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What are some treatment options for depressive disorders?

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  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Biopsychosocial therapies
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Light therapy
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What are some other indications for antidepressants?

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  • Anxiety
  • PTSD
  • Panic disorder
  • OCD
  • SAD
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  • Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
  • Nicotine withdrawal
  • Enuresis
  • Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and chronic musculoskeletal pain
  • Stress incontinence
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What are the 5 R’s of antidepressant efficacy?

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  • Response
  • Remission
  • Relapse
  • Recovery
  • Recurrence
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What is response in antidepressant efficacy?

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  • > 50% reduction in symptoms form baseline

- Not well, just better

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What is remission in antidepressant efficacy?

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  • Symptom free (very low to no symptoms)

- Not only better, but well; a healthy state of functioning

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What is recovery in antidepressant efficacy?

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  • 6-12 months of ongoing remission

- Not cured

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What is relapse in antidepressant efficacy?

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  • Return of symptoms after Remission but before recovery
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What is recurrence in antidepressant efficacy?

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  • Return of symptoms after recovery
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When is the usual time frame for antidepressive agents to demonstrate their clinical benefits?

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  • 3-8+ weeks
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When do most patients see up to 50% of reduction in symptoms?

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  • Within the first 3-4 weeks
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When should you consider switching to another antidepressant in a patient?

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  • If the patient does not respond after an 8 week trial
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What should you do if a partial response is observed?

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  • Add another drug (like antipsychotics)
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What are all antidepressants well know for?

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  • Cause or be associated with a withdrawal syndrome

- This means that we need to slowly titrate off of medicaton

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What is the acronym for the symptoms of the withdrawal syndrome of antidepressants?

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  • FINISH
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What does FINISH stand for?

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  • Flu-like symptoms
  • Insomnia
  • Nausea
  • Imbalance
  • Sensory disturbances
  • Hyperarousal
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What are the general antidepressants MOA?

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  • Primarily, agents block 5-HT and/or NE reuptake by presynaptic transporters (SERT, NET, or both)
  • Secondary mechanisms of a few agents block or stimulate pre and/or postsynaptic receptors
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What are SSRI’s?

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  • Selectively Inhibit the presynaptic reuptake of serotonin (via SERT)
  • Results in enhanced, prolonged serotonergic neurotransmission to postsynaptic receptors
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What is seen in SSRI’s when compared to TCA’s?

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  • Much less impact on histamin, muscarinic, and adrenergic receptors
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What are some primary side effects of SSRI’s?

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  • CNS (sedation or insomnia/agitation/nervousness)
  • Sexual dysfunction (change in libido/impotence)
  • Weight gain (adults)/Weight loss (mild; adolescents)
  • Acute withdrawal reactions (concern with all categories)
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What are some rare side effects of SSRI’s?

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  • QT prolongation
  • Hyponatremia
  • Serotonin syndrome (sweating, hyperreflexia, akathisia/myoclonus, shivering/tremors)
  • Suicidality
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What is the risk of drug interactions with SSRI’s?

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Variable risk of drug-drug interactions resulting (CYP450):

  • Most is fluoxetine
  • Least is vortioxetine and escitalopram
  • Low/mild include citalopram, sertraline, and vilazodone
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What are some drugs that are SSRI’s?

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  • Citalopram
  • Escitalopram
  • Fluoxetine
  • Paroxetine
  • Sertraline
  • Vilazodone
  • Vortioxetine
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What are SNRI’s?

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  • Selectively inhibit the presynaptic reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine (via NET)
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What is the MOA of tertiary amine TCAs?

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  • Inhibit both NE/5-HT relatively equally

