Antidepressants

Question 1

SSRI

Answer 1

blocks serotonin reuptake

fluoxetine
sertraline
paroxetine
citalopram
fluvoxamine

Question 2

SNRI

Answer 2

blocks serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake

venlafaxine
duloxetine
milnacipram

Question 3

TCA

Answer 3

Blocks 5HT and NE reuptake

imipramine
desipramine
amitryptyline
nortriptyline
doxepin

Question 4

MAOI

Answer 4

inhibits MOA breakdown of NE, DA, 5HT

Question 5

NDRI

Answer 5

NE, DA reuptake inhibitor Buproprion

Question 6

Tetracyclic

Answer 6

trazedone

mirtazepine

Question 7

priapism

Answer 7

trazodone

Question 8

lowers seizure threshold

Answer 8

buproprion

Question 9

Works well with SSRIs and increases REM sleep

Answer 9

trazodone

Question 10

appetite stimulant that is likely to result in weight gain

Answer 10

mirtazapine

Question 11

can be used for smoking cessation

Answer 11

buproprion

Question 12

can be used for bedwetting in children

Answer 12

imipramine (TCA)

Question 13

TCA overdose symptom

Answer 13

convulsions
coma
cardiotoxicity
hyperpyrexia
respiratory depression

Question 14

Serotonin syndrome symptoms

Answer 14

muscle rigidity

hyperthermic CV collapse

Question 15

Tyramine while on MAOI’s

Answer 15

tyramine accumulates because it is converted to NE due to MAO- inhibition: Hypertensive crisis, hemorrhagic stroke, cardiac arrhythmia