Questions - Drugs 02

Question 1

Which are the antidepressant drugs that cause seizures

Answer 1

BAM-C

• Bipropion
• Amoxapine
• Maprotiline
• Clomipramine

Question 2

Which second-generation antidepressant is used in the US to treat panic attacks and OCD instead of as an antidepressant?

Answer 2

Clomipramine

Question 3

Which antidepressant should you wait five weeks before switching to an MAOI to avoid serotonin syndrome?

Answer 3

Fluoxetine

Question 4

Which is the worst antidepressant for causing sexual dysfunction?

Answer 4

Paroxetine

Question 5

Which antidepressants have withdrawal effects?

Answer 5

• Paroxetine

- Venlafaxine (the worst)

Question 6

Which antidepressant may produce hypertension manifested as sustained increase in diastolic pressure?

Answer 6

Venlafaxine

Question 7

Which antidepressant has also been used to treat diabetic neuropathies?

Answer 7

Duloxetine

Question 8

Which antidepressant is the most potent inhibitor of serotonin reuptake?

Answer 8

Paroxetine

Question 9

Which antidepressant blocks more CYP 450 isoforms than any other SSRI?

Answer 9

Fluoxetine