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Behavior Health

Psycho-pharmacology

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What are the major adverse effects of a muscarinic cholinergic block? Dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, constipation, tackycardia.
What are the major adverse effects of an H1 block? sedation, substantial weight gain, orthostasis
What are the major adverse effects of a 5-HT2 block? Antipsychotic effects, weight gain, hypotension, ejaculatory dysfunction
What are the major adverse effects of GABA inhibition? Lowers seizure threshold
What are the major adverse effects of an alpha-2 block? sexual dysfunction, priapism (constant boner)
What are the major adverse effects of an alpha-1 block? orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, antipsychotic effect, reflux tachycardia, failure to ejaculate
What are the major adverse effects of a Dopamine-2 block? antipsychotic effect, EPS, Increased prolactin (gynecomastia--development of breasts in men or galactorrhea--spontaneous flow of breast milk), amenorrhea (loss of period)
What are the major effects of Dopamine? Stimulates the heart, increases hepatic/renal blood flow, regulates fine motor movement. Low levels of dopamine are associated with low BP, muscle rigidity, and EPS.
What are the major effects of Acetylcholine? Cholinergic that balances Dopamine; involved in memory, deficient in Alzheimer's disease
What are the major effects of Norepinephrine? Regulates mood (in a good way, along w/ serotonin), is an alpha agonist (vasoconstriction, increases BP, aides ejaculation).
What are the major effects of Serotonin? Helps regulate mood, attention, behavior, and
What are the major effects of Histamine? Alertness, inflammatory response. Blocking causes sedation (Benadryl), and weight gain.
What does AChE (Acetylcholinesterase) do? Enzyme that degrades ACh, thus leading to dementia, Alzheimer's. Think AChE inhibitor = Anti-dementia medication.
What do MAOs do? Monoamine oxidases fuck with mono-amines, especially nor-epi and seritonin, leading to depression. Boo. Hence the use of MAOI's as antidepressants.
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