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 with these antipsychotics.
What are second generation or atypical antipsychotics
These drug classes are considered first line of treatment in anxiety disorders
What are benzodiazepines?
There is an increased risk for agranulocytosis when taking this medication.
What are clozapine and carbamazepine
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.
Severe muscle rigidity, diaphoresis, labile pulse and blood pressure, stupor, coma, and death are the symptoms of this severe adverse reaction seen in antipsychotics.
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome or NMS.
As antidepressants start to take effect and a patient has more energy the nurse should be concerned and this.
What is suicidality.
This is the target serum lithium level for acute mania.
What is 0.8-1.2
Delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders, and bizarre behavior in schizophrenia are called
What are positive symptoms.
These classes of drugs are used off label to treat anxiety through the blocking of peripheral or central noradrenergic activity.
What are beta blockers and alpha 2 receptor agonists (propranolol and clonidine).
There is no dependency associated 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 are: blurred vision, ataxia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased urination, tremor, mental confusion
Because of the side effects, 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, amitriptyline, 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.
Negative symptoms for schizophrenia are managed somewhat successfully with group therapy and atypical antipsychotics. What are these negative symptoms
Affect flat; Anhedonia; Avoidance of social interaction; Anergia; Avolition; Apathy, Anxiety
Three to four weeks to reach effective levels
What are anti-depressants?
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.