Walden 6630 Psychopharmacology Midterm Study Guide
Serotonin regulates - answers
This class of antidepressants binds to
... [Show More] presynaptic SERT and inhibits them from reuptake of serotonin to increase levels in the synaptic cleft to bind with postsysnaptic 5HT2 receptors - answers
First line therapy for MDD due to milder side effect profiles - answers
Six Common SSRIs - answers
Onset of therapeutic benefit from SSRIs - answers
In addition to MDD, SSRIs also treat - answers
Five Common side effects of SSRIs include - answers
Severe side effect of SSRIs in children/adolescents under age 25 years old - answers
Life threatening adverse effect of SSRIs, especially when used in combination with other serotonergic drugs (SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, etc.) - answers
Excess accumulation of serotonin resulting in overstimulation of the nervous system - answers
Seven symptoms of Serotonin Syndrome - answers
The treatment for serotonin syndrome - answers
Cyproheptadine treats serotonin syndrome by - answers
When SSRIs or SNRIs are stopped abruptly, common symptoms of withdrawal include - answers
Medicine specific side effect of citalopram - answers Prolonged QT interval (normal=0.4.-0.44 seconds)
This SSRI is pregnancy category D due to associations with congenital heart defects - answers
All SSRIs but paroxetine (D) are pregnancy category - answers
Three SSRIs that are inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 enzymes - answers fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, and paroxetine
Five common SNRIs include - answers duloxetine, venlafaxine, desvenlafaxine, milnacipran, levomilnacipran
This antidepressant class of medications works by binding to presynaptic SERT and NET to inhibit them from reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine to increase their levels in the synaptic cleft - answers SNRIs
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