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Chap 19

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Benzodiazepines indications   anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasm, seizure, spasticity, alcohol withdrawal - short term use  
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Benzodiazepines s/e   motor incoordination, dizziness, excessive drowsiness; impair cognitive processing and affect concentration, judgment and planning; interfere driving, and psychomotor skills  
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Long-term use of benzo effects   physical dependence  
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abrubtly discontinued benzo   withdrawal syndrome: rebound anxiety, insomnia, headach, irritability, muscle twitches  
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abrupt withdrawal from alprazolam   seizures  
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benzo and barbituates   reinforcing effects of benzo is less than the reinforcing effects of barbiturates, but greater than reinforcing effects of sedating antihistamins; massive overdose less likely to cause fatal than Barbi  
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Benzodiazepine and pregnancy   category D, can't use long term for pregnancy  
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Diazepam indications   also for acute seizures, severe muscle spasm, spasticity  
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Lorazepam indications   anxiety and seizures  
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Temazepam, Flurazepam, triazolam indications   insomnia  
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Lorezepam and temazepam   preferred for elderly  
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Triazolam s/e   amnesia, confusion, delirium esp in elderly  
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Alprazolam, indications   anxiey, panic disorder  
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clonazepam indications   anxiey, panic disorder, Seizures  
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midazolam   IV for anesthetic for pt going to surgery  
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Barbiturates indications   anxiety disorders, insomnia, seizures, anesthesia  
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Benzo vs Barbiturates uses   Barbiturates do not produce significant muscle relaxation and are not used in treating muscle spasm or spasticity disorders, massive use of Barbi can be more fatal  
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phenobarbital indications   seizures  
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Antihistamines (dyphenhydramine)   treat mild insomnia, anxiety, sleep preparations, sedative before surgery  
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Antihistamines characteristics   sedation, blood-brain barrier, block acetylcholine release induce drowsiness and sleep  
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Zolpidem, zaleplon, eszopiclone   newer agents for insomnia  
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Different between this new group and old benzo (short vs long acting)   - less adverse effects - weaker daytime sedation and hangover effect due to shorter elimination halflife. Old benzo are less selective in choosing receptor and bind to a more widespread distribution of receptors  
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Melatonin indications   treatment of jet lag, insomnia in shift-changed workers and elderly, delayed sleep-phase syndrome and non-24 hour sleep-wake disorder  
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Ramelteon indications   sleep-onset insomnia  
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Non-benzo anxyolitics   propanolol and buspirone  
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Buspirone   treatment of chronic anxiety by anxiolytic effect  
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Buspirone special   anxiolytic effects without causing marked sedation, amnesia, tolerance, dependence  
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Buspirone s/e   headache, dizziness, nervousness  
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Propanolol   prevent tachycardia and other signs of stage fright/ acute situational or perfomance anxiety. - take 1 hour before anxiety-provoking  
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