- Except clomipramine/amitriptyline which impact 5-HT>NE

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What is the MOA of secondary amine TCAs?
- Inhibit NE>5-HT
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What are some side effects of TCAs?
- Block other receptors like Histamine, Muscarinic, and alpha 1 adrenergic
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What are the cardiovascular side effects seen in TCA use?
- Tachycardia - Orthostatic hypotension - Dysrhythmias
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What are the anticholinergic side effects seen in TCA use?
- Dry mouth - Urinary retention/constipation - Blurred vision/Inc. IOP
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What are the CNS side effects seen in TCA use?
- Sedation/Fatigue | - Dizziness/Seizures
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What are the 3 C's of toxic ingestion of TCAs?
- Coma - Cardiotoxicity (conduction abnormalities) - Convulsions
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How are side effects of SNRI's similar to SSRI's?
- Relatively similar to SSRI's with a less risk of sexual dysfunction
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What drugs are tertiary amine TCA's?
- Amitriptyline - Clomipramine - Doxepin - Imipramine
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What drugs are secondary amine TCA's?
- Amoxapine - Desipramine - Nortriptyline
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What drugs are SNRI's?
- Desvenlafaxine - Venlafaxine - Duloxetine - Levomilnacipran
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What are SARA's?
- Two agents act like SSRI's and also selectively block postsynaptic alpha1 receptors on noradrenergic neurons and postsynaptic 5-HT receptors (Trazodone and Nefazodone) - One agent blocks presynaptic alpha2 receptors on noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons and blocks postsynaptic 5-HT receptors (Mirtazapine)
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What are some side effects of SARA's?
- CNS (sedation) --> most with trazodone/mirtazapine - Orthostatic hypotension --> most with trazodone - Weight gain --> mirtazapine
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What are NDRI's?
- Selectively inhibits presynaptic reuptake of norepinephrine (via NET) and dopamine (via DAT) - Results in enhanced, prolonged NE and DA neurotransmission to postsynaptic receptors
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What are some side effects of NDRI's?
- Agitation/Insomnia (stimulating) - Hypertension/Tachycardia/Tremors - Weight loss - Seizures
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What drug is a NDRI?
- Bupropion
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What is MAOI's MOA?
- Inhibition of MAO increases levels of monoamines in neuronal vesicles and increase amounts of NE, 5-HT, and DA released
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What are all oral MAOI's considered?
- Irreversible MAOI's
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What are some side effects of MAOI's?
- Orthostatic hypotension - Sexual dysfunction - Weight gain - Insomnia/Agitation/Nervousness
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What are the drug interactions of MAOI's?
- Some anti-hypertensives, amphetamines, SSRIs/TCAs/SNRIs - 2 week wash out period (fluoxetine) - Risk of serotonin syndrome - Risk of hypertensive crisis
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Why is there a major concern of hypertensive crisis with MAOI's?
- Non-selective MAOI's inhibit MAO-A necessary in GI for tyramine metabolism - Increased tyramine can induce significant catecholamine release and hypertensive crisis
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What are the symptoms/signs of hypertensive crisis?
- Severe headache - Sweating/severe anxiety - Nosebleeds - Tachycardia - Chest pain - Changes in vision - Shortness of breath - Confusion - Nausea/Vomiting
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What are some examples of tyramine containing foods/beverages?
- Aged cheeses - Fava/broad/soy beans, or snow peas - Fermented or pickled meats/poultry/fish - Processed, pickled, or cured meats/sausages (bologna, pepperoni, salami, summer sausage - Tap beers/beers not pasteurized, or red wine, sherry and liqueurs - Yeast or protein extracts - Overripe or spoiled fruits - Soy/fish/shrimp sauces
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What drugs are MAOI's?
- Isocarboxazid - Phenelzine - Selegiline - Tranylcypromine
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What is esketamine?
- An NMDA-receptor antagonist | - Indicated for treatment-resistant depression in conjunction with ongoing antidepressant therapy
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How is esketamine given?
- Nasal administration by authorized physician
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Why is a patient observed after getting esketamine?
- Look at BP and dissociation/cognitive impairment/sedation
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What is brexanolone?
- A GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator | - Identical to endogenous allopregnanolone
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What is brexanolone indicated for?
- Post-partum depression
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How is brexanolone given?
- 60 hour IV administration by authorized physician in healthcare facility
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What is observed after giving brexanolone?
- Excessive somnolence | - Loss of consciousness
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How long does efficacy last for brexanolone?
- Lasts up to 30 days post dose
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What is lithium?
- Monovalent ion - Handled by kidneys similar to Na+/K+ - Li+ competes with Na+ for kidney reabsorption
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What does lithium do in the kidney?
- Li+ enter principal cells of collecting duct via Na+ channels in luminal membrane - Accumulation of Li+ in these cells interferes with ADH-mediated effects and can lead to resistance to ADH, resulting in polyuring/polydipsia
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What is a side effect of lithium?
- Polyuria (polydipsia) --> Clinical picture of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus - Tremor - Mental confusion/dizziness/sedation - Thyroid goiter - Leukocytosis - Seizures and serotonin syndrome
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What are some drug interactions with lithium?
- Diuretics via preferential Na+ loss and Li+ reabsorption (especially thiazides) - ACEIs: especially lisinopril - NSAIDs: through alteration of renal perfusion
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What are some indications for lithium?
- Acute and management treatment of mania/bipolar I disorder | - Augmentation in unipolar depressive patients with inadequate response to antidepressant therapy
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What is the off label use of lithium?
- Reduced risk of suicide and all cause mortality in patients with mood disorders
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What are three mood stabilizers that were initially developed to be anti-seizure agents?
- Valproic acid - Lamotrigine - Carbamazepine
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What are the uses for mood stabilizers?
- Valproic acid used for acute Bipolar I - Lamotrigine use for maintenance of bipolar disorder (I and II) - Carbamazepine used for acute and maintenance treatment of acute mania and mixed episodes (bipolar I)

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