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Lactation risk category - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > L1 = safest
L2 = safer
L3 = moderately safe
L4 = Hazardous
L5 = Contraindicated
Mirtazapine adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > sedation, weight gain
Serotonin syndrome - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Similar to NMS but caused by
serotonin medications, and has HYPERreflexive muscle activity
Mirtazapine use - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > depression, esp. with insomnia, weight
loss (increases appetite), and agitation, nausea, used in some
chemotherapy agents to increase appetite
Trazadone adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Somnolence
,Vilazodone adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Diarrhea
Nausea
Vomiting
Insomnia
Should take with food
Avoid nighttime taking
SSRIs medications - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline,
citalopram, escitalopram, fluvoxamine
SSRI adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Early: nausea, diaphoresis, tremor,
fatigue, drowsiness - should subside
Later: sexual dysfunction, weight gain, HA
GI bleeding, hyponatremia, serotonin syndrome, bruxism (teeth
grinding tx with cogentin), withdrawal syndrome (taper slowly), sleep
disturbance (give in morning), constipation
Serotonin syndrome symptoms - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > hypertension,
tachycardia;
myoclonic jerking, tremors;
,nausea, diarrhea, sweating, hyperthermia;
agitation, confusion
SNRIs medications - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)
SNRIs adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > insomnia, nervousness, dry mouth,
anorexia, mild CV effects, sexual dysfunction, sweating, HTN
Bupropion adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. seizures
2. suicidal thoughts
3. suicidal behavior
4. tremors
5. dry mouth
6. agitation
7. headache
8. nausea and vomiting
9. weight loss or gain
10. change in appetite
11. photosensitivity
, 12, mania
13. insomnia
14. syndrome of inappropriate antidiurectic hormone (SIADH) secretion
15. hyper or hypoglycemia
TCA medications - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Clomipramine
Desipramine
Amitriptyline
Nortriptyline
Imipramine
Doxepin
TCA adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. orthostatic hypotension R/T
blocking of alpha 1
2. anticholinergic effects
3. sedation
4. suicide risk
Vortioxetine adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > nausea, constipation
Ketamine adverse effects - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Dissociation, dizziness,
headache, hypertension, tachycardia, increase ICP, poor coordination