Psychopharmacology (lite) Flashcards
What are the indications to take antidepressants?
Unipolar and bipolar depression, organic mood disorders, schizoaffective disorder, anxiety disorders including OCD, panic, social phobia, PTSD
What are the classifications fo antidepressants?
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
- Seritonin/ Noradrenaline Rreuptake Inhibtors
- Noval antidepressants
Name some teriary Tricyclic antidepressants
- Imipramine
- Amitriptyline
- Doxepin
- Clomipramine
Name some secondary Tricyclic antidepressants
- Desipramine
* Nortriptyline
Name some selective seritonin reuptake inhibitors
- Paroxetine
- Sertraline
- Fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Citalopram
- Escitalopram
- Fluvoxamine
Name some seritonin/ noradrenalin reuptake inhibotrs
- Venlafaxine
* Duloxetine
Name some noval antidepressants
- Mirtazepine
* Buproprion
What are the indications for mood stabalisers?
Bipolar, cyclothymia, schizoaffective
What are the classes of mood stabalisers?
Lithium, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics
Name some anticonvulsants
- Valproic acid
- Carbamazepine
- Lamotrigine
What are the indications for the uses of antipsychotics?
○ schizophrenia
○ schizoaffective disorder
○ bipolar disorder- for mood stabilization and/or when psychotic features are present
○ psychotic depression
○ augmenting agent in treatment resistant anxiety disorders
What are the classifications of antipsychotics?
- Typical
* Atypical
What are the adverse effects of typical antipsychotics?
Extrapyramidal side effects
Name some typical antipsychotics
High potency · Fluphenazine · Haloperidol · Pimozide Low potency · Chlorpromazine · Thioridazine
What are the adverse effects of atypical antipsychotics?
Weight gain and sedation
Name some atypical antipsychotics
- Rispiradone
- Olanzepine
- Quetiapine
- Aripiprazole
- Clozapine
What are anxiolyics used to treat?
○ Used to treat many diagnoses including
- panic disorder
- generalized Anxiety disorder
- substance-related disorders and their withdrawal
- insomnias and parasomnias
○ In anxiety disorders often use anxiolytics in combination with SSRIS or SNRIs for treatment.
Name an anxiolytics
Buspiradone
What are Benzodiazepines used for?
○ Used to treat insomnia, parasomnias and anxiety disorders
○ Often used for CNS depressant withdrawal protocols ex. ETOH withdrawal.
Give some examples of benzodiazepines
Alprazolam (Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Diazepam (Valium), Lorazepam (all end in -zepam)
