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When does Schizophrenia typically take effect?

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late adolescence

Males: 15-24 years old
Females: 24-35 years old

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What is the dysregulation hypothesis?

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Dopamine blocking properties to treat positive sx

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With which types of symptoms might a patient with Schizophrenia present?

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  • positive symptoms: “added on”
  • negative symptoms: “taken away”
  • cognitive symptoms
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What are some positive symptoms?

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psychotic or affective | “added on”

  • hallucinations
  • sensory (auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory)
  • delusions (fixed, false beliefs)
  • thoughts/ speech disorders: (tangential, disorganized, circumstantial)
    “thought blocking”, “word salad”
  • movement disorders (agitated, catatonic)
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What are some negative symptoms?

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affective | “taken away”

  • social withdrawal
  • diminished emotional expression, speech, and thought
  • depressive sx
  • poor self-care
  • sleep/appetite disturbances
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Secondary causes of negative sx:

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  • medications
  • mood disorders
  • social issues
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What are the cognitive symptoms?

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deficiencies in:

  • attention
  • processing
  • verbal/visual memory
  • working memory
  • problem solving
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What are the likely causes of schizophrenia?

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  • genetic
  • altered brain chemistry
  • ?
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Comorbid medical illnesses:

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  • T2DM
  • COPD
  • obesity
  • poor diet
  • poor sleep
  • tobacco abuse
  • drug/ETOH use
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Comorbid psychosocial issues:

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  • poor hygiene
  • impaired self-care
  • difficulty living independently
  • difficulty forming relationships
  • difficulty providing for themselves/ maintaining employment
  • isolation
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What is a comprehensive assessment?

When do we use it?

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  • physical/neurological exam
  • history
  • Labs:
    • BMP
    • UA
    • LFTs
    • Thyroid profile
    • serum pregnancy
    • syphilis serology
    • urine (for toxicology)

This is to rule out other conditions with similar presentations

Patients with symptoms of psychosis should be treated with antipsychotic monotherapy (APM)
- depression/anxiety should also be treated if indicated

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Nonpharmacologic therapy:

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  • psychosocial interventions*
  • social skills training
  • CBT
  • cognitive remediation
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What do we need to do/remember when a patient’s symptoms have improved?

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continue treatment with the SAME antipsychotic medication

this should never be switched if they are stable (insurance formularies should not change and affect this)

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What did the CATIE trial reveal about SGA?

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SGA may be more effective for:

  • relapse prevention
  • affective/negative sx
  • cognitive function
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Adverse Effects | FGA

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  • sedation
  • EPS
  • tardive dyskinesia (repetitive, involuntary movements)
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Adverse Effects | SGA

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  • QTC prolongation
  • Metabolic effects
    • weight gain
    • incr. blood sugar
    • DLP
    • incr. risk for DM
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Which FGA are most likely to cause EPS?

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Fluphenazine & Haloperidol (high risk)

trifluoperazine, thiothixene, perphenazine, loxapine (moderate)

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Which FGA are most likely to cause sedation?

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chlorpromazine & thioridazine (high risk)

loxapine (moderate)

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Which FGA are most likely to cause anticholinergic side effects?

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thioridazine > chlorpromazine

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Which FGA are most likely to cause CV side effects?

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chlorpromazine & thioridazine (high risk)

loxapine (moderate)

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Which FGA are most likely to cause seizure/QTc prolongation?

