stimulants
anti-anxiety meds
anti-depressants
muscle relaxants
sedatives/hypnotics
100
caffeine
What is the most widely used CNS stimulant?
100
anxiety
What is a feeling of apprehension, worry, or uneasiness that may or may not be based on reality?
100
Depression and smoking cessation.
What is Buproprion used for?
100
Carisoprodol, Cyclobenzaprine, Methocarbamol
What are short-term muscle relaxants?
100
Relaxing, calming effect, given during day
What is a sedative?
200
modafinil
What is used to treat narcolepsy, sleep apnea, shift-work sleep disorder, jet-lag?
200
benzodiazapines
What class of drugs are alprazolam, chlordiazeposide, diazepam, and lorazepam?
200
Dopamine, serotonin, & norepinephrine
What are the neurotransmitters involved in depression?
200
Spinal cord and Brain (CNS), not the skeletal muscles
What are skeletal muscle relaxants?
200
Induces drowsiness or sleep-given at night or bedtime.
What is a hypnotic
300
amphetamines
What are drugs used to treat ADD & ADHD?
300
Increased anxiety, concentration difficulties, tremor, sensory disturbances.
What are symptoms of benzodiazepine withdrawals?
300
TCA, MAOI, SSRI
What are some categories of antidepressants?
300
Alcohol, opioid analgesics, psych drugs, and antihistamines
What are interactions of skeletal muscle relaxants that can cause death?
300
flurazepam, temazepam, triazolam
What is examples of benzodiazepines?
400
amphetamine drugs
What are drugs that result in elevated BP, wakefulness, and a euphoric state that can increase their dependency potential?
400
alcohol, analgesics, tricyclic antidepressants, antipsychotics, digoxin
What drugs interact with antianxiety drugs?
400
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
What is the first-line of treatment for depression?
400
Phenobarbital, Phenytoid, Ethosuximide, Clonazepam
What are drugs used to treat epilepsy?
400
eszopiclone, zaleplon, zolpidem
What are some examples of nonbenzodiazepines?
500
anorexiants
What are drugs used for short term treatment of exogenous obesity?
500
4-6 weeks
What is length of withdrawal symptoms of long term antianxiety drugs?
500
EVERYTHING
What is "What do MAOI's interact with"?
500
Never abruptly discontinue!!
What is any of the catagories we studied this unit!!
500
Record vital signs, assess level of consciousness, and assess patient's needs.
What do you do preadministration of sedatives and hypnotics?
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