Antidepressants
This common side effect cluster of SSRIs includes nausea, insomnia, and sexual dysfunction.
What are serotonergic effects?
This class of anxiety medication can cause dependency.
What are benzodiazepines?
Weight gain and metabolic syndrome are common with this medication class.
What are atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics?
This medication was the drug of choice for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder.
What is Lithium?
These 3 neurotransmitters can be increased when taking an antidepressant.
What are norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine.
Benzodiazepines like lorazepam enhance this inhibitory neurotransmitter.
What is GABA?
This antipsychotic MUST be taken with food consistently to get its full effects.
What is lurasidone?
In addition to treating bipolar disorder, valproic acid, lamotrigine, and gabapentin are also in this drug class.
What are anticonvulsants?
These antidepressants like venlafaxine target both serotonin and norepinephrine.
What are SNRIs?
Buspirone's unique mechanism affects this receptor agonist, unlike benzos.
What is 5-HT1A partial agonist?
This black box warning disorder for clozapine was the main reason for it previously needing a REMS monitoring requirement.
What is agranulocytosis?
This is the target serum lithium level for acute mania.
What is 1.0-1.5?
This class of medications, including phenelzine, requires dietary restrictions to avoid hypertensive crisis.
What are MAOIs?
These classes of drugs are used off label to treat anxiety through the blocking of peripheral or central nonadrenergic activity.
What are beta blockers and alpha 2 receptor agonists (propranolol and clonidine)?
This pathway links excess dopamine in this pathway to psychosis symptoms.
What is the mesolimbic pathway?
A patient with a lithium level greater that 1.5 will begin to show these signs of toxicity.
What blurred vision, ataxia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased urination, tremor, mental confusion?