Antidepressants
Benzodiazepines
Other Medications
Natural Products/ Anxiety Knowledge
RANDOM
100
What is the drug treatment of choice for chronic anxiety?
What is Antidepressants
100
What is the brand name of Diazepam?
What is Valium
100
What drug can be used as and alternative agent for short term anxiety, as an alternative to benzodiazepines?
What is Hydroxizine
100
__________ is defined as excessive, persistent, uncontrollable worry and fear about everyday situations
What is Anxiety
100
The brand name for Fluoxetine
What is Prozac
200
Delayed onset of action, medication adherence, and the possibility of unwanted side effects are ________ of antidepressant therapy.
What are Disadvantages
200
Benzodiazepine use with _________ can result in extreme sleepiness, respiratory depression, coma and death.
What are opioids
200
What drug is a possible option if the patient poorly responded to antidepressants, are at risk for benzodiazepines abuse, and safe in elderly.
What is Buspirone.
200
Generalized anxiety disorder, Panic disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder are examples of what?
What are the three major types of anxiety disorders.
200
Duloxetine and Venlafaxine in what drug class?
What are SNRIs
300
What class of drugs inhibit the reuptake of only serotonin?
What are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
300
What benzodiazepines are controlled substances?
What are all of them.
300
What drug is also used for neuropathic pain?
What is Pregabalin (Lyrica).
300
What natural product appears to be safe and is rated "possibly effective" by the Natural Medicines Database.
What is Passionflower.
300
What drug is also used to treat hypertension? (Mechanism of action: decreases heart rate and blood pressure?
What is Propranolol.
400
What class(s) of antidepressants are considered first line treatment for General Anxiety Disorder?
What are SSRIs and SNRIs
400
What can happen when someone overdoses on benzodiazepines? (Reason why it can be deadly)
What is respiratory depression
400
What drug has skeletal muscle relaxing, bronchodilator, antihistamine, antiemetic, and analgesic properties?
What is Hydroxyzine?.
400
Increased physical activity, helping others, community involvement, yoga and meditation are examples of what?
What are Lifestyle changes that improve anxiety symptoms.
400
What class of drugs should not be used in patients age 65 and older?
What are benzodiazepines.
500
What antidepressants can cause cardiotoxicity, and anticholinergic reactions?
What are Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
500
What benzodiazepine has the longest half-life (t1/2)? (Stays active in the system for longer).
What is Diazepam (Valium)
500
What drug should not be used in patients with asthma or COPD?
What is Propranolol.
500
What Natural Product is known for having numerous drug-drug interactions?
What is St. John's Wort.
500
________ is FIRST line treatment in treating Anxiety disorder.
What is psychotherapy (Ex: CBT, CT, etc).
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