Depression and Bipolar Disorder Flashcards

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Antidepressant onset

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Typically can take weeks to see clinical effects

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Criteria for diagnosis of MDD

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Depressed mood and/or diminished interest or pleasure and at least 4 of the other symptoms of MDD in the same 2 week period

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3
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Most important outcome of depression treatment

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Prevention of suicide attempts

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)

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Caused by: dopamine antagonists
Initiation of symptoms: days to weeks
Duration of symptoms: days to 2 weeks

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Serotonin syndrome (SS)

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Caused by: serotonin agonists
Initiation of symptoms: Hours
Duration of symptoms: usually 24 hours

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Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) Indication

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Depression

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TCA MOA

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Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

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TCA adverse effects

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Anticholinergic effects: dry mouth, constipation, confusion, urinary retention, dry eye
Orthostatic hypotenstion, drowsiness/dizziness
Arrhythmia
Withdrawal can have cholinergic rebound
Serotonin syndrome
Sexual dysfunction

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Triazolopyridine Indication

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MDD, sleep aid

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Triazolopyridine MOA

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, blocks alpha-1 and histamine receptors

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Triazolopyridine Adverse Effects

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Dizziness
Sedation
Cognitive slowing
Serotonin syndrome

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SSRI indication

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MDD, OCD, panic disorder, PTSD, PMDD, anxiety

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SSRI MOA

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Blocks serotonin reuptake

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SSRI Adverse Effects

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Nausea, Diarrhea, Sexual dysfunction, Weight gain, Serotonin syndrome

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Aminoketone indication

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MDD, adjunct in smoking cessation

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Aminoketone MOA

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Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor

17
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Aminoketone Adverse effects

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Tremor 
Insomnia 
Minimal sexual dysfunction
Weight loss or weight neutral 
Seizures
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Tetracyclic antidepressants indication

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MDD

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Tetracyclic antidepressants MOA

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SNRI

anticholinergic and antihistamine

20
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Tetracyclic antidepressants Adverse effects

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Sedation
Weight gain
Dry mouth 
Constipation 
Serotonin syndrome
21
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Bipolar I

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One or more manic or mixed episodes

Equally common in men and women

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Bipolar II

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Depressive episodes with hypomanic episodes

More common in women

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Mania

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Elevated, expansive, or irritable mood lasting at least 1 week and causes impairment in functioning

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Hypomania

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Elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that lasts at least 4 days but does not cause marked impairment in functioning

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Euthymia

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Normal mood

26
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Lithium carbonate indication

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Mania in bipolar disorder

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Lithium carbonate MOA

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Alters cation transport in neurons and muscle and influences reuptake of serotonin and/or norepinephrine

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Lithium carbonate Adverse Effects

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Nausea 
Vomiting 
Diarrhea 
Muscle weakness 
Tremor 
Nephrotoxicity, polyuria, polydipsia, nocturia
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Diavlproex sodium/Valproic acid indication

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mania associated with bipolar disorder

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Diavlproex sodium/Valproic acid MOA

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Increases availability of GABA or enhances action of GABA or mimics its action

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Diavlproex sodium/Valproic acid adverse effects

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Nausea
Flatulence
Find hand tremor
Sedation

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Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGA) Indication

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Manic episodes associated with Bipolar disorder I often in combination with lithium or divalproex

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Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGA) MOA

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Antagonism of serotonin, dopamine, histamine, and alpha-adrenergic receptors

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Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGA) Adverse Effects

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Somnolence
Extrapyramidal symptoms, dopamine related, head held forward, drooping eyelids, open mouth, drooling, hand tremors, slow shuffling gate
Dizziness 
Weight gain 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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Lamotrigine indication

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Bipolar I disorder

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Lamotrigine MOA

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Inhibits release of glutamate and inhibits voltage gated sodium channels

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Lamotrigine Adverse Effects

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Headache 
Nausea 
Drowsiness 
Tremor 
Rash 
Maculopapular rash, especially with valproic acid treatment