PSYC Anxiolytics Word Scramble
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| Anxiolytics | Drug name | Indications | Side Effects | Mechanism | What you should remember... |
| SSRIs | Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Paroxetine, Citralopram, Escitalopram | First line for GAD, OCD and PTSD | Nausea, GI upset, somnolence, sexual dysfunction, agitation | Blocks serotonin reuptake to increase serotonin | |
| Buspirone | Buspirone | GAD, OCD, PTSD | SEIZURES with chronic use. NO tolerance, withdrawal or dependence. | Unknown | Takes 1 week before action |
| Beta blockers | Atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol | Performance anxiety, PTSD | bradycardia, hypotension | blocks beta receptors found throughout the body: heart beta1 decrease HR and BP, lungs beta2 bronchoconstriciton | (blank) |
| Benzodiazepines | Lorazepam (ativan), Alprazolam (xanax) | Anxiety, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm | Decrease sleep duration; risk of abuse, tolerance and dependence | Binds GABA receptors and increases affinity for GABA to cause depression | (blank) |
| Flumazenil | Romazicon | Antidote to benzo intoxication | resedation; nausea, dizziness, vomiting and pain at injection site | blocks benzo binding at GABA receptor | (blank) |
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