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Mental Health Pharm
Mental Health drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wellbutrin | Atypical antidepressant |
| Remeron | Atypical antidepressant |
| Serzone | Atypical antidepressant |
| Effexor | Atypical antidepressant |
| Cymbalta | Atypical antidepressant |
| Zoloft | SSRI |
| Prozac | SSRI |
| Celexa | SSRI |
| Paxil | SSRI |
| Lexapro | SSRI |
| S/E SSRI | sleep disturbances, gi problems, changes in sex |
| SSRI contraindicated with | MAOI, CNS depressants |
| Elavil | Tricyclic |
| Anafranil | Tricyclic |
| Tofronil | Tricyclic |
| Sinequan | Tricyclic |
| Surmontil | Tricyclic |
| Tricyclics treat | depression, ocd, panic, chronic pain, bed wetting |
| Tricyclics contraindicated with | MAOI, glaucoma, urinary retention, cardiovascular disease, suicidal |
| Tricyclic s/e | anticholinergic, acute glaucoma, sleep disturbance, gi disturbance, sex sedation, seizure, stroke, mi, photosensitivity |
| Herbals to avoid with tricycli | primrose - seizure, st. john't wart - serotonin syndrome |
| Nardil | MAOI |
| Parnate | MAOI |
| MAOI interacts with what food | tyramine, cheese, beer, yeast, choclate, leads to htn crisis |
| MAOI s/e | dizziness, vertigo, headache, insomnia, orthostatic hypotension, dry mouth, anorexia, nausea, constipation |
| Ativan | Benzodiazapene, antianxiety |
| Librium | Benzodiazapene, antianxiety |
| Serax | Benzodiazapene, antianxiety |
| Tranxene | Benzodiazapene, antianxiety |
| Valium | Benzodiazapene, antianxiety |
| Xanax | Benzodiazapene, antianxiety |
| Buspar, buspirone | nonbenzodiazapene/antianxiety |
| Buspar advantages | no alcohol interaction, no sedation, no withdrawal, fast action (3 to 6 weeks) |
| Effexor other use | syptomatic relief of GAD |
| Paxil other use | symptomatic relief of GAD |
| Inderol (beta blocker) other use | physical symtpoms of GAD |
| Lopressor | |
| Lithium | antimanic, bipolar |
| Depakote | antimanic,anticonvulsant |
| Tegretol | antimanic,anticonvulsant |
| Antipressants for antimanic patients | SSRIs and Atypials |
| Zyprexa other use | antimanic, antipsychotic |
| Clozaril other use | antimanic, antipsychotic |
| Ativan other use | antimanic, antianxiety |
| Klonopin other use | antimanic, antianxiety |
| Haldol | Typical antipsychotic |
| Loxitone | Typical antipsychotic |
| Moban | Typical antipsychotic |
| Navane | Typical antipsychotic |
| Orap | Typical antipsychotic |
| Prolixin | Typical antipsychotic (also depot - every two weeks) |
| Thorazine | Typical antipsychotic |
| Abilify | Atypical antipsychotic |
| Clozaril | Atypical antipsychotic |
| Geodon | Atypical antipsychotic |
| Risperdal | Atypical antipsychotic |
| Seroquel | Atypical antipsychotic |
| Zyprexa | Atypical antipsychotic |
| Halperidol | antipsychotic depot (4 weeks) |