Antidepressants
This medication is 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 disorderes
What are SSRIs and antidepressants.
There is an increased risk for agranulocytosis when taking this medication.
What is clozaril
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 about this.
What is suicide
This is the target serum lithium level for acute mania.
What is 1.0-1.5
Antipsychotic medications help manage delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders, and bizarre behavior, which are classified as these kind of target symptoms.
What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia
These classes of drugs are used off label to treat anxiety through the blocking of peripheral or central nonadrenergic activity.
What are beta blockers
There is an increase risk of seizures with this antidepressant.
What is bupropion (wellbutrin).
A client must avoid foods that are high in tyramine(an amino acid that regulates blood pressure) 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 blurred vision, ataxia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased urination, tremor, mental confusion
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 anticholinergic 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 avolition, flat affect, and lack of motivation
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.