Anxiety Flashcards
List the common types of anxiety disorder?
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Panic disorder (PD)
Social anxiety disorder (SAD)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Post-traumatic stress trauma (PTSD)
Specific phobias
What’s the diff btw anxiety and anxiety disorder?
Anxiety disorders cause significant distress and interfere with the ability to lead a normal life.
Anxiety occurs occasionally
What class of drugs are primarily used to treat anxiety disorder?
SSRIs and SNRIs
Howz dosing initiated compared to depression?
Antidepressants for anxiety disorder is started at half the initial dose used for depression and is slowly titrated
Whys the initial dosing of antidepressant for anxiety half of that of depression?
To minimize stimulatory adverse effects, such as anxiousness and jitteriness
What’s the alternate way of initiating antidepressant in anxiety disorder?
Overlap antidepressant with benzodiazepine for 2-4 weeks to alleviate some of the initial stimulatory effects and regulate sleep
Why do some clinicians Overlap antidepressant with benzodiazepine for first 2-4 weeks?
To alleviate some of the initial stimulatory effects and regulate sleep
Should pt expect immediate relief when placed on SSRI?
No
When may noticeable improvement be seen?
After 4 or more weeks of tx
List the antidepressant agents with anxiety indication for SAD?
SFBPV
Sertraline
Fluvoxamine
Bupropion
Paroxetine
Venlafaxine
List the antidepressant agents with anxiety indication for OCD?
CFFPS
Citalopram
Fluoxetine
Fluvoxamine
Paroxetine
Sertraline
List the antidepressant agents with anxiety indication for PD?
PCFIVS
Paroxetine
Citalopram
Fluoxetine
Imipramine
Venlafaxine
Sertraline
List the antidepressant agents with anxiety indication for GAD?
PED V
Paroxetine
Escitalopram
Duloxetine
Venlafaxine
List the antidepressant agents with anxiety indication for PTSD?
Paroxentine
Sertraline
List the antidepressant agents with anxiety indication for anxiety?
Doxepin
What’s bupropion indicated for in anxiety disorder?
Social anxiety disorder (SAD)
What’s citalopram indicated for in anxiety disorder?
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Panic disorder (PD)
What’s escitalopram indicated for in anxiety disorder?
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
What’s fluoxetine indicated for in anxiety disorder?
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Panic disorder (PD)
What’s fluvoxamine indicated for in anxiety disorder?
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Social anxiety disorder (SAD)
What’s paroxetine indicated for in anxiety disorder?
GAD
OCD
SAD
PD
PTSD
What’s sertraline indicated for in anxiety disorder?
All except GAD (OCD, PD, PTSD, SAD)
What’s duloxetine indicated for in anxiety disorder?
GAD
What’s venlafaxine indicated for in anxiety disorder?
GAD
PD
SAD
What’s doxepin indicated for in anxiety disorder?
Anxiety
What’s imipramine indicated for in anxiety disorder?
PD
List common meds that can worsen anxiety
Theophylline Levothyroxine Acetazolamide Albuterol (if used incorrectly - swallowed) Aripipazole, haloperidol Caffeine (in high doses) Stimulants Decongestants (Pseudoephedrine and nasally inhaled agents) Steroids Bupropion Fluoxetine, paroxetine Illicit drugs including cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine, others
What’s the brand name of hydroxyzine?
Vistaril
What’s hydroxyzine (Vistaril)?
FDA approved for anxiety… Occasionally used for short-term anxiety rather than prescribing BDZ (a potentially addicting med)
How does hydroxyzine (Vistaril) work?
Sedating antihistamine (not for long-term use)