Serotonin Flashcards
5-HT2 Serotonin Agonist that causes Hallucinations
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
5-HT1A Serotonin Agonist for anti-anxiety
Buspirone
5-HT1D serotonin Agonist for excisting migraine
Sumatriptan
Effect of Sumatriptan on cerebral blood vessels
vasoconstriction
3 Serotonin direct Agonists
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Buspirone
Sumatriptan
Serotonin indirect agonist for Affective disorders, OCD, panic attacks
Fluoxetine
Fluoxetine’s Mechanism of action
SSRI– will increase serotonin in synapse
Side affects of Fluoxetine
nausea, sexual dysfunction
Serotonin indirect agonist for Narcolepsy and affective disorders
Phenelzine
Phenelzine mechanism of action
MAOI– increases serotonin in synapase
Side effect of Phenelzine
HTN crisis
2 serotonin indirect agonists
Fluoxetine–SSRI
Phenelzine–MAOI
Serotonin antagonist for Allergies, pruritis, utricaria, carcinoids
Cyproheptadine
Cyproheptadine acts on what receptor
a serotonin R antagonist on 5-HT2 & Histamine H1
Serotonin antagonist for Chemotherapy, post-op, and x-ray induced nausea and vomiting
Ondansetron