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Mental Health Flashcards

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SSRI prototype

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Fluoxetine (prozac)

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SNRI prototype

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Venlafaxine (Effexor)

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Atypical antidepressant prototype

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Buproprion (Wellbutrin)

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Why are SSRIs prescribed first?

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Best safety profile. Safety issues: bleeding risk, suicide risk

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TCAs also block ACH and/or histamine and therefore…

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ACH: Can’t see, can’t pee, can’t shit, can’t spit. Sleepy like benadryl (an antihistamine).
Orthostatic hypotension
OD IS LETHAL.

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Weird TCA side effects not related to ACH/antihistamine

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Orthostatic hypotension

OD IS LETHAL.

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Drug-Drug interactions for imipramine (TCA prototype)

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Avoid with MAOI, sympathomimetic, anticholinergic (the last two because it blocks ACH and histamine)

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