anxiety Flashcards
types of anxiety
generalized anxiety
social anxiety
obsessive compulsive
posttraumatic stress disorder
non drug tx
cognitive behavioraltherapy
natural products
st johns wort
valerian
passionflower
kava
drug tx
some antidperessants
benzos
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escitalopram
fluoxetine
paroxetine
sertraline
duloxetine
venlafaxine
2nd line
buspirone
tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline nortriptyline
hydroxyzine
pregabalin
gabapentin
propranolol
buspirone in anxiety
do not use with MAOi linezolid or methylene blue
risk of serotonin syndrome
no abuse potential
benzs
mOA- enhances GABA which inhibits causes CNS depression
fast relif short term for acute anxiety
abuse potential
LOT drugs are preffered
lorazepam, oxazepam, temezepam
long half lifes for clonazepam, lorazepam and diazepam
taper off slowly if used >10 days
alprazolam
xanax
clonazepam
klonopin
diazepam
valium
lorazepam
ativan
antidote
flumezenil
what drugs cause anxiety
albuterol
antipsych- aripriprazole, haloperidol
bupropion
caffeine
decongestants- pseudophedrine
illicit drugs
levothyroxine
steroids
stimulants
theophylline
for sleep
- zolpidem
- temezepam