Week 12 Maldaptive Strategies

Question 0

How many days in between the use of an MAO inhibitor should you wait before taking an SSRI?

Answer 0

14 days

Question 1

What is Paxil and what is it used for?

Answer 1

An anti-depressant medication in the SSRI category. used to treat depression, OCD, anxiety and PTSD

Question 2

What is Librium and what is it used for?

Answer 2

A benzodiazepine , used to treat anxiety, don’t take with MAOI’s

Question 3

Patients who are taking MAOIs should have what type of restricted diet?

Answer 3

Tyramine Restricted

Question 4

Foods high in tyramines include?

Answer 4

Aged cheeses, cured meats,fermented cabbage, soy sauce, fava beans, homemade yeast breads, liquor, (champaign, gin vodka and scotch are safe) leftovers, (chocolate and coffee have small amounts)

Question 5

What type of medication is Zoloft, and what is it used for?

Answer 5

An antidepressant in the SSRI group of medications