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PHARMACOLOGY ATI PROCTORED IMPORTANT POINTS AND TERMS. VERY USEFUL STUDY GUIDE

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PHARMACOLOGY ATI PROCTORED IMPORTANT POINTS AND TERMS Benzodiazepines Includes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased ... GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression - sedation and respiratory depression, amnesia, dependency, and withdrawal effects Atypical anxiolytic Buspirone Can take 2-6 weeks to work, but can be long term! Treats panic disorder, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD Side effects: dizziness, nausea (take w/ food to relieve), headache (sedation and dependency is not seen like in benzo) Trick to remember difference between Benzodiazepine and buspirone "Pam" has anxiety, so she goes on a "benzo" and takes it for a long time but realizes that it is not healthy. So she takes a "bus" to a "pier" to sit "alone" and decides to treat her anxiety long term with "buspirone" Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Usually end in "ine": paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine Inhibits serotonin reuptake" increases serotonin Treats anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and depression Side effects: nausea, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, weight gain, insomnia (paroxetine), serotonin syndrome (agitation, hallucinations, tremors, fever, diaphoresis) Takes about four weeks after treatment begins to take full effect. [Show More]

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