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| (Ex. Ritaline), a psycho-stimulant for ADHD. Blocks DA reuptake. May cause arrhythmias. Don't mix w/ TCA's. |
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| An irreversible MAOI antidepressant. May cause orthostatic hypertnesion. A last drug of last resort. |
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| Tricyclic Antidepressants |
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| TCA's block neuronal reuptake of 5HT and NE. Many side effects: sedation, weight gain, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, orthostatic hypertension, cardiac dysrhythmias, and death in overdose. |
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| A TCA. Many side effects, possible death with overdose. |
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| A TCA. Many side effects, possible death with overdose. |
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| TCA's not only treat depression, but chronic pain, IBS, overactive bladder, ADHD, sleep apnea, narcolepsy. |
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| SSRI's are good for major depression, OCD, panic disorders, PTSD, bulimia, and social phobias. They are safe in overdose. May cause agitation, insomnia, or sexual dysfunction. |
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| SSRI (Prozac). Good for eating disorders |
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| A selective NE reuptake inhibitor (small effect only). Antidepressant. May help to quit smoking. |
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| A phenothiazine antipsychotic. Weak, has EPS, hypotension, weight gain, antagonist at many receptors. |
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| Stronger Phenothiazine antipsychotic. Severe EPS. D1, D2 antagonist. |
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| Phenothiazine Antipsychotics |
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| Old class anti-psychotics. Have anti-emetic effect, but increase blood prolactin levels and have EPS side effects (acute dystonia, parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia). Ex: Chlorpromazine and Fluphenazine |
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| Antipsychotic. Also causes EPS. D2 antagonist only. |
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| Atypical antipsychotic. No EPS and no increase in Prolactin. May cause agranulocytosis, diabetes and seizures. Used only for refractory patients, and has some effect on negative Sx. |
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| Atypical antipsychotic. Causes EPS and hyperprolactinemia at higher doses. |
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| Atypical antipsychotic. May cause hyperglycemia (weight gain and diabetes) |
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| Atypical antipsychotic. Partial agonist at D2 and 5HT receptors. For schizophrenia. May be useful in bipolar disorders too. |
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| Antipsychotics can be used for schizophrenia, bipolar disease, Huntington's, amphetamine intoxication and intractable hiccough. |
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| Antimanic drug. Restores manic patients to normal w/out causing sedation or behavioral depression. Blood Li levels should be checked. Nontoxic doses have no effect on normal ppl. |
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| Antiseizure drug, good for acute episodes of mania. Fewer side effects (allopecia, weight gain) than Lithium |
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| Antiseizure drug, for people refractory to Lithium and Valproate |
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| Not standardized or verified. Used for mild depression May increase metabolism of oral contraceptives. |
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| Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) |
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| ECT is the most effective and rapid treatment for major depression. Good for pregnant women, suicidal patients, patients who don't respond to the drugs, but may cause memory loss. |
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| SNRI (Serotonin-norepinephrine uptake inhibitor. An anti-depressant. |
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| BDZ: Fast acting anxiolytics, good for anxiety, panic and phobias. Causes less CNS depression than alcohol (can't overdose) but effects compounded by CNS depressants. Muscle relaxants, antiseizure, anterograde amnesia. Increases GABA. |
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| BDZ- long acting muscle relaxant. |
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| Short acting BDZ, for anxiety (panic/agoraphobia) |
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| Short acting BDZ, pre-anesthetic only |
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| BDZ, good for anxiety, anesthesia, insomnia or seizure |
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| Not chemically a BDZ, but same effect. For insomnia. |
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| Less effective than BDZ, but used for drug addicts (if you don't want to give them valium) |
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| Can reverse the effects of BDZ |
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| Aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor (causes bad side effects w/ alcohol. Persists in systems for weeks). |
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| Selective opioid antagonist |
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| A GABA analog, decreases Glu transmission. Helps recovering alcoholics to stay abstinent. |
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| Mixed opioid agonist/antagonist, helps with alcohol abstinence. |
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| Long half-life opioid, reduces symptoms of withdrawal. |
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| Alpha agonist, for hypertension. Also for ADHD and detoxification. |
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| A NDRI (norepinephrine-DA reuptake inhibitor), a CNS stimulant used for ADHD |
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| A potent psychostimulant for ADHD |
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| Mixed Amphetamine Salts (Adderall) |
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| Adderall is a brand-name psychostimulant medication composed of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, which is thought to work by increasing the amount of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain |
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| Atomoxitine is a selective noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor. Good for ADHD |
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