General Knowledge
What are SSRIs and what does it stand for?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Medication that is used to treat many mental illnesses that increase the levels of serotonin in the brain by blocking SERT.
What is an example of a side effect for SSRIs?
Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, panic attacks, disruption of sleep, etc.
What neurotransmitter does SSRIs affect?
Monoamines
What kind of mental illnesses do SSRIs treat?
Anxiety, depression, OCD
Name one of the receptors that serotonin acts on?
5HT2A, 5HT1A, 5HT3, and 5HT2C
What molecule gets rushed into the cell in order to allow neurotransmitters to be released in the synaptic cleft?
Ca 2+
What is an example of an SSRI we discussed?
Prozac, Lexapro, Zoloft.
How long does it take for the SSRI drug to take effect in the body?
2-4 weeks
Neurotransmitters carry information from the___________(sending) neuron to the __________ (receiving) cell.
Presynaptic, Postsynaptic
What combined with antidepressant drugs was more effective for treatment?
psychotherapy
The 5-HT3R receptor targets what part of the body?
Brain- hypothalamus and brainstem
What protein deos SSRIs block in order for serotonin to be increased?
SERT, serotonin transporter
What is the most common SSRI? Brand and generic name?
Prozac, Fluoxetine
When the receptor 5HT2C affects the spinal cord, what is the leading side affect?
sexual dysfunction
What is the chemical imbalance theory?
the idea that depression is caused by insufficient monoanimes.