Antidepressants/Mood Stabilizers

Question 1

A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

Answer 1

Depression

Question 2

Drugs that treat depression.

Answer 2

Antidepressants

Question 3

Depression that usually has a sudden onset after a precipitating event

Answer 3

Reactive depression

Question 4

Deep depression

Answer 4

Dysphoria

Question 5

A disorder that involves swings between two moods, the manic and the depressive

Answer 5

Bipolar disorder

Question 6

Drugs that block the uptake of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain. These drugs have more side effects than SSRIs.

Answer 6

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)

Question 7

Agents that block the reuptake of serotonin into the nerve terminal of the central nervous system

Answer 7

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

Question 8

Agents that inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine, increasing availability at the synapse

Answer 8

Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors

Question 9

Drugs used for major depression, reactive depression, and anxiety that affect one or two of the three neurotransmitters.

Answer 9

Atypical antidepressants

Question 10

Agents that inactivate norepinephrine, dopamine, epinephrine, and serotonin

Answer 10

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Question 11

Amitriptyline, imipramine, trimipramine, desipramine, doxepin, nortriptyline, and protriptyline are which type of drugs?

Answer 11

TCAs

Question 12

True of False: Patients with glaucoma may take TCAs.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

True or False: Patients must taper off of antidepressant drugs rather than stopping them abruptly.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Do TCAs cause hypertension or orthostatic hypotension?

Answer 14

Orthostatic hypotension

Question 15

True or False: It is better for patients to take TCAs first thing in the morning.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Paroxetine, Citalopram, and Escitalopram are examples of which kind of drugs?

Answer 16

SSRIs

Question 17

True of False: SSRIs can cause patients to have increased suicidal ideation.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Is it better to take SSRIs in the morning or evening?

Answer 18

Morning

Question 19

Venlafaxine, Duloxetine, and Desvenlafaxine are which type of drugs?

Answer 19

SNRIs

Question 20

Taking SNRIs and St. John’s Wort can cause what?

Answer 20

Serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Question 21

True or False: SNRIs can cause damage to the liver.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or False: MAOIs can be taken along with other antidepressants.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Amoxapine, maprotiline, and trazadone are which type of drugs?

Answer 23

Atypical antidepressants

Question 24

Tranylcyclopromine, isocarboxazid, selegiline, and phenylzine are which type of drugs?

Answer 24

MAOIs

Question 25

Foods high in what should be avoided when taking MAOIs?

Answer 25

Tyramine

Question 26

What foods are high in tyramine?

Answer 26

Some cheeses, cream, yogurt, chocolate, bananas, raisins, Italian green beans, liver, pickled foods, sausage, soy sauce, yeast, beer, and red wines.

Question 27

Lithium is what kind of drug?

Answer 27

Mood stabilizer

Question 28

The therapeutic range for lithium is:

Answer 28

0.8 - 1.2 mEq/L

Question 29

Lithium can deplete which electrolyte?

Answer 29

Sodium

Question 30

Early signs of lithium toxicity include:

Answer 30

Diarrhea, drowsiness, vomiting, slurred speech, trembling

Question 31

Late signs of lithium toxicity include:

Answer 31

Blurred vision, confusion, large urine output, convulsions

Question 32

What can decrease lithium levels?

Answer 32

Caffeine and loop diuretics

Question 33

What herb should not be taken with anti depression meds?

Answer 33

St. Johns Wort
Ginko bilboa