Anxiolytics And Antidepressants Flashcards
Anxiolytic drug classifications
Sedative hypnotics
Benzodiazepines
Second generation non benzodiazepines
Anti psychotic drug classifications
Neuroleptics
Atypical drugs
Dopamine receptors work by…
Mediate all known pharmalogical actions of dopamine
Two major groups:
D1 like - increase cAMP
D2 like - decrease cAMP
Monoamine neurones are…
Located in the discrete nuclei writhing the brain stem and mid brain
Project widely throughout the forebrain
Affect mood and arousal
Drugs affecting this have a big effect of behaviour
Mood disorders
Major (unipolar) depression
Bipolar - depression/ mania
Fight or flight (sequence of events )
Stress causes hypothalamus to produce CRh
CRH activates SNS, tells pituitary gland to secrete ACTH
Adrenal gland secretes cortisol
This then feeds back on glucocorticoid receptors in the hypothalamus
SERT inhibitors are…
Inhibit serotonin and nor adrenaline
Non selective
Maintain high levels of monoamines in synaptic cleft
Phenelzine ( Nardil)
Tranylcypromine (parnate)
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Phenelzine ( Nardil) Is used to treat…
Depression and bi polar disorder
Tranylcypromine (parnate) is used to treat…
Severe depression
Side effects of MAOI’s
Hypertensive crisis
Foods high in tyramine (cheese effect)
Tryptophan drugs avoided as can cause serotonin syndrome
Weight gain
Oedema
Sedation
Sexual dysfunction
Contraindications of MAOI’s
Impaired renal or hepatic function
Hypertension
Pregnant or lactating women
Imipramine ( tofranil)
Amitriptyline (elavil)
Doxepin ( sinequan)
Tricyclic antidepressants
Imipramine (tofranil) is used to treat…
Tricyclic depression
Depression
Amitriptyline (elavil) is used to treat …
Tricyclic anti depressant
Depression
Dozepin ( sinequan) is used to treat…
Tricyclic anti depressant
Depression/anxiety
Tryicyclic anti depressants adverse effects
Weight gain
Sexual dysfunction
Inhibition of cytochrome p450
Anti cholonergic effects : dry mouth blurred vision dizziness headache and constipation
Tricyclic antidepressant contraindications
Myocardial infarction
CHD
Avoid other CnS depressant eg antihistamine
Fluoxetine ( Prozac)
Paroxetine (Paxil)
Sertraline (Zoloft)
Citalopram (celexa)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
SSRI
Fluoxetine is used to treat …
SSRI
DEPRESSION
OCD
Paroxetine is used to treat…
SSRI
DEPRESSION
PANIC DISSORDERS
Sertraline is used to treat…
SSRI
DEPRESSION
PANIC DISSORDERS
Catalopram is used to treat…
SSRI
DEPRESSION
SSRI adverse effects
Sexual dysfunction
Dependence and withdrawal
SSRI contraindications
People with history of mania or anxiety
Bupropion ( Wellbutrin)
Venlafaxine ( Effexor)
Miscellaneous next generation antidepressants
Lithium carbonate (lithobid)
Lithium citrate (cibalith)
Carbamazepine (tegretol)
Valproate (depacon)
Mood stabilisers
Lithium carbonate is used to treat…
Mood stabiliser
Prophylaxis and acute mania
Lithium citrate is used to treat…
Mood stabiliser
Prophylaxis
Acute mania