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1
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What is the paradox of antidepressants?

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SEs can start immediately but the therapeutic effects can take weeks

2
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What is the action of MAO inhibitors?

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Leads to increased serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine due to decreased breakdown from the inhibition of MAO.

3
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MAO-A

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Metabolizes catecholamines (NE, Epi), 5HT

4
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MAO-B

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Metabolizes trace amines and 5HT

5
Q

Hypertensive Crisis

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Tyramine is not degraded while a pt is on an MAO and so it builds up and acts as a pressor and increases BP.

6
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Serotonin Syndrome

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Due to a combination of MAO-I and SSRIs that leads to a build up of serotonin that increases its activity leading to increased activity and reflexes.

7
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What are the tertiary tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) more selective for?

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Serotonin and NE are equally selected for

8
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What are the secondary TCAs more selective for?

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Norepinephrine

9
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Who should TCAs be avoided in?

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  • Elderly

- Con-current with CNS Depressants

10
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Where do TCAs act?

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All TCAs block the re‐uptake pumps of both 5‐HT and NE thus preventing their re‐uptake.

11
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What are the general SEs of SSRIs?

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  • GI effects
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • CNS effects
  • SSRI discontinuation syndrome
12
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SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome

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Dizziness and nausea that is due to withdrawal and is more likely with short actin SSRIs like paroxetine and fluvoxamine.

13
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Why are there no nausea sexual dysfunction or insomnia as SE from mirtazapine?

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It also blocks the other serotonin receptors like 5HT2A/2C/3 which prevents these SEs.

14
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What is the major SE of bupropion?

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Can increase risk of seizures at high doses

15
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After stopping an MAOI to switch to another drug, why is there a wait period?

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Waiting for the regeneration of the MAO enzyme in the case of irreversible inhibitors. With reversible inhibitors, less time is needed to wait.

16
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When switching from another antidepressant to a MAOI, what is the wait period for?

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Wait around a week to wait out the half lives of the drug in the system to flush out. Fluoxetine requires a bit longer of a wait period due to its long half life.

17
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What antidepressant drugs are most likely to cause interactions with other drugs from inhibition of CYP450 systems?

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  • Fluoxetine

- Fluvoxamine

18
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What are the irreversible MAOIs?

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  • Phenelzine
  • Selegiline
  • Tranylcypromine
  • Isocarboxazid
19
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What is the half life of MAOI like?

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Short - 2-4 hours

20
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What drug combination with MAOI can lead to hypertensive crisis?

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  • Alpha1 agonists

- NE reuptake blockers

21
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What is a reversible MAO-I?

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Moclobemide - not available in the US

22
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Tricyclic Antidepressant MOA

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All TCAs block the re‐uptake pumps of both 5‐HT and NE thus preventing their re‐uptake.

23
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What are the tertiary TCAs and what do they act on?

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Imipramine and Amitriptyline ‐ produces a comparable blockade of both 5‐HT and NE reuptake.

24
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What are the secondary TCAs and what do they act on?

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Desipramine and Nortriptyline - preferentially blocks NE over 5-HT

25
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What are tertiary TCAs metabolized to?

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Secondary TCAs

26
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TCA SE

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1) H‐1 histamine receptors: excessive sedation, fatigue, weight gain
2) M‐1 muscarinic receptors: confusion & memory dysfunction, excessive sedation, fatigue
3) NE alpha‐1 receptors: postural (orthostatic) hypotension, excessive sedation

27
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TCA Contraindications

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  • Elderly pts

- Alcoholics

28
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SSRI MOA

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Selectively block 5-HT reuptake channels

29
Q

Which SSRI has the longest half life?

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Fluoxetine

30
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Which of the SSRIs has the shortest half lives?

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  • Paroxetine

- Fluvoxamine

31
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SSRI SE

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a) GI‐ decreased appetite, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, dry mouth
b) Anxiety during 1st week of use; (paroxetine in particular)
c) CNS‐insomnia, sedation, headache, dizziness
d) Sexual dysfunction‐loss of libido, impotence, anorgasmia

32
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What is an example of a SNRI?

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Venlafaxine

33
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SNRI SE

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  • Diaphoresis

- Increase in BP that is dependent upon dose

34
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Mirtazapine MOA

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Blockade of both noradrenergic and serotonergic nerve terminal’s presynaptic alpha2 receptors which causes increased NE and 5‐HT neurotransmission.

35
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Buproprion MOA

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NE and DOPA reuptake inhibitor

36
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Buproprion SE

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  • can cause dry mouth, nausea, insomnia

- increased seizure risk

37
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Nefazodone MOA

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5‐HT2A serotonin receptor antagonist and 5‐HT reuptake inhibitor

38
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What is a SE that nefazodone does not have that makes if favorable?

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NO sexual function SE

39
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Nefazodone SE

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  • Nausea
  • Dry Mouth
  • Increased Appetite
40
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Vilazodone and Vortioxetine MOA

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Serotonin re‐ uptake blockade and serotonin 1A receptor partial agonist

41
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Vilazodone SE

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  • GI
  • Insomnia
  • NO weight gain or sexual dysfunction
42
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Vortioxetine SE

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  • GI
  • Some sexual dysfunction at high doses
  • NO weight gain

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