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Citalopram - Brand Name

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  • Celexa
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Citalopram - Class

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  • SSRI
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Citalopram - Dosing

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  • 20 - 40 mg/day
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Citalopram - Commonly Prescribed For

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  • MDD (FDA) approved
  • PMDD
  • OCD
  • GAD
  • PTSD
  • Social anxiety disorder/social phobia
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Citalopram - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response

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  • Trazodone (insomnia)
  • Bupropion (sexual dysfunction, emotional flattening)
  • Mirtazapine (insomnia, agitation, GI)
  • Modafinil (fatigue, sleepiness)
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Citalopram - Side Effects

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  • Sedation (mild antihistamine properties)
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Dose shouldn’t exceed 20 mg/day in > 60 y/o
  • Increased bleeding risk with anticoagulants/NSAIDs
  • Activation
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Citalopram - Half-Life

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  • 23 - 45 hours
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Escitalopram - Brand Name

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  • Lexapro
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Escitalopram - Class

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  • SSRI
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Escitalopram - Dosing

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  • 10 - 20 mg/day
  • Some patients can be dosed at 30-40
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Escitalopram - Commonly Prescribed For

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  • MDD (FDA Approved)
  • GAD (FDA Approved)
  • Panic disorder
  • OCD
  • PTSD
  • PMDD
  • Social anxiety (social phobia)
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Escitalopram - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response

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  • Trazodone (insomnia)
  • Bupropion (sexual dysfunction, emotional flattening)
  • Mirtazapine (insomnia, agitation, GI)
  • Modafinil (fatigue, sleepiness)
  • Gabapentin (anxiety - if all else fails)
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Escitalopram - Side Effects

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  • Sexual dysfunction
  • GI
  • Sweating
  • Activation
  • Increased bleeding risk with anticoagulants/NSAIDs
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Escitalopram - Half-Life

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  • 27 - 23 hours
  • Steady state plasma concentrations achieved within 1 week
  • Food doesn’t affect absorption
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Fluoxetine - Brand Name

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  • Prozac
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Fluoxetine - Class

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  • SSRI
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Fluoxetine - Dosing

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  • 20 - 80 mg/day
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Fluoxetine - Commonly Prescribed For

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  • MDD (FDA Approved)
  • OCD (FDA Approved)
  • Panic Disorder (FDA Approved)
  • PMDD (FDA Approved)
  • Bulimia (FDA Approved)
  • Bipolar depression/treatment-resistant depression (with zyprexa) (FDA Approved)
  • Social anxiety disorder
  • PTSD
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Fluoxetine - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response

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Fluoxetine - Side Effects

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  • Sexual dysfunction
  • GI disturbance
  • CNS (insomnia, sedation, agitation, H/A, dizziness)
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Fluoxetine - Half-Life

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Fluvoxamine - Brand Name

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  • Luvox
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Fluvoxamine - Class

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  • SSRI
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Fluvoxamine - Dosing

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  • 100 - 200 mg/day
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Fluvoxamine - Commonly Prescribed For
- OCD (FDA Approved) - Social anxiety/phobia (FDA Approved) - Depression - Panic disorder - GAD - PTSD
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Fluvoxamine - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response
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Fluvoxamine - Side Effects
- Bradycardia w/ coadministration of diltiazem -Propranolol/metoprolol: reduce dose if administered/titrate cautiously - Smokers 25% increase in metabolism - Sexual dysfunction - GI disturbance - CNS (insomnia, sedation, agitation, H/A, dizziness)
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Fluvoxamine - Half-Life
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Paroxetine - Brand Name
- Paxil
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Paroxetine - Class
- SSRI
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Paroxetine - Dosing
- 20 - 50 mg/day
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Paroxetine - Commonly Prescribed For
- MDD (FDA Approved) - OCD (FDA Approved) - Panic disorder (FDA Approved) - PTSD (FDA Approved) - Social anxiety/social phobia (FDA Approved) - GAD (FDA Approved) - PMDD (FDA Approved) - Weight gain (FDA Approved) - Vasomotor symptoms (FDA Approved)
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Paroxetine - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response
- Best used for complicated PTSD and needing sleep
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Paroxetine - Side Effects
- Anticholinergic side effects (constipation, dry mouth) - Dizziness - Sexual dysfunction - GI disturbance - CNS
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Paroxetine - Half Life
-
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Sertraline - Brand Name
- Zoloft
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Sertraline - Class
- SSRI
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Sertraline - Dosing
- 50 - 200 mg/day
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Sertraline - Commonly Prescribed For
- MDD (FDA Approved) - PMDD (FDA Approved) - OCD (FDA Approved) - PTSD (FDA Approved) - Panic disorder (FDA Approved) - Social anxiety/social phobia (FDA Approved) - GAD
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Sertraline - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response
- Highest preferred SSRI - 1st line for pregnant/breastfeeding mothers - 1st line for pt w/ hx of MI/CVA
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Sertraline - Side Effects
- Sexual dysfunction - GI disturbance - CNS (insomnia, sedation, agitation, H/A, dizziness)
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Sertraline - Half-Life
-
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Duloxetine - Brand Name
- Cymbalta
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Duloxetine - Class
- SNRI
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Duloxetine - Dosing
- 40 - 120 mg/day - No evidence of benefit after > 60 mg/day
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Duloxetine - Commonly Prescribed For
- MDD (FDA Approved) - DPNP (FDA Approved) - Fibromyalgia (FDA Approved) - GAD (FDA Approved) - Chronic musculoskeletal pain (FDA Approved) - OCD - Stress/urinary incontinence - Neuropathic/chronic pain
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Duloxetine - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response
- California rocket fuel = SNRI + mirtazapine
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Duloxetine - Contraindications
- Hepatic failure/liver dysfunction/alcohol use disorder - Uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma - Increase in risk of bleeding events (NSAIDs, aspirin)
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Duloxetine - Side Effects
- Orthostatic hypotension - Dose-dependent increase in BP - Sexual SE - GI disturbance - CNS effects
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Venlafaxine - Brand Name
- Effexor
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Venlafaxine - Class
- SNRI
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Venlafaxine - Dosing
- 75 - 225 mg/day
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Venlafaxine - Commonly Prescribed For
- MDD (FDA Approved) - GAD (FDA Approved) - Social anxiety/phobia (FDA Approved) - Panic disorder (FDA Approved) - PTSD - PMDD
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Venlafaxine - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response
- California rocket fuel = SNRI + mirtazapine
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Venlafaxine - Side Effects
- HTN (monitor BP) - Sweaty - Sexual SE - GI disturbance - CNS effects
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Mirtazapine - Brand Name
- Remeron
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Mirtazapine - Class
- Alpha 2 antagonist
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Mirtazapine - Dosing
- 15 - 45 mg/night
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Mirtazapine - Commonly Prescribed For
- MDD (FDA Approved) - Panic disorder - GAD - PTSD
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Mirtazapine - Augmenting Combos for Treatment Resistance or Partial Response
- Good for sleep and appetite stimulation - Higher doses = norepi stimulation
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Mirtazapine - Side Effects
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