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23 Cards in this Set
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Citalopram
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
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Escitalopram
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
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Fluoxetine
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
Least likely to cause withdrawal symptoms due to long half life (i.e. has a long wash out period). |
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Fluvoxamine
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
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Paroxetine
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
Most likely to cause withdrawal symptoms. |
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Sertraline
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
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Amitryiptylline
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Tricyclic antidepressant.
Commonly causes withdrawal side effects. |
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Clomipramine
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Tricyclic antidepressant.
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Dothiepin
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Tricyclic antidepressant.
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Doxepin
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Tricyclic antidepressant.
Commonly causes withdrawal side effects |
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Imipramine
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Tricyclic antidepressant.
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Nortriptylline
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Tricyclic antidepressant.
Preferable in elderly - lowest risk of sedation, anticholinergic side effects, hypotension. |
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Trimipramine
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Tricyclic antidepressant.
Commonly causes withdrawal side effects. |
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Venlafaxine
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Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
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Desvenlafaxine
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Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
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Duloxetine
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Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
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Phenelzine
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Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (irreversible, non-selective).
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Tranylcypromine
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Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (irreversible, non-selective).
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Moclobemide
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Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (reverse inhibitor of MAO-A)
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Agomelatine
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Melatonin receptor agonist; 5HT-2C receptor antagonist.
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Mirtazapine
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Post-synaptic blockade of 5HT-2/3 (i.e. neurotransmitters can only act on 5HT-1)
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Reboxetine
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Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
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Serotonin syndrome
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Akathisia; tremor; altered mental status; clonus; muscular hypertonicity; hyperemia; death
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