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Anxiety Pharm Flashcards

1
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What are some S/S of someone diagnosised with anxiety?

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Worry, feeling of treat, tachycardia, SOB, CP, pacing, impairment in daily function

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What symptoms are more anxiety and not depression?

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Depression, anhedonia, weight changes, thoughts of death

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3
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Is anxiety tend towards episodic or chronic

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More chronic

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If a new medical diagnosis causes someone anxiety what should do about the diagnosis?

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The anxiety often subsides as the medical illness stabiles if it persist, assess for a new diagnosis

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5
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What CV issues can cause the feeling of anxiety?

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Angina, arrhythmias, MI

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What Endo issues provoke anxiety?

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Hyperthyroidism, and hypoglycemia

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What Neuro issues can provoke anxiety?

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Migraines, seizures, poor pain control

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What resp. Issues can provoke anxiety?

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Asthma, COPD

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What antidepressants cause anxiety?

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SSRI, SNRI, bupropion

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10
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What are the 4 main neurotransmitters involved in anxiety?

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NE

5-HT

GABA

Glutamate

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What are the 6 types of anxiety disorders?

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GAD

PD

SAD

Specific Phobia

OCD

PTSD

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GAD - is excessive anxiety or worry for how long with three of the following symptoms

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6 month

Poor concentration or mind going blank
Restlessness
Fatigue
Muscle tension
Sleep disturbance
Irritability

Impairment from the symptoms and not from something else

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13
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What is the scale for diagnosing anxiety?

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GAD-7

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Panic disorders - spontaneous?

What is the persistent concern a person with a panic disorder has

What modification is part of the attack?

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They are spontaneous attacks and not always triggered

There is a persistent concern about another one

Change in behavior related to the attack

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What is the difference between a panic attack and a panic disorder?

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A panic disorder is the constant feeling that you will have another panic attack

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What is social anxiety?

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The intense, irrational, and persistent fear of being negatively evaluated or scrutinized in public settings

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17
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What works best for phobias, behavioral or pharm?

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Behavioral

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18
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With OCD what does compulsion mean?

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Repetitive behavior or mental act performed in response to an obsession or to alleviate anxiety associate with obessessions

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What is the three presentations of PTSD

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  1. Avoidance
  2. Hyperarousal: on edge, startled, irritability and insomnia
  3. Re-experience symptoms
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20
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What is the first line treatment of anxiety?

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Antidepressants

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21
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The side effect of anxiety with antidepressant meds tapers off after how long? Should scheduled benzos or scheduled Gabapentin and pregabalin be prescribed and why?

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8-12 weeeks

GABA and pregaba: They kick in quicker than antidepressants and you don’t get the benzo rebound when you stop them after the antidepressants kick in.

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22
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What is the best med for social anxiety PRN?

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Propranolol

23
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What is the three drugs used for acute anxiety?

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Hydroxyzine (Atarax, vistaril)

Propranolol

Gabapentin/pregabalin

24
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What is the last part of the name of most of benzo’s

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  • zepam

- zolam

25
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What three benzo’s have a fast onset and an fast duration of action? And thus the highest rate of abuse? Also are lipophilic?

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Diazepam

Clorazepate

Alprazolam

“All chloride will make you die”

26
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What two benzo’s are less lipophilic, slower onset and longer duration of action? Also can be given IM?

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Lorazepam

Oxazepam

27
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What three meds are less prone to interactions and safer for elderly and those with hepatic dysfunction?

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Lorazepam

Oxazepam

Temazepam

“LOT”

28
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Which one of the benzo’s are prodrugs

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Clorazepate

29
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How long if any, should you limit scheduled benzo’s

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No more than 2-4 weeks

30
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What are the 4 main drug/substance interactions with Benzo’s

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Alcohol, narcotics, antipsychotics, antihistamines

31
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Benzo’s can be cyp3A4 inhibitors. What antidepressant should you avoid?

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Fluvoxamine - this treats OCD

32
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If you are on fluvoxamine what benzo’s don’t interact?

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Clorazepate

Lorazepam

Oxazepam

Temazepam

Take “CLOT” if you are on fluvoxamine

33
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BB warning: what other drug do you not take with Benzo’s

34
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After how long can someone be taking benzo’s and then be tapered and not abruptly stopped

35
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How do you taper benzo’s

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Decrease by 25%

Until 50% of dose reached

Then reduce by 12.5% every 4 to 7 days

36
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If you took benzo’s for more than 8 weeks how long do you taper

37
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If you took benzo’s for 6-12 months, how long do you taper

38
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If you took benzo’s for greater than a year how long do you taper

39
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What part of the pregnancy do you avoid benzo’s

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1st and 3rd

40
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If the pt has to take a benzo in the 3rd trimester, what benzo should you avoid

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Diazepam - multiple active metabolites with long half life

Use lorazepam

41
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How long does Anxiolytic’s take to have effect

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4-12 Weeks

42
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Why is antidepressants used for anxiety?

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Because they target the underlying cause. Which involves the dysregulation of serotonin and NE

They also don’t cause addiction issues

43
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Which antidepressant is effective for all 5 anxiety disorders

44
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Is the anti-anxiety effect that antidepressants have a class effect?

45
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FOR DOSING - What can you do to alleviate the side effect of anxiety with antidepressants

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Start very low and increase every few days

46
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What is the only indication for Buspirone? And is it first or second line?

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GAD, second line

47
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Can you use Buspirone with fluvoxamine?

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No, Metabolized by CYP3A4

48
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Can you use Buspirone as a PRN

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No, it must be scheduled 2-3 times a day

49
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What med is a second line agent for GAD

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Hydroxyzine (atarax, vistaril)

50
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Can Hydroxyzine be used PRN

51
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What is the one pt to not prescribe Gabapentin/Pregabalin?

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Renally impaired

52
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What is the downside of the half life of Gabapentin?

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Short half life. They need to be dosed several times a day

53
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Even though there is not abuse potential how long should you taper GABA/pregaba if you stop the med?

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Over a week, can cause rebound anxiety

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