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What drugs can pass the blood brain barrier?

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  • lipohphillic

- hydrophobic

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Usages of antidepressants?

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  • moderate to severe depression
  • dysthmia
  • generalised anxiety disorder
  • panic disorder
  • bulimia nervosa
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Name the monoamines?

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  • dopamine
  • seratonin
  • noradrenaline
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Rostal nuclei responsible for?

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  • mood
  • sleep
  • feeding
  • behaviour
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Caudal raphe responsible for?

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  • analgesia
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CSF in depressed people?

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  • reduced monoamines
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How do monoamine oxidase inhibitors work?

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  • irreversible or reversible inhibitors of MAO-A and B

- prevent breakdown of monoamines and thus increases concentration

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Side effects of monoamine oxidase inhibitors?

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  • cheese crisis = hypertension
  • insomina
  • postural hypotension
  • peripheral oedema
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Classic SSRI side effect?

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  • nausea

- also: headache, increased anxiety, increased self harm

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Which tricyclic is cardiotoxic?

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  • imipramine
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What can lithium be used as?

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  • mood stabliser

- blocks phosphatidylinositol pathweay

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What monitoring must be down for lithium treatment?

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  • 12hr post dose leve

- target 0.4-1

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Side effects of lithium?

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  • dry mouth
  • ploydipsia
  • tremor
  • hypothyroidism
  • reduced renal function
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Where is lithium metabolised?

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  • ISNT metabolised as it is an element

- renally excreted

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Side effects of lithium?

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  • dry mouth
  • polydipsia
  • tremor
  • hypothyroidism
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Toxic side effects of lithium?

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  • coma
  • convulsions
  • nausea and diarrhoea
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Example of a anti-convulsant that can be used as a mood stabiliser?

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  • valporic acid
  • lamotrigiene
  • carbamazepine
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Side effects of valproate and carbamazepine

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  • drowsiness
  • ataxia
  • cardiovascular
  • valproate = teratogenic
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Examples of antipsychotic medications?

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  • quetiapine
  • aripiprazole
  • olanzapine
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Side effects of antipsychotics

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  • weight gain

- sedation

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Where do benzodiazepines work?

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  • GABA A receptor
  • allosteric effect
  • causes membrane hyperpolarisation (Cl- entry)
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Side effects of long term benzodiazepines?

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  • sedation and psychomotor impairment
  • withdrawal problems
  • dependency and abuse
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Drugs used for the treatment of anxiety?

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  • antidepressants
  • benzodiazepines
  • buspirone
  • pregabalin
  • b blockers
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What region of the brain integrates sensory and cognitive information in fear?

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Where does the effect of fear arise?
- anterior cingulate cortex
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The avoidance behaviour associated with fear arises where?
- periaqueductal grey
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The autonomic symptoms of increased HR and BP associated with fear arise where?
- locus coeruleus
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Re-experiencing of fear arises where?
- the hippocampus
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Name some examples of benzodiazepines?
- lorazepam | - diazepam
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Symptoms of benzodiazepine withdrawal?
- nausea - cramps - confusion - psychosis
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What does serotonin innervate?
- innervates the amygdala | - amygdala responsible for integration of sensory and cognitive information in fear
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How long may an SSRI take to help depression?
- 4-6weeks
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How long might an SSRI take to help anxiety?
- 12 weeks | - majority see benefit within 4 weeks
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Treatment of panic disorder - 1st line and up?
- Self help - CBT - SSRI - TCA
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Treatment of OCD 1st line and up?
- self help - CBT - ERP (Exposure response prevention) - SSRI + CBT - TCA
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PTSD treatment ladder
- CBT - EMDR - limited drug effect, praxosin in sleep, SSRI for depression
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Treatment ladder of GAD?
- Psychoeducation - CBT - SSRI - Short term benzodiazepines - SNRI - Pregabalin
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Side effects of cholinesterase inhibitors?
- nausea - diarrhoea - headaches - muscle cramps
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Drugs used for dementia?
- Alzheimer's - cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, rivastigimine) - memantine (NMDA antagonist)
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Side effects of memantine?
- hypertension - sedation - dizziness

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