lesson 10 part 2 Flashcards
Primarily used in the treatment of major depressive illness, anxiety disorders, the depressed phase of bipolar
disorder, and psychotic depression
antidepressants
Four Major Groups and Common Examples of Antidepressants:
TCA - Tricyclic Antidepressants
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
MAOIs - Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Norepinephrine and Serotonin
identify the antidepressants: dry mouth, constipation, URINARY hesitancy or retention, dry nasal passages, and BLURRED NEAR VISION, delirium and agitation
TCA
identify the antidepressants: weight gain, anxiety, agitation, AKATHISIA, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, sedation, HAND TREMORS
SSRI
identify the antidepressants: DAYTIME SEDATION, insomnia, weight gain, dry mouth, orthostatic hypotension, and sexual dysfunction, HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS
MAOIS
TCA should be taken at _____, _______
night, single dose
SSRi medication should be taken in the
morning
TCA can be taken ___ hours after a missed dose
3
SSRI can be taken ___ hours after a missed dose
8
hypertensive crisis occurs when client eat foods rich in __________-
tyramine
what food is not allowed MAOIs
tyramine
give examples of foods rich in tyramine
aged meat
cheese
beer
yogurt
avocado
results from taking SSRI and MAOI at the same time.
serotonin syndrome
Period of Efficacy for TCA
4-6 weeks
Period of Efficacy for SSRI
2-3 weeks
Period of Efficacy for MAOIs
2-4 weeks
Used to treat bipolar disorder by stabilizing the client’s mood, preventing, or minimizing the highs and lows that
characterized bipolar illness, and treating acute episodes of mania
mood stabilizers/mood stabiizing drugs
examples of mood stabilizers
Lithium
Valproic acid
Gabapentin
what is the most common example of mood stabilizers
LITHIUM
Works by normalizing the reuptake of neurotransmitters: what are they?
norepinephrine
serotonin
acetylcholine
dopamine
what is the therapeutic range of SERUM LITHIUM LEVEL
1.0 to 1.5 mEq/L
serum lithium to be monitored every _____ days during
start of therapy
2 to 3 days
Used to treat anxiety and anxiety disorders, insomnia, OCD, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol withdrawal
anxiolytics
common examples of anxiolytics
benzodiazepines
non-benzodiazepines
give an example of benzodiazepines
alprazolam
diazepam
lorazepam
give an example of non-benzodiazepines
buspirone
Primarily used for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, residual attention
deficit disorder in adults, and narcolepsy
stimulants
attacks of unwanted but irresistible daytime sleepiness that disrupt the person’s life
narcolepsy
Common Examples of Stimulants
Methylphenidate
Dextroamphetamine
Pemoline
