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Chlorpromazine (Thorazine); Haloperidol (Haldol)

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  • 1st generation anti-pyschotic
  • Block D2 receptors everywhere in brain, leads to extrapyramidal symptoms and other adverse effects (muscarinic, adrenergic, histaminergic)
  • Most effective against positive symptoms
  • Risk for tardive dyskinesia
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Clozapine (Clozaril)

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  • 2nd generation antipsychotic (effective for positive and negative symptoms)
  • No Parkinson-like symptoms
  • Risk for AGRANULOCYTOSIS!
  • Block D2 receptors AND 5HT receptors
  • Gold standard 2nd gen, never something you start with though. Need to watch WBC
  • Weight gain
  • Myocarditis and cardiomyopathies
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Risperidone (Risperdal), Olanzapine (Zyprexa), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Aripiprazole (Abilify)

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  • 2nd gen antipsychotic (effective for positive and negative symptoms)
  • No agranulocytosis, but not as effective as clozapine
  • block D2 receptors AND 5HT receptors

Adverse effects:

  • Weight gain (clozapine and olanzapine)
  • Increase in type 2 diabetes, change drug if patient gains more than 5% weight.
  • Myocarditis and cardiomyopathies
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Proposed area of the brain that mediates the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Mesolimbic pathway

-block D2 DA receptors, decrease positive symptoms

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Proposed area of brain that mediates the negative (and cognitive?) symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Mesocortical pathway
-decreasing DA levels or activity may produce or worsen negative symptoms..BLOCK 5HT receptors (increase 5HT inhibits DA release)

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Area of brain that regulates posture and voluntary movement, FGAs block DA receptors here, resulting in Parkinsonism-like syndrome.

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Nigrostriatal pathway

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Runs from hypothalamus to anterior pituitary. With FGAs, female patients may experience Galactorrhea, amenorrhea, sexual dysfunction. DA inhibits prolactin here.

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Tuberoinfundibular pathway