Antidepressants Flashcards
Tricyclic depressants
Desipramine, Amitryptiline, Nortryptiline, IMIPRAMINE, Clomipramine
(-amine, -tyline)
Brain amines that serve as neurotransmitters of mood
Norepinephrine and Serotonin
TCA MOA
Block NE and 5HT transport
TCA overdose
Coma, Convulsion, Cardiotoxicity
Antidepressant with sympathomimetic side effects
TCA
TCA toxic dose
7 mg/kg
TCA lethal dose
15 mg/kg
ECG findings of cardiotoxic TCA
Prolonged QRS
Reverses TCA cardiotoxicity
Bicarbonate
Major Depresseive Disorder DOC
Fluoxetine
SSRI
Sertraline, Citalopram, Escitalopram, Paroxetine, FLUOXETINE, Fluvoxamine
(SER PRAMiSS, di gagana ang PARecoxib sa FLU)
SSRI + MAO-B inihibitor
Serotonin syndrome
SSRI MOA
Inhibits neuronal reuptake of serotonin
SNRI MOA
inhibits neuronal reuptake of NE and serotonin
Antidepressant that causes erectile dysfunction
SSRI