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Lecture 76: Antidepressants Flashcards

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MAOIs (key, 3)

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Phenelzine, tranylcypromine, selegiline

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What is special about selegline?

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Patch delivery

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Are MAOIs first line? What population might they be used?

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No–after trying other anti-depressants first; atypical depression: sleep/eat a lot

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MAOI mechanism

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MAO located in presynaptic neuron and degrades monoamines –> MAOIs inhibit enzyme, inhibiting degradation of monoamines

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Important MAOI mechanism notes

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More NT in both presynaptic neuron AND cleft; irreversible (MAOIs take 2 weeks to recover)

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Describe types of MAOs and targeted catecholamines. Which one is in the gut? Which one degrades tyramine? Which are targeted by MAOIs?

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MAOa: 5-HT, NE, Epi, DA; MAOb: DA; MAOa; both; both

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2 MAIN (scary) side effects of MAOI and mechanism

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  1. Also inhibit breakdown of Tyramine –> NE release (hypertensive crisis) if combined with tyramine diet or adrenergic agonists; 2. Serotonin syndrome if combined with other serotonergic drugs
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Other SEs of MAOIs (5)

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Orthostatic hypotension, weight gain, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, rare hepatoxicity

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Describe symptoms serotonin syndrome (11)

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Abdominal pain, diarrhea, sweating, hyperthermia, tachycardia, hypertension, myoclonus, tremor, irritability, delirium, death

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What can you NOT take with MAOIs because of serotonin syndrome (3)

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Other antidepressants, dextromethorphan (cough medicine) and opiates

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What else can you NOT take with MAOIs? Why?

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Decongestants, stimulants because they can cause hypertensive crisis (BP > 120 mm Hg) due adrenergic agonists

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What food items must be avoided with MAOIs? Why?

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Tyramine inhibition in GUT via MAOa but if tyramine gets access to NE sympa neurons, these MAOa are ALSO blocked leading to NE release; soy, beer, red wine, aged cheese, dried sausage, liver, smoked fish, sauerkraut

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How long must a patient wait to resume normal diet after stopping MAOI?

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2 weeks

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Describe Selegiline’s hope

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At low doses only inhibits MAOb, but turns out at antidepressant levels, also inhibits MAOa so STILL requires dietary restriction

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TCAs (key, 1) and secondary amines (key, 2)

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Amitriptyine; nortriptyline, desipramine

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Mechanism of TCAs (?)

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Inhibit re-uptake of NE and 5-HT

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TCA therapeutic uses (4)

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Depression, neuropathic pain, anixety, migraine

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How are tertiary amines different?

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Also inhibit 5-HT reuptake

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TCA SEs via receptor

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H1 blocker: sedation, weight gain; Alpha1 blockers: orthostatic hypotension; M1 blocker (anticholinergic) constipation/urinary retention, dry mouth, blurred vision; Na channel blockers: type 1 antiarrythmic effects; Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors (same as SSRIs)

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Problem with TCAs being a NA channel blocker (2)

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  1. If you have bad ischemic heart disease, TCA can CAUSE arrythmias; 2. Can lead to overdose
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Which TCAs are the LEAST anticholinergic and alpha1 blockers

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Secondary amines

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TCA: avoid in…

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People with narrow angle glaucoma, recent cardiac events, children, elderly (orthostatic hypotension –> falling)

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TCA is active in what liver system?

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Metabolized BY cytochrome p450

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SSRIs (key, 5)

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Fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram

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SSRIs major indications (4)

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MDD, anxiety, OCD, bulimia

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SSRI mechanism (main)

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Inhibit reuptake of 5-HT into presynaptic neuron –> more 5-HT in synapse

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SSRI secondary effects. Important?

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Some NE and DA reuptake effects; potential SEs

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Paroxetine secondarily

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Inhibits NE reuptake

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Sertraline secondarily; why important

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Inhibits DA reuptake –> activating good for tired patients

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SSRIs common SE

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GI, weight gain, tremor, headache, sweating, sexual

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SSRIs less common SE

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Dry mouth, bruising/bleeding (important for surgery), hyponatremia, vivid dreams, serotonin syndrome, mania if underlying BP disorder

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Fluoxetine has the most…What else is special about this drug (2)?

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Drug:drug interactions due to p450 inhibition; longest half-life (once weekly formula, best for people who don’t take drugs daily); “activating” –> insomnia

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Citalopram and Escitalopram has the fewest…importance?

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Drug:drug interactions; perhaps fewest SEs

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Paroxetine half-life is…causing…What else is noteworthy about this drug?

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Short; withdrawal symptoms; NE reuptake blockade and anticholinergic activity; more sedation, dry mouth, weight gain

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Describe SSRI withdrawal and how long. Drug least and most likely

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Abrupt discontinution of SSRI –> dizziness, nausea, paresthesias, flu-like, muscle aches, headaches; 3 weeks; fluoxetine = least and paroxetine = most

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SSRI advantages

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Standard dosing, clinical response at starting dose, not lethal in OD, no arhythmias, no changes in BP, no seizures, fewer drug-drug interactions

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Problem with SSRIs and new drugs?

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Perhaps SSRIs are not effective enough because of the lost of NE, but trying to be less dirty (= SNRIs)

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SNRIs (key, 2)

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Venlafaxine, duloxetine

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SNRI therapeutic use (3)

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Neuropathic pain, depression, anxiety

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SNRI SEs

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Increases diastolic BP at higher doses, otherwise similar to SSRIs

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Duloxetine (describe and 2 SEs)

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Affinity for 5HT and NE at all doses with many pain and psych indiactions; small amount get hepatoxicity and elevated BP is possible

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Advantage of Buproprion and therapeutic use. Mechanism? Avoid in what 3 patients?

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No weight gain/sex issues; MDD, smoking cessation, ADHD; weak NE and DA inhibitor AND inhibits nACh but NOT 5-HT; avoid in anxious patients, alcoholics (seizure), eating disordered

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Buproprion SEs (scary one and others)

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Seizures at high doses; anxiety, rare psychosis

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Mirtazapine mechanism. Avoids what SEs but not?

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Alpha2 antagonist (presynaptic) –> more NE and 5-HT NT but blocks 5-HT subtypes that causes SEs (GI, sexual); avoids sexual and GI SEs but STILL causes sedation/weight gain

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Mirtazapine should be used in what patients…

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People who are NOT eating or sleeping

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Trazadone is too…so now just used for? SEs?

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Sedating; insomnia; priapism

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Anti-depressant response rate (%)

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60%

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Four theories for antidepressant action

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  1. Therapeutic delay –> downregulation of receptors; 2. Enhance neuronal regeneration; 3. Restore cortical dendrites; 4. Increase expression of neurotrophic factors
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Comorbid pain, think…

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SNRIs

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