Anxiety

Question 1

Buspirone - WILL be on exam!

Answer 1

• FDA approved for GAD-data for long term use is lacking (not recommended in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD))
• Not for PRN use
• Takes weeks to see therapeutic effects
• Not addictive, like benzos can be
• MOA hypothesized to be partial agonism of 5HT1a

Question 2

PTSD First Line Agents

Answer 2

Psychotherapy best. Pharmacological therapy:
Paroxetine
Sertraline

Venlafaxine

Question 3

PTSD agents to avoid

Answer 3

Benzodiazepines
Cannabis

Question 4

PTSD nightmare treatment agent

Answer 4

Prazosin

Question 5

Define OCD and what each word presents as

Answer 5

Obsessive - belief/abnormal thought
Compulsive - response/behavior
Disorder (in an excessive amount)

Question 6

FDA approved OCD agents

Answer 6

SSRIs:
Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline

Also Clomipramine