Depression/Anxiety MEDS
Zoloft, Prozac, and Lexapro are commonly used as first-line medications to treat these 2 disorders.
What is Depression? What is Anxiety?
This is the most common group of medications used to treat ADHD.
What are stimulants? (Adderall, Vyvanse, Concerta, Focalin, Ritalin)
TRUE or FALSE
Bipolar disorder is considered a life-long illness that can be disabling and ongoing treatment is necessary.
What is True?
Quelbree is a newer medication on the market that is used to treat this disorder in children 6 years and older.
What is ADHD?
A mother brings her 6 year-old boy in for evaluation. She says the teacher told her that the boy does not pay attention in class, that he gets up and runs around the room when the rest of the children are listening to a story, and that he seems to be easily distracted by events outside or in the hall. He refuses to remain in his seat during class. The teacher told the mother that this behavior is interfering with the child's ability to function in the classroom and to learn. The mother notices very similar behaviors at home, as well.
What is ADHD?
This is how long it usually takes for depression and anxiety medications to take full effect.
What is 4-8 weeks?
This medication is often taken as soon as the patient wakes up in the morning and is often given to them again by the school nurse during lunch time.
What is Adderall?
This is an alternative way to administer medications for patients with Bipolar disorder who are noncompliant with their oral medications.
What are injectables?
TRUE OR FALSE
Medications alone or counseling alone can be enough to treat some child psychiatric disorders.
What is True?
A 20-month-old boy presents to the pediatrician with his mother, who is concerned that he does not seem interested in interacting with her. She has also noticed that he does not like to make eye contact and has intense interests in visual stimuli, such as flashing lights. He seems easily irritated by small changes in his daily routine.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
This is a depression medication that is commonly prescribed to help our patients sleep. This drug is NOT a controlled substance and is NOT a narcotic.
What is Trazadone?
This group of meds used to treat ADHD are different from stimulants like Adderall because they MUST be taken daily and can NOT be taken as needed. These are often tried if patients did not like the way that stimulants made them feel.
What are NONstimulants (Strattera, Intuniv)?
Weight gain, diabetes, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol are all side effects that can occur when taking these medications used to treat Bipolar disorder. Patients have lab work done routinely when taking this type of medication.
What are Atypical antipsychotics? (Seroquel, Risperdal, Abillify)
ADHD medications work mainly on these 2 chemicals in the brain.
What are dopamine and norepinephrine?
A 17 year-old female is seen who has a history of eating large amounts of food at night, 3 to 4 times weekly. These episodes are always followed by extreme guilt and induced vomiting. She excels at work and school and maintains many active relationships.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
It is common to see this antidepressant medication used for all of the following disorders: depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, bulimia nervosa and panic disorder.
What is Prozac?
This ADHD medication is typically taken at nighttime before bed.
What is Jornay?
This is a common bipolar medication that is often used in children to improve their moods, thoughts, and behavior.
What is Seroquel?
This medication is used to treat ADHD, but it is ALSO commonly used to treat Binge-eating disorder.
What is Vyvanse?
A 9-year-old boy is brought in by his mother who reports the patient has exhibited an extremely negative attitude for the past year. He seems angry much of the time and frequently loses his temper. Arguing over even trivial details is common and he seems to take delight in annoying his family. His grades and conduct at school remain excellent. He has few friends, though he has never been seen bullying or destroying others' property.
What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
This medication is an SNRI that can be dangerous when even a SINGLE dose is missed. Missing this dose causes the patient to quickly become ill with symptoms like anxiety, nightmares, irritability, dizziness, nausea, sweating, diarrhea, confusion, etc.
What is Effexor?
Focalin is a stronger form of this ADHD medication.
What is Ritalin?
This is a group of medications that are used to control hypomanic and manic episodes in Bipolar disorder.
What are mood stabilizers?
Children with tic-disorder are commonly treated with this medication.
What is Intuniv?
A 26 year-old female has a long history of sexual promiscuity and substance abuse. She frequently expresses anger when she feels abandoned and has difficulty controlling it. Her past relationships have been intense and short-lived. She has attempted suicide twice in the past 18 months.
What is BPD?