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THIORIDAZINE

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EPS: Acute Dystonia

  1. Time of onset
  2. Risk factors
  3. S&S
  4. Management
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  1. 24-96 hours (1-4 d) after starting or increasing dose
  2. young males & high potency FGA
  3. muscle spasms (abnorm position or spasm of head, neck, limb, and trunk muscles)
  4. IM diphenhydramine or benztropine

*treat immediately and aggressively

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EPS: Akathisia

  1. Time of onset
  2. Risk factors
  3. S&S
  4. Management
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  1. within months
  2. young pts & high potency FGA
  3. inner restlessness, rocking, tapping, inability to sit for long periods (“ants in your pants”)
  4. reduce dose OR switch to another antipsychotic
    (then anticholinergics (benztropine), beta-blockers (propanolol), BZD)
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EPS: Pseudo-Parkinsonism

  1. Time of onset
  2. Risk factors
  3. S&S
  4. Management
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  1. 1-2 weeks (higher % in elderly)
  2. older pts, females, higher doses, depressive sx
  3. presents like Parkinson’s (stooped posture, tremors, slowed movements, stiffness, mask-like facial expressions)
  4. Anticholinergics/antiparkinson’s agents OR decrease dose vs change drug

*this is NOT parkinsons, and is likely caused by the medications

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EPS: Tardive Dyskinesia 1. Time of onset 2. Risk factors 3. S&S 4. Management
1. 3+ mo of tx 2. older pts, females, African Americans, longer duration of tx, PMH of EPS, substance abuse, mood disorders, DM 3. Choreiform & Athetoid Movements (lip smacking, tongue protrusions, grimacing) 4. STOP tx & switch to another antipsychotic (consider VMAT2, valbenazine, deutetrabenazine) * sx may get worse initially after switch
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What are Choreiform movements?
rapid, objectively purposeless, irregular, spontaneous
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What are Athetoid movements?
slow, irregular movements in face, neck, trunk, extremities
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What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)?
life-threatening idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic drugs (FGA/SGA)
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What are the sx of NMS? How is it treated?
sx: - fever - mental status changes - muscle rigidity - autonomic stability tx: supportive care, bromocriptine, dantrolene * recognition and supportive tx are the MOST important
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What SGA are most likely to cause anticholinergic SE?
clozapine (SVR) olanzapine (mod)
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What SGA are most likely to cause EPS?
Aripiprazole Brexpiprazole (SVR) Risperidone, paliperidone, cariprazine (mod)
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What SGA are most likely to cause orthostatic HOTN?
clozapine (SVR) risperidone, paliperidone, quetiapine, lioperidone
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What SGA are most likely to cause incr. prolactin?
risperidone, paliperidone (SVR)
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What SGA are most likely to cause QTc prolongation?
quetiapine, ziprasidone, iloperidone
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What SGA are most likely to cause sedation?
clozapine, quetiapine (SVR) Iloperidone (mod)
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What SGA are most likely to cause wt gain?
clozapine & olanzapine (SVR) risperidone, paliperidone (mod)
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What SGA are most likely to cause incr. glucose?
clozapine & olanzapine (mod)
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What SGA are most likely to cause incr. lipids?
clozapine & olanzapine (SVR) quetiapine (mod)
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How do we monitor EPS?
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMs) --> evaluate pt for any EPS sx when on APM * ideally it would be the same person evaluating the same patient at the same time
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What are common AE with risperidone or paliperidone tx?
- higher doses increase incidence of EPS - hyperprolactinemia - amenorrhea - galactorrhea - gynecomastia
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Risk factors for QTc prolongation:
- congenital QT syndrome - arrhythmias - DM - female gender - hypoK - hypoMg - hyperNa
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What are the inhibitors & inducers of CYP1A2?
inhibitor: fluvoxamine inducer: cigarette smoking
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What are the inhibitors & inducers of CYP2D6?
inhibitors: fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, bupropion inducer: CBZ
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What are the inhibitors & inducers of CYP3A4?
inhibitors: erythromycin, some antifungals, protease inhibitors inducers: barbiturates, phenytoin, rifampin, CBZ, glucocorticoids
