psych 101 Flashcards
abilify
antipsychotic, when added with a antidepressant, works like a mood stabilizer
mood stabilizer
decreases dopamine activity in a bipolar disorder
carbamazepine
tegretol
mood stabilzer
divalproex
depakote
mood stabilizer
eskalith
lithium carbonate
mood stabilizer
alprazolam
xanax
benzos
cholordiazepoxide
librium
benzos
anti-anxiety
diazepam
valium
benzos
anti anxiety
benzodiazepines
anti anxiety drugs, increases the activity of the GABA
calmness, less excited
trycyclic
1st generation anti depressant
blocks the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine at the neurons axon terminal
imipramine
profranil
anti depressant
tricyclic
amitriptyline
elavil
antidepressant
tricyclic
doxepin
sinequan
antidepressant
tricyclic
SSRIs
selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors
3rd generation
works by blocking the reabsorption/re uptake of serotonin at the neural synapes
fluoxetine
prozac
ssri
antidepressant