Benzodiazepines
Used to treat these two conditions.
Anxiety and Insomnia
Used to treat symptoms related to these two conditions.
Allergies and Cold/Flu
SSRIs
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Used to treat mental/mood conditions such as ______.
Schizophrenia or Bipolar
This drug is an anxiolytic, a medication used to treat _____.
Anxiety
These two short-acting drugs go by the brand names Xanax and Ativan.
Alprazolam and Lorazepam
Three common drugs; Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), Cyproeheptadine (Periactin), and Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) are defined as _____-acting drugs.
short
These short-acting drugs, sertraline, escitalopram, citalopram, and fluoxetine, are anything but generic.
Zoloft, Lexapro, Celexa, and Prozac
Olanzapine is also known as _____.
Zyprexa
This brand name is not far off from it's generic name; Buspirone.
Buspar
Valium, Klonopin, and Librium are these three long-acting drugs.
Diazepam, Clonazepam, and Chlordiazepoxide
This is a common symptom of antihistamines.
Drowsiness
Luvox and Paxil are the brand names for these two long-acting drugs.
Anti-psychotic drugs are separated into these two categories that have to do with how they affect neurotransmitters.
Typical (first generation) and Atypical (second generation)
GAD
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
PO is the abbreviation that means this method of taking medications.
By mouth
Avoid taking these medications with anti-histamines as they could cause an adverse reaction.
anti-depressants, indigestion medications, and cold medications containing anti-histamines.
Amitriptyline, a.k.a. Elavil, is this type of anti-depressant used when someone's depression is resistant to other SSRIs.
Tricyclic (TCAs)
Schizophrenia is a risk factor for this condition because of the increase in cortisol and the medications used to treat it.
Diabetes
Drinking this type of fruit juice can prevent medications from being metabolized.
Grapefruit
The best time to take these two medications that help treat insomnia is 1 hour before bed.
Diazepam (Valium) and Lorazepam (Ativan)
Anti-histamines work by blocking the effects of histamine, a hormone that causes capillaries to ____.
dilate
Don't stop now. This condition is caused by stopping or misusing anti-depressants.
Anti-Depressant Discontinuation Syndrome
This condition causes repetitive involuntary movements. The chance of developing this increases every additional year anti-psychotics are used.
Tardive dyskinesia (TD)
Buspirone is this type of drug, taking 3 to 4 weeks before you start to feel better.
Long-acting