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Depression/Anxiety
Mental Health Med
Question | Answer |
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SSRI | first line tx for depression; sexual dysfunction, GI upset, mild sedation, resltessness SEROTONIN SYNDROME |
SNRI | venlafaxine (Effexor) first choice; SEROTONINE SYNDROME, GI probs, sexual dysfunction, agitation, anxiety |
NEDRI | anorexia, weight loss, GI prob, shakiness, tachycardia |
Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant | GI probs, weight gain, orthostatic hypotension, agitation, drowsiness, tremor; RARELY:seizures, agranulocytosis |
Tricyclic antidepressants | More adverse effects than SSRI's, dry mouth, dry eyes, constipation, weight gain, sedation, cardiac dysrhythmias |
MAOI | reserved for pt who don't respond to other stuff; GI prob, v sexual function, weight gain, headache, othostatic hypotension, sleep disturbances, tremor; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS with tyramine |
buspirone (Buspar)- ANTIANXIETY | no tolerance/dependance, mild N, light0headehness, headache, restlessness |
propranolol (Inderal) | Hypotension, fatigue, bradycardia, bronchospasm, dizziness |
citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil) | Selective serotonine reuptake inhibitor |
duloxetine (Cymbalta), venlafaxine (Effexor) | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |
bupropion (Wellbutrin) | Norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor |
mirtazapine (Remeron) | Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic |
amitriptyline (Apo-Amitriptyline), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor) | Tricyclic |
isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Emsam), tranylcypromine (Parnate) | MAOI |