Medications
What medication is used to treat depression, panic disorder, PTSD, social anxiety and OCD?
Sertraline
True or false
It’s important to take medication at the same time every day
TRUE!!!!!!
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and unease, often functioning as a normal response to stress.
This common, uncomfortable sensation in the mouth can be relieved by drinking water, chewing sugarless gum, or sucking on ice chips?
What is dry mouth?
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
What is an anti-psychotic medications
Primarily used to manage psychosis, principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders.
True or faalse
Side effects always mean the medication is harmful.
False
Some side effects are temporary and manageable.
What is depression?
Depression is persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, and low energy
This sensation, often described as lightheadedness or a spinning feeling, requires sitting or lying down immediately?
What is dizziness?
What has hands but can't clap?
A clock
What are examples of antipsychotic medications?
Aripiprazole, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone
True or False
You should talk to your doctor before changing your medication?
True
Always consult a provider before stopping or adjusting.
What is schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe brain disorder that causes individuals to interpret reality abnormally, leading to a combination of hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking
Another term for an unwanted, unexpected, and harmful reaction to a medication?
What is an adverse reaction?
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band
What are examples of mood stabilizers
Lithium carbonate (Lithobid), Topiramate (Topamax), Valproic acid (Depakene, Depakote), Lamotrigine (Lamictal), Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
True or false
Skipping doses can affect how well your medication works?
True!!!
Consistency is key for effectiveness.
What is a personality disorder?
A personality disorder is a long-lasting, inflexible pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that deviates from cultural expectations, causing significant distress or impairment in daily life.
This epinephrine device is used to treat a person having an anaphylactic reaction?
What is an epi pen?
What goes up but never goes down?
Your age
What medication drug class is used to treat anxiety?
What are some examples?
Anti anxiety
Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Sertraline
True or false
Mental health medications work immediately after taking them?
False
Many take days or weeks to fully work.
What is ADHD?
(ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity that interfere with functioning or development
The acronym used to describe a serious, life-threatening allergic reaction?
What is anaphylaxis?
What is always in front of you but can never be seen?