Atypical Antidepressants
Munchies
R&D
Hormonez
100
Tetracyclic antidepressant that has weight gain as a side effect
What is mirtazapine?
100
Name of the appetite stimulating drug that is also found in marijuana
What is dronabinol
100
Appetite stimulating drug that mimics this hormone
What is ghrelin
100
A synthetic progestin
What is megesterol acetate?
200
Antidepressants that are "typical"
What is tricyclic, SSRI, SNRI, monoamine oxidase inhibitors...?
200
Other patient populations that benefit from appetite stimulants
What is HIV pts, cancer pts
200
A location of the brain very impacted by ghrelin and leptin
What is the hypothalamus?
300
The reason that mirtazapine has sedative effects
What is anti-histamine?
300
Orexigenic hormones
What is Neuropeptide Y (NPY) Melanin-concentrating hormone Agouti-related protein (AgRP) Galanin Galanin-like peptide Orexin
400
The MoA of mirtazapine
What is alpha2 antagonist, 5-HT antagonist?
500
Reasons to use atypical antidepressant
What is • Typical antidepressant therapy has not been helpful • Adverse effects of typical antidepressants are intolerable • Side effects of atypical antidepressants have a desired effect (e.g. drowsiness, weight/appetite gain) • As a supplement to “typical” antidepressants to enhance their effects
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