?

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Active metabolites

26
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What are the 3 BZ that do not have active metabolites?

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Lorazepam
Temazepam
OXazepam

27
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What are the 3 BZs without active metabolites good for?

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Good for patients with lowered liver function, patients who can’t rely on their liver enzymes to break down the meds

28
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What is the class of inactive metabolites called?

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gluconoride conjugates

29
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What is the difference in prescriptions of BZ for an elderly patient versus a young adult?

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Elderly patient should always receive a lower dose.

30
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What are the adverse effects of BZs?

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Sedation
Black box warning for alcohol/opioid use
Paradoxical excitation
sleep disturbances
allergic reactions

31
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Who is more likely and less likely to develop sedation adverse effect when taking a BZ?

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More likely to occur in elderly, less likely if pt has hx of ethanol, barbiturate, or heavy smokers

32
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How can the severe adverse effects of BZ be reversed?

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Flumazenil- BZ antagonist

33
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Who has a higher chance of developing the rare, paradoxical excitation adverse effect of BZ?

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The very young and elderly, it reduces seizure threshold.

34
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Who are more likely to develop the allergic reaction associated with BZ?

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Elderly, smokers, and women on oral contraceptives or people getting repeated injections

35
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Are BZ abused?

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Yes and no.

BZ can be used in addition to other addications like opiods, alcohol or stimulants.

Its not usually abused by itself

36
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Does it take awhile for tolerance to build up?

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No, tolerance can be profound. A pt can go from 5 mg/day to 1000mg/day for diazepam and not be abusing it.

It can lead to a greater sedative than anxiolytic effect

37
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What happens if someone stops taking a BZ cold turkey?

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Withdraw can happen.
it requires dose tapering.

38
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SSRIs are the drug of choice for which disorders?

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PD
PTSD
SAD

39
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SSRI are the second line for which disorder?

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GAD- if BZ fail
OCD- if clomipramine fails

40
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Which part of the brain plays an important role in emotional processing, in regard to fear and axiety?

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Amygdala- this is where SSRIs are said to work

41
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Which three SSRIs are shown efficacy treating most forms of anxiety?

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Fluoxetine
Citalopram
Escritalpram

42
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Fluoxetine is?

A

SERT selective uptake inhibitor (5-HT2CR Antagonist)
Has a delayed therapeutic effect- around 5 weeks

Works for OCD and PD

43
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Citalopram is…

A

SERT selective uptake inhibitor

Used for PD

44
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Escitalopram is…

A

SERT selective uptake inhibitor
S-enantiomer of citalopram which is thought to be responsible for most of the anti-depressant effect

Used for GAD

45
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What is Busprione?

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It was an antipsychotic drug that was found to help lower anxiety in patients.

It’s a 5-HT1AR Agonist and DA D2 like R antagonist
It takes 1-3 weeks to work

46
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What is Buspirone used for?

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GAD and PTSD

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