Anti-Anxiety
Term used to describe antianxiety agents
What is anxiolytics?
Dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision
What are side effects of Tricyclics (TCAS)?
Another name for typical antipsychotics
What are first generation antipsychotic and/or conventional antipsychotics?
Side effects include nausea, vomiting, fine hand tremors, drowsiness, and dizziness
What is lithium?
Involuntary contractions of a group of muscles
What is dystonia?
Least sedating antianxiety agent
What is buspirone?
Time frame to wait before switching form an SSRI to an MAOI
What is two weeks?
Common side effect of second generation antipsychotics
What is weight gain?
Therapeutic range for treatment of acute mania with Lithium
What is 1.0-1.5?
Subjective feeling of motor restlessness with treatment of antipsychotics
What is akathisia?
Classification of medications that potentiate use of alcohol
What are benzodiazepines?
Symptoms that usually improve before the antidepressant action occurs
What are increased energy and ability to make decisions?
Second generation antipsychotic that causes least amount of weight gain?
What is Ziprasidone (Geodon)?
Anticonvulsant used as a mood stabilizer
What are Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Lamotrigine (Lamictal), Valproic Acid (Depakote)?
Includes pseudoparkinsonism, akathisia, tardive dyskinesia
What are Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS)?
Not used as a PRN medication for anxiety
What is Busprione?
Length of time it takes for an antidepressant to start having an effect on mood
What is 2-4 weeks?
Atypical antipsychotic used for refractory schizophrenia
What is clozapine (Clozaril)?
Rationale for Serum Lithium levels
What is the narrow margin between therapeutic and toxic levels?
Includes dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation & urinary retention
What are Anticholinergic effects?
Comorbidity that causes the nurse to be concerns with giving antianxiety medications
What is substance abuse?
What are SSRIs?
Side effect of white blood cells decreasing
What is agranulocytosis?
Includes risk of severe rash
What is Lamotrigine (Lamictal)?
The most recently FDA approved med for depression targets these pathways
What is the glutaminergic system?