Medications for Final Exam Flashcards
anxiety meds
Buspar plus Benzos: Xanax, Valium, Ativan
depression meds
MAOI’s, TCA’s, SSRI’s, SSNRI’s, Atypycals - Wellbutrin, Buspar, Trazadone
Muscle relaxers
Anectine
Benzodiazepines
Xanax, Valium, Ativan
very addictive
Benzo s/e
Avoid abrupt discontinuation. Avoid combining with alcohol. Drowsiness, confusion. Prolonged use may produce psychological and physical dependence (except BuSpar) CNS depression
MAOI’s
NO POPULAR MEDS - NPO, Nardil, Parnate, Marplan
MAOI s/e
USED FOR SEVERE CASES WHEN OTHER DRUGS FAIL, dry mouth, drowsiness, weight gain, blurred vision, constipation, dizziness upon standing. May interact with certain drugs and foods to cause extremely high blood pressure-hypertensive crisis. Anticholinergic, NO OTHER MEDS OR TYRAMINES (AGED FOODS, CHEESES, WINES) monitor for impaired renal/ hepatic Fx
SSRI’s
Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil
SSRI s/e
MONITOR RENAL Fx, dry mouth, nausea, diarrhea tremors, insomnia due to CNS stimulation, somnolence (sleepy or drowsy)—-sometimes requiring bedtime dosing, HIGH FEVER = SERATONIN SYNDROME, sexual disfunction, GI bleed/upset, hyponatremia, weight loss, bruxism (clinching, grinding teeth), DONT MIX WITH OTHER PSYCH MEDS
Wellbutrin s/e
Headache, dry mouth, GI distress,
constipation, increased heart rate, nausea,
restlessness, insomnia, Suppression of appetite resulting in weight loss, seizures, DO NOT USE W/ MAOI
Buspar s/e
no grapefruit juice!!! take w/ food
(Trazodone) Desyrel s/e
sedation and…. priapism!!!
What is best drug for suicide
Ssri
Haldol side effects
Muscle stiffness, tiredness
What is haldol used for
To sedate pts during acute breaks in hospital, and oral treatment for schizophrenia
Remember
Schizophrenia drugs make you fat except abilify
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) What is it?
Antipsychotic : Non addictive Fast acting
Typical- 1st generation
Amitripyline (Elavil) What is it?
Antidepressant: Non Addictive - Slow Acting
Trycyclic Antidepressant
What class are:
Clozapine (Clozaril)
Risperidone (Resperdal)
And name some side effects
Atypical Antipsychotics Second generation agents; newer, fewer side effects.
fast acting
hypotension insomnia sedation sexual dysfuntion weight gain
What class are:
Doxepin (Adapin Sinequan)
Protriptyline (Vivactil)
Clomipramine (Anafranil)
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Non addicting
Slow acting
What class are:
Buspar
Visaril
Atarax
Non- benzodiazepines
Buspar is safer to use that any other antianxiety meds
Non Addictive
What class are:
Citalophram (Celexa) Fluvoxamin (luvox) Seraline (Zoloft) Fluxetine (Prozac) Paroxeline ( Paxil, Pexeva) Escitalopram (Lexapro)
SSRI
Slow acting
Used for depression
What class are:
Imipramine (Tofranil)
Trimipramine (Surmontil
Desipramine (Norpramin)
Nortriplyine (Pamelor)
Tricyclic antidepressants
Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants ease depression by affecting naturally occurring chemical messengers (neurotransmitters), which are used to communicate between brain cells.
They’re effective, but they’ve generally been replaced by antidepressants that cause fewer side effects.
What class are:
Phenelzine (Nardil)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
MAOI
Remember hypertensive crisis