psych-pharm Flashcards
preferred tx forEtOH WD
benzo
preferred tx for anxiety
SSRI, SNRI, buspirone
preferred tx for ADHD
menthylphenidate, amphetamines
preferred tx for bipolar
lithium, valpro, carbamazapine, atypical antupsychotic
preferred tx for for bulima
SSRIs
preferred tx for depression
SSRI SNRI, TCAs bspirone mirtazipine
preferred tx for panic disorder
SSRIs, ven;afaxine, benzos (NO BENZO IN PTSD)
preferred tx for PTSD
SSRI
preferred tx for schizophrenia
antipsychotics
preferred tx for social phobias
SSRIs
tourette’s
antipsychotics
MOA of CNS stimulants
increase catecholamines at the synaptic cleft
antipsychotic MOA
block dopamine D2 receptors
high potency antipsychotics
Trifluoperazine, fluphenazine, haldol (mostly used for + sx)
low potency antipsychotics
chloropromazine, thiorodazine (mostly used for + sx)
side effects of antipsychotics
extrapyramidal effects, galactorrhea, dry mouth, constipation, hypotension, and sedation
serious tox of antipsychotics
neuroleptic malignant syndrome, tardive dyskinesia
atypical antipsychotics
olamazapine, clozapine, quietiapine, riperidone, aripiprazile, ziprasidone