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antiepileptic agents

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the unpleasant state of mind in which unreal or imagined dangers are anticipated Anxiety
A state charcterized by an expansive, emotional state (including symptoms of extreme exitement and elation) and hyperactivity Mania
A group of psychotropic agents prescribed to alleviate anxiety Benzodiazepines
Emotional disorders charcterized by changes in mood Affective Disorders
Classified as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) Phenelzine
Patients on MAOIs need to be taught to avoid food that contain this substance Tyramine
Antidepressants agents that block reuptake of amine neurotransmitters Tricyclics
An abnormal emotional state charcterized by exaggerated fellings of sadness, melancholy, and worthlessness out of proportion to reality Depression
The most frequently prescribed Benzodiazepine Diazepam
The most widely used Tricyclic antidepressant Amitriptyline
An atypical antipsychotic agent used to treat schizophrenia Resperidone
A second-generation antidepressant Sertraline
the drug of choice for mania Lithium
A term used to describe a major emotional disorder that impairs the metal function of the affected individual to the extent that the individual cannot participate in every day life Psychosis
Patients taking newer antipsychotic agents such as quetiapine (Seroquel) should be cautioned about which problem? Postural hypotension
When starting an antidepressent therapy, How long will it take to feel better? 4 to 6 weeks
Extrapyamidal effects include spasmodic movement of limbs and the inability to sit still, parkinsonian-like symptoms (mask-like facial expressions), involuntary motor restlessness
Patient on MAOI therapy must avoid Tyramine containing foods in order to prevent which medical condition? Severe hypertensive crisis
Abnormal levels of endogenous chemicals in the brain Neurotransmitters Biochemical Imbalance Concept
What drug therapy can treat Bipolar Disorder? Lithium salts
Depression results from a deficiency of neuronal and synaptic catecholamines (primarily Norephephrine) and mania from an excess of amines at the adrengergic receptor sites in the brain. Biogenic Amine Hypothesis (BAH)
excess amines Mania
deficiency of catecholamine (Norepinephrine) Depression
Affective disorder are due to decrease concentrations of serotonin Permissive Hypothesis
Reformation of the BAH not simply increase or decrease catecholamine but as a failure of the regulation of catacholamine activity Dysregualtion Hypothesis
Muscle spams, tremors, seizures, coma, renal failure Serotonin Syndrome
Highly bound to plasma proteins, compete with other Protein binding drugs SSRIs
Serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor sertraline (Zoloft)
An overdose of what drug can cause seizures,coma, circulatory collapse, stroke, and cerebral Hemmorage? selegiline (Eldepryl)
What drug can be used to treat Alcohol withdrawel? lorazepam (Ativan)
What drug has little tolerance on the CV side effects? sertraline (Zoloft)
What drug does not elicit the "cheese effect" Selegiline (Eldepryl)
first generation Antidepressants now considered second line quetiapine (Seroquel)
potentially life threatening include symptoms of high fever, unstabel BP, myoglobinemina quetapine (Seroquel) neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Painfule muscle spasms Akathisia
intractable hiccups quetiapine (Seroquel)
decrease REM sleep sertraline (Zoloft)
takes 4 to 6 weeks maxium effectiveness sertraline (Zoloft)
superior to TCA's and MAOIs sertraline (Zoloft)
painful muscle spams (Akathisia) can be treated with Bentropine (Cogentin) and trihephendule (Artane)
treat major depressive disorder duloxetine (Cymbalta)
of 0.6 to 1.5 mEq/L Lithium therapeutic levels
may darken urine Enacapone
Created by: jessesandoval153
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