Psych Drugs Flashcards
Antidepressant indications
depression, anxiety, neuropathic pain, eating disorders
SSRIs (5)
citalopram/escitalopram, fluoxetine, sertraline, duloxetine, paroxetine
SSRI AEs
BOW SIGHSS - bleeding, orthostatic hypotension, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, GI upset, hyponatremia, sleep serotonin syndrome, sweating (+/- initial anxiety/agitation)
Citalopram - key info
SSSRI, key SE - QT prolongation
Fluoxetine - key info
SSRI, use for adolescents
Paroxetine - key info
SSRI, key SE - sexual dysfunction
Sertraline - key info
SSRI, commonly used (usu well-tolerated), key SE - GI symptoms
Duloxetine - key info
SSRI, best for back pain
SNRIs
Venlafaxine, SEs - same as SSRI + hypertension (not ortho hypotension), more effective than SSRI but more toxic (more SEs)
Mirtazapine
SE - +++weight gain, sedation
1st line antidepressants
SSRIs, SNRIs, mirtazapine
MAOIs
Moclobemide, doesn’t cause sexual dysfunction, SE - cheese reaction
TCAs
Amitriptyline, nortryptiline
TCA - AEs
anti-HAM, major C: anti-Histamine (sedation), anti-Adrenergic (orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia, arrhythmias), anti-Muscarinic (anti-SLUDGE), Convulsions, Coma, Cardiotoxicity (OD = lethal)
2nd line antidepressants
TCAs, MAOIs