DRUGS Flashcards
Chlorpromazine
TRADITIONAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
Fluphenazine
TRADITIONAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
Thiothixene
TRADITIONAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
Haloperidol
TRADITIONAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
TRADITIONAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS: mechanism
Dopamine antagonists
SIDE EFFECTS
Anticholinergic effects: dry mouth, blurred vision, tachycardia, urinary retetion, constipation.
Extrapyrimidal effects: MOVEMENT. Parkinsonism, akathesia, dystonia, tardive dyskinesia.
Treating antipsychotic side effects with?
Benzo or any gaba agonist
Clozapine
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
Risperidone
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
Olanzapine
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
Quetiapine
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC
Compare atypical to traditional antipsychotics
Antipsychotics work on positive and negative symptoms, are a little slower to work, but have less negative side effects across the board.
HOWEVER. Atypical can result in agranulocytosis.
Amitriptyline
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSENTS
Doxepin
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSENT
Imipramine
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSENT
Clomipramine
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSENT
Tricyclics are good for ___ symptoms of depression
Vegetative: appetite, sleep, psychomotor retardation, anhedonia
Tricyclic mechanism
Block reuptake of NE, Ser, and DA.
Side effects of tricyclics
Anticholinergic effects, weight gain, sedation, and fine tremor.
Fluoxetine (prozac)
SSRI
Fluvoxamine
SSRI
Paroxetine
SSRI
Sertraline (Zoloft)
SSRI
SSRIs are good for ___ depression
Melancholic (sad mood, low energy).
Isocarboxazid
MAOI
Phenelzine
MAOI
Tranylcypromine
MAOI
MAOIs are good for ____
atypical depression (agitation/anxiety)
Most dangerous side effect of MAOI
Hypertensive crisis
Food to avoid w/ MAOIs
Aged cheese, aged meat, red wine, fava beans.
Buproprion (wellbutrin)
NE and DA reuptake inhibitor
Carbamazepine
Anticonvulsant
Drugs that end in PAM or LAM are ____
BENZOS
Propranolol
Betablocker. treats high BP. Blocks NE receptors.
