Mood Stabilizers Flashcards
What are the indications for mood stabilizers?
bipolar, cyclothymia, schizoaffective, impulse control, intermittent explosive disorders
What are the three classes of mood stabilizers?
lithium
anticonvulsants
antipsychotics
What is the only mood stabilizing medication proved to reduce suicide rates?
lithium
What are three factors that predict good response to lithium?
prior success/family history
classic pure mania
mania followed by depression
What are three tests to attain prior to starting lithium?
baseline creatinine
TSH
CBC
During the first trimester, lithium is associated with increased risk of ____________ in pregnancy
ebstein’s anomaly
This drug may cause polyuria or polydypsia secondary to ADH antagonisms
lithium
What are the AE seen with mild lithium toxicity?
vomiting diarrhea ataxia dizziness slurred speech nystagmus
What are the AE seen with moderate lithium toxicity?
n/v anorexia
blurred vision, clonic limb movements
convulsions, delirium, syncope
What are the AE seen with severe lithium toxicity?
generalized convulsions
oliguria and renal failure
What three drugs have FDA approval for adjunct therapy not mono therapy?
quetiapine (and XR)
ziprasidone
What drug would be a good choice for a pt who is a rapid cycler w/a h/o ETOH abuse?
depakote
When is it time to decreased a dose d/t increases in LFTs
When they triple thier baseline
What is the MOA of typical antipsychotics?
D2 dopamine receptor antagonists
Low potency typical antipsychotics interact with ______________ receptors
nondopaminergic
Low potency typical antipsychotics have more ___________ and ___________ adverse effects
cardiotoxic
anticholinergic
What kind of drug are chlorpromazine and thioridazine?
low potency typicals
What kind of drug is fluphenazine?
typical antipsychotic