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What are the LAI FGAs? What are the pros & cons?
- Haloperidol decanoate - Fluphenazine decanoate pro: less expensive con: high potency...EPS more likely
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What are the LAI SGAs? What are the pros & cons?
- Zyprexa Relprevv - Risperidal Consta - Abilify maintena - Aristada - Aristada Initio - Invega Trinza Pros: improved adherence, less SE (even serum [ ]s) Cons: must be administered in clinic or pharmacy (adherence issues), none of these are generically available...so EX$PEN$IVE * we should remember these pts are typically paranoid, and not very adherent
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Tx: adolescents
1. intensive & comprehensive highly structured environments that include special ed and psycho-ed 2. SGA if psychotic sx cause impairment or interfere abilify, zyprexa, risperidal, invega
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Most common SE from tx in children?
EPS, wt gain
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Concerning SE from tx in kids?
- sedation | - anticholinergic effects (effect school performance)
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Tx: elderly
START low and GO sloooooooow - more vulnerable to SE BBW: increased motality if dementia + APM (weigh risk v benefit: may want to keep them at home and treat instead of hiring an aid or moving them to a care facility)
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Tx: substance dependence/abuse
- poorer response to FGA - more EPS in pts abusing substances - more likely for NONADHERENCE * make sure mental health illness AND substance abuse are treated
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Tx: resistant pts
persistent (+) sx despite tx with 2+ different APM given at adequate doses for 4-6 wks - CLOZAPINE (alone or in combo) (may also augment with FGA, SGA, mood stabilizer, or ECT)
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Key notes: Clozapine
treatment-resistant schizophrenia: after 2 failed tx of antipsychotic monotherapy OR severe sx + suicidality - (also approved for treating aggression and suicidality) BBW: agranulocytosis, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, mitral valve incompetence, seizures
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Clozapine SE
- orthostatic HOTN - bradycardia - syncope - sedation - enuresis - anticholinergic effects - metabolic syndrome - hyper-salivation (...lovely)
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Tx: acute psychotic pts
pharmacologic + psychological intervention - IM SGA +/- IM Lorazepam (geodon, abilify, zyprexa) SGA preferred, but FGA (haloperidol) is acceptable *these are the cases where the police are called and the pt is brought to the ER (danger to themselves or others), likely sedated to get them more manageable
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Tx: Pregnancy & Lactation
high potency FGA (APM usually continued if risk of relapse is more detrimental to both baby and mother) if APM tx continued: - limb defects, dyskinesias - risk for EPS & withdrawal in newborns (3rd TRIMESTER) relapse: increases stress on infant and increases risk of complications (growth abnormalities & disabilities)
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Do high or low potency FGA if used in pregnancy have a higher risk of limb defects & dyskinesias?
low potency FGA = higher risk
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Schizophrenia + pregnancy have an increased risk of:
- stillbirth - infant death - preterm delivery - low birth weight - small for gestational age lack of prenatal care; higher rates of smoking while pregnant :(((
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Which drugs do we actually want to use in pregnancy & lactation?
Clozapine & lurasidone (B) higher potency FGAs (and all others lol) (C)
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Metabolic syndrome
3+ of the following: - waist circumference (M > 40 in | F > 35 in) - HDL (M < 40 mg/dL | F < 35 mg/dL) - TGLs 150+ mg/dL (or on meds) - BP > 130/85 (or on meds) - FBG > 100 mg/dL (or on meds)
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Medication classes causing: QTc prolongation
- antiarrhythmic agents - FGAs - antibiotics - antidepressants
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Medication classes causing: sedation
- sleep aids - antihistamines - pain meds - antidepressants - anticonvulsants - BZDs
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Medication classes causing: HOTN
- antihypertensives - pn meds - antidepressants - BZDs
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Medication classes causing: anticholinergic effects
- anticholinergics - antihistamines - antidepressants
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Medication classes causing: wt gain/ metabolic abnormalities
- antidepressants | - anticonvulsants
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ANC Level & Tx recommendation
1500+/uL ---> required for tx initiation <500/uL ---> interrupt tx, don't restart unless benefits outweigh risk (severe neutropenia)

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