Antidepressants
Sertraline, Escitalopram, and Citalopram are members of this drug class.
What are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
This medication was the drug of choice for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder.
What is Lithium
Weight gain and metabolic syndrome are commonly seen in these antipsychotics.
What are second generation or atypical antipsychotics
These drug classes are considered first line of treatment in anxiety disorders
What are SSRIs and newer antidepressants.
There is an increased risk for agranulocytosis when taking this medication.
What is clozaril
These neurotransmitters can be increased when taking an antidepressant.
What are norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine.
In addition to treating bipolar disorder, valproic acid, lamotrigine, and gabapentin are also in this drug class.
What are anticonvulsants.
The major uses for antipsychotic drugs are for the treatment of these illnesses.
What is schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, delusional disorder, bipolar disorders, and severe depression with psychotic features.
This class of anxiety medication can cause dependency.
What are benzodiazepines.
The side effect tremors is also known as
What is EPS symptoms
A symptom to watch for with antidepressants
What is suicidality.
This medication requires lab draws to check serum levels to ensure it is in a therapeutic range
What is Lithium
Antipsychotic medications help manage delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders, and bizarre behavior, which are classified as these kind of target symptoms.
What are positive symptoms.
These classes of drugs are used off label to treat anxiety through the blocking of peripheral or central nonadrenergic activity.
What are beta blockers and alpha 2 receptor agonists (propranolol and clonidine).
There is an increase risk of seizures with this antidepressant.
What is bupropion (wellbutrin).
A client must avoid foods that are high in Tyramine when taking a medication from this drug class.
What are Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs).
A patient with a lithium level greater that 1.5 will begin to show these signs of toxicity.
What blurred vision, ataxia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased urination, tremor, mental confusion
Because of a higher side effect profile, nurses must consider this when administering and managing a patient taking antipsychotics
What is the possibility of non-adherence.
Benzodiazepines are often used to manage withdrawal symptoms from this substance
What is alcohol.
Tricyclic antidepressants (nortriptyline, amytriptyline, doxepin, etc.) commonly cause these side effects.
What are drowsiness, low blood pressure, dry mouth, urinary retention.
Rapid discontinuation of antidepressants can cause these symptoms.
What is withdrawal or nausea, vertigo, insomnia, headache, malaise, and nightmares.
Patients should avoid consuming this when taking a mood stabilizer or anticonvulsant.
What is alcohol.
These negative symptoms are sucessfully treated with atypical antipsychotics.
What is affective flattening, apathy, attentional impairment, restricted thought and speech.
Antidepressants are a frontline treatment for anxiety symptoms for this reason.
What is depression and anxiety are often co-morbid illnesses.
Tongue protrusion, lip smacking, choreiform movements, chewing are symptoms of this side effect, seen at times in patients taking conventional antipsychotics.
What is tardive dyskinesia.