Module 2 Antidepressants Flashcards
Prolongs QT
Celexa (citalopram)
FDA approved for OCD
Luvox (flluovoxamine)
Boosts serotonin and norepinephrine
Effexor (venlavaxine)
Cymbalta (Duloxetine)
Main adverse SE of venlafaxine (Effexor)
Hypertension
Helps increase appetite
a2 Adrenergic receptor antagonist
increases norepinephrine and serotonin
Mirtazapine (Remeron)
increases dopamine and norepinephrine
Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Increases seizure threshold
Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor
Trazodone
Widened QRS complex, lethal in overdose, effects sodium and calcium channel ions
TCAs -amitriptyline (pain), imipramine (bedwetting)
clomipramine (OCD)
Wash out period for most SSRIs?
fluoxetine?
2 weeks
5-8 weeks
MAOIs main adverse side effect
selegiline, Phenelzine
Hypertensive crisis if given with tyramine (wines and cheeses)
response
50% of improvement of symptoms
remission
removal of essentially all symptoms for the first 6 months
Recovery
symptom free for 6 months or more
Depression symptoms return before full remission of symptoms or within the first several months following remission of symptoms
Relapse