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SSRIs work by increasing this neurotransmitter in the brain.
What is serotonin?
This is a “class” black box warning for all antidepressants.
What is suicidal thoughts and behavior?
All psychiatric medications work quickly.
What is false?
Symptoms can include low energy, loss of interest in hobbies, poor sleep, and feelings of hopelessness.
What is depression?
A blood pressure medication used to treat nightmares.
What is prazosin?
What is norepinephrine?
Which antipsychotic requires frequent blood draws due to risk of low white blood cells?
What is clozapine?
Psychiatric medications are addictive.
What is false? (Almost all are not - except benzodiazepines and stimulants)
Symptoms can include feeling “on-edge” all the time, nightmares, flashbacks, and avoiding certain places or people that may be associated with stress.
What is PTSD?
An antidepressant also used to help quit smoking.
What is bupropion?
This common class of medications used for anxiety work on GABA in the brain.
What are benzodiazepines?
Lithium can affect this vital organ if not monitored.
What is the kidney? (Or thyroid)
Stopping medications suddenly can cause withdrawal symptoms or relapse?
What is true?
Symptoms can include things like checking locks, washing hands repeatedly, or doing things in a strict routine to avoid anxiety.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This medication can help with opioid and alcohol use disorder.
What is naltrexone?
These medications bind to dopamine receptors in the brain to reduce psychosis.
What are antipsychotics? (Give some examples)
This is a side effect that is commonly associated with “statins” (cholesterol medication).
What is muscle/joint pain?
A medication has a higher chance of working for you if it has worked for a close family member.
What is true?
Symptoms can include feelings of depression then switching to periods of feeling “on top of the world”, starting new projects, making impulsive decisions, and having a decreased need for sleep.
What is bipolar disorder?
A long-acting injectable antipsychotic that can last 6 months.
What is paliperidone (Invega Hafyera)?
This medication promotes removal of sugar from the body through the urine.
What is empagliflozin?
These are things that we monitor when someone is taking an antipsychotic?
What are symptoms related to mood/psychosis, A1C (blood sugar), Cholesterol, abnormal movements, EKG (heart), weight changes?
Antidepressants are only for people with depression.
What is false?
Symptoms include difficulty focusing on tasks, inability to sit still, or easily distracted.
What is ADHD?
An antidepressant that is most commonly used for sleep.
What is trazodone?