Side Effects
What is a side effect?
An unintended reaction to medication
What do mood stabilizers do?
Balance neurotransmitters, like Serotonin, Dopamine, GABA, and neural pathways to prevent extreme shifts between manic hughs and depressive lows.
Is haldol an antipsychotic?
Yes!
Where were french fries invented?
Belgium
Lithium is known to affect electrolytes that require monitoring while take this med.
TRUE: Lithium interferes with Sodium (mimics), causing potential low Sodium (hyponatremia) due to kidney retention and affects potassium (competes). Also, Calcium excretion may be reduced, and Magnesium may be impacted. These interactions can affect fluid balance, nerve function, and kidney health.
What is the most common side effect of benadryl?
Drowsiness
Is Zoloft a mood stabilizer?
Zoloft is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor or SSRI
What are approved indications for an antipsychotic?
Symptoms of psychosis, depression, or OCD
How long was the world's longest french fry?
34 inches, that's just under 3 feet!
A shrimp's heart is located in its head.
True
Name 3 signs of EPS or Extrapyramidal Symptoms
Muscle Stiffness, Tremors (Parkinsonism), Restlessness (akathesia), Sudden Muscle Spasms (Dystonia = neck twisting, eye rolling), and chronic facil grimacing/lip-smacking (tardive dyskinesia).
Name two mood stabilizers:
Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine
Haldol is available in what forms?
It comes as a tablet, a short-acting injection and a long-acting injection
Over 10,000! An average of 12 times per minute.
The state of California has more residents than the entire country of Canada.
True!
What are some other common side effects of antipsychotics?
Restlessness, muscle stiffness, tremor, sleepiness, or insomnia
When do we use mood stabilizers?
In bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression
What is the oldest antipsychotic?
Thorazine, developed in the 1950s
What US state is the closest to Africa?
Maine
Your nose and ears never stop growing.
True!
What can be a side effect of your lithium level being too high?
Tremor, Nausea, Confusion
Depakote is used as a mood stabilizer and for what other medical condition?
Seizures
What medications are associated with EPS, and what neurotransmitter interference is responsible for this?
Antipsychotics, especially first generation antipsychotics, and antidepressants and other meds that block Dopamine
How high can a kangaroo jump?
Up to 6 feet!
Antipsychotics are divided into classes of first generation or typical and second generation or atypical.
True