Disorders
Lithium, a mood stabilizer, primarily used, toxicity can lead to coma or death
What is bipolar disorder?
Medications used for generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
What is/are alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan)?
Used for panic disorder, OCD, social anxiety disorder, and PTSD. Assess client for suicide risk, instruct client to take daily and not to miss a dose, instruct client about therapeutic effects and time of onset
What is/are sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac), duloxetine (Cymbalta)?
medication used to treat conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.
What is Quetiapine (Seroquel)?
A tricyclic antidepressant with sedative effects. Amitriptyline affects certain chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that communicate between brain cells and help regulate mood.
What is amitriptyline (Elavil)?
Gradual and severe decrease in memory and thinking abilities, enough to interfere with daily activities
What is Dementia a Major neurocognitive disorder?
medication primarily used to treat seizure disorders and panic disorder. monitor for drug dependency.
What is Clonazepam (Klonopin)?
an SSRI primarily used for depression, OCD, PTSD.
What is Sertraline (Zoloft)?
primarily used for schizophrenia, BPD, and as an adjunct treatment for major depressive disorder.
What is Aripiprazole (Ambilify)?
Commonly known as a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI), is used to treat various conditions, including depression, anxiety, and nerve pai
What is Duloxetine (Cymbalta)?
Hyperactivity tends to decrease while inattentive symptoms increase. Many adults still have a hard time regulating their emotions, a common problem with ADHD. As a result, they're quick to anger or have emotional reactions that are out of proportion for the circumstances. Forgetfulness may also become more noticeable.
What is adult ADHD?
Works by slowing down the central nervous system (brain), causing drowsiness which helps patients fall asleep.
What is Restoril?
It can happen within a month of experiencing a traumatic event, like a natural disaster or assault. It’s closely related to PTSD. The main treatment for acute stress disorder is psychotherapy (talk therapy). An SSRI can help manage symptoms.
What is Acute stress disorder?
primarily used for schizophrenia and acute psychosis
What is Haloperidol (Haldol)?
a sedative-hypnotic, primarily used for insomnia. You may become a sleepwalker on this medication.
What is Zolpidem (Ambien)?
A type of anxiety disorder. Involves fearing and avoiding places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless or embarrassed, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd.
What is Agoraphobia?
This is the most serious risk when benzodiazepines are combined with opioids or alcohol.
What is respiratory depression?
This potentially life-threatening condition can occur when SSRIs are combined with other serotonergic medications.
What is serotonin syndrome?
An atypical antipsychotic that may be used to treat adults and adolescents aged 13 and older with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder. For bipolar I disorder.
What is Olanzapine (brand name Zyprexa)?
an antidepressant used primarily for treating major depressive disorder and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It is also prescribed to help with smoking cessation and can aid in weight loss by targeting dopamine and norepinephrine levels in the brain. It is contraindicated with seizure disorder.
What is Bupropion (Wellbutrin)?
A mental health disorder that changes how you think, feel and act. It can cause delusions, (auditory) hallucinations and disorganized thinking.
What is Schizophrenia?
Used to reverse the effects of benzodiazepines.
What is Flumazenil?
A mental health condition marked by a pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious. People with this are always on guard, believing that others are constantly trying to demean, harm or threaten them. SSRI's like Prozac can help manage symptoms.
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
Used to treat schizophrenia in adults and children who are at least 13 years old. Long-acting injectable is used for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adults.
What is risperidone (Risperdal)?
a central nervous system stimulant. It affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control.
What is Methylphenidate (Ritalin or Concerta)?