Antidepressants
Sertraline, Fluoxetine, and Citalopram are members of this drug class.
What are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)?
This medication was the drug of choice for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder.
What is lithium?
What is benzotropine and diphenhydramine?
This medication is a long acting anxiolytic, often given every 12 hours.
What is clonazepam?
There is an increased risk for agranulocytosis when taking this medication.
What is clozapine?
These neurotransmitters can be increased when taking an antidepressant.
What are norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine?
In addition to treating bipolar disorder, valproic acid and lamotrigine are also in this drug class.
What are anticonvulsants?
The major uses for antipsychotic drugs are for the treatment of these illnesses.
What are schizophrenia, psychosis, and bipolar disorders?
This class of anxiety medication can cause dependency.
What are benzodiazepines?
Fever, 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 0.6-1.2?
Antipsychotic medications help manage delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders, and bizarre behavior, which are classified as these kind of target symptoms.
What are positive symptoms?
All patients taking anti-anxiety medications should be taught to do this.
What is rise slowly as these medications can cause orthostatic hypotension?
There is an increase risk of seizures with this antidepressant.
What is bupropion?
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 is N/V/D/A, ataxia, disorientation, seizures and cardiovascular collapse?
Because of a higher side effect profile, nurses must consider this when administering and managing a patient taking antipsychotics.
What is the possibility of medication non-adherence?
Benzodiazepines are often used to manage withdrawal symptoms from this substance
What is alcohol?
Muscle spasms and parkinsonian-like symptoms
What are dystonias and extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)?
Two common instructions for patients on SSRIs, SNRIs, or MAOIs?
What is good oral care and use sunblock?
Patients should avoid consuming this when taking a mood stabilizer or anticonvulsant.
What is alcohol?
The name of the medications and the routes for a patient at risk for medication non-adherence with antipsychotics?
What is haloperidol and fluphenazine decanoate and long acting injectable?
Antidepressants are a frontline treatment for anxiety symptoms for this reason.
What is depression and anxiety are often co-morbid illnesses?
Involuntary movements primarily in the tongue, lip and jaw.
What is tardive dyskinesias?