Stimulants

Question 1

Stimulants pharmacology

Answer 1

• Cardiovascular- Increases Blood Pressure
• Central nervous system
  
  • stimulation- sleeplessness, restless
  • decreased appetite
  • counteract depressant agents
• psychosocial
  
  • euphoria, increased self confidence, decreased fatigue

NOTE:

used only for 6 weeks for it to work and lay off for 4 weeks without it and get back again for 6 weeks. NEVER continuous.

Question 2

Adverse Reaction

Answer 2

• Withdrawal
  
  • fatigue, depression, suicidal, paranoi
  • Most schedule 2 and some schedule 3 if a person gets addicted
• Toxicities
  
  • arrhythmias
  • seizures
  • coma

Question 3

Therapeutic uses of stimulants

Answer 3

• Weight loss (6 weeks)
• Narcolepsy (long term)
• Enuresis (bed wetting)

Question 4

anorectic agents

Answer 4

• Beta and dopaminergic agonist
• tolerance can develop
• psychological and physical dependence
• contraindication
  
  • hypertension
  • cardiovascular disease
  • epilepsy

Question 5

attention deficit disorder

Answer 5

• Physically overactive
• short attetion span
• impulse antisocial behavior
• greater incidence in males

NOTE:

• minimal amount of distraction
• better to not use drugs
• adulthood
  
  • problematic at school to focus and learn

Question 6

Treatment of attention deficit disorder

Answer 6

• Psychological and educational
• hyperkinetic treatment medications (stimulants)
  
  • The stimulant causes a part of the brain to focus and concentrate
  • contraindicated in epilepsy and hypertension
  • side effects- anorexia, dizziness, dependence
  • methylphenidate (schedule 2)

Question 7

analeptic agents

Answer 7

• Induces seizures
• therapeutic use
  
  • stimulate respiratory drive at doses just elow inducing seizures
    
    • treatment of overdose
    • hasten recovery from anesthesia
    • acute respiratory insuffiency in COPD