Antidepressants
T/F: Antidepressants make you forget your problems.
What is False?
A word to use for worry or nervousness.
What is anxiety?
This is the "original" mood stabilizer and is a naturally occurring salt.
What is lithium.
Examples of first generation or "typical" antipsychotics. They make you "shuffle."
What are thorazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine?
T/F: Everyone treated with psychiatric medications need to take them for the rest of their lives
What is False?
Prozac (fluoxetine) is this kind of medicine.
What is an antidepressant, specifically an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)?
These medications can lead to tolerance (needing more for the same effect) and dependence.
What are benzodiazepines?
Xanax/alprazolam; Ativan (lorazepam); Valium (diazepam); Klonopin (clonazepam); Restoril (temazepam)
These are used to monitor patients' medication levels.
What are blood tests for drug concentrations?
Diseases treated by antipsychotics.
What are schizophrenia, psychotic disorder, schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder?
These medicines, although "natural," can have dangerous interactions and side effects.
What are herbal remedies?
Antidepressants usually take this long to work.
What is 4 to 6 weeks?
This common vascular problem can make you feel anxious.
What is hypertension?
T/F: Many mood stabilizers are also used for infection control?
What is false?
They are often anticonvulsants or seizure medications.
These are second and third generation or "atypical" antipsychotics.
What are Zyprexa, Risperdal, Abilify, Latuda, Geodon, Vraylar, etc?
These non-medication interventions also treat depression.
What are therapy, exercise and sleep hygiene?
Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Effexor, Trintellix, Vybriid, and Lexapro are all...
What are antidepressants?
T/F Some anxiety medications can also treat diabetic pain and seizures.
What is true?
This is lithium toxicity's symptoms.
What are diarrhea, vomiting, muscle weakness, heart rate changes, and seizures.
Things that you can do to prevent the side effect of weight gain.
What are eating healthy and exercise?
Who you go to when your medications aren't working well.
What is your prescriber? (Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician's Assistant)
This is a resource when having thoughts of suicide.
What is 1-800-273-TALK?
Also contact friends, loved ones, family, therapist, prescriber, community resources . . .
This is unsafe to drink with medications that are sedating.
What is alcohol?
They are called mood stabilizers for this reason.
What is mood dysregulation and instability of mood.
This is a way to take medication only once every 28 days.
What are long-acting injections (LAIs)?
Tracey Cranston and Melanie Novick
What are psychiatric nurse practitioners?