Haloperidol
Give this one a try later!
1st Gen Antipsychotic; Phenothiazines; HIGH POTENCY
***Increased incidence of Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) and Neurolepic
Malignant Syndrome (NMS); TREATED WITH DANTROLENE (muscle
relaxant)
Drug interactions: Anticholinergic drugs (intensify), CNS depressants,
levodopa/direct dopamine-receptor agonists (counteract), caution with
, other bone suppression
Do not abruptly discontinue
Venlafaxine
Give this one a try later!
Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI) Antidepressant; Like
SSRI but also to norepinephrine
***Does not block cholinergic, histaminergic, or alpha1-adrenergic
receptors
DO NOT USE WITH MAOI!!!!!!!!! (severe hypertension)
Side effects: GI, anorexia, weight loss, HA, nervousness, insomnia,
sleepiness (avoid alcohol/sedatives), hypertension, sexual dysfunction, SES
(if given with SSRI/MAOI/lithium)
Special: Contraindicated for patients with bipolar disorder (triggers manic
episodes)
Used for major depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety
Carbamazepine
Give this one a try later!
, Anti-Epileptic & Mood Stabilizer; Suppress influx of sodium and calcium;
First choice for partial seizures
Side effects: drowsiness, dizziness, bone marrow suppression, bleeding,
promotes ADH secretion (electrolyte imbalance), rash, photosensitivity
Special: Cat D, no grapefruit juice, induces hepatic drig-metabolizing
enzymes (oral contraceptive and coumadin), intensifies MAOIs, plasma
drug monitoring!
Used for Epilepsy (partial seizures or tonic-clonic; no absence), bipolar
disorder, and trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgias (severe, stabbing
pains along a nerve)
Zoldipem
Give this one a try later!
Anti-Anxiety/Sedative; Primarily sleep aide; Short term insomnia
Side effects: Sleep driving (take right before bed)
***AVOID with other CNS depressants (sleepier!!!)
Phenylephrine
Give this one a try later!
Alpha 1 Adrenergic Agonists; BLOOD VESSELS; Act on pupils, male sex
organ (ejeculation), and bladder/prostate
SNS; produce flight-or-fight response
Side effects: excitability, restlessness, elevation of blood pressure
Give this one a try later!
1st Gen Antipsychotic; Phenothiazines; HIGH POTENCY
***Increased incidence of Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) and Neurolepic
Malignant Syndrome (NMS); TREATED WITH DANTROLENE (muscle
relaxant)
Drug interactions: Anticholinergic drugs (intensify), CNS depressants,
levodopa/direct dopamine-receptor agonists (counteract), caution with
, other bone suppression
Do not abruptly discontinue
Venlafaxine
Give this one a try later!
Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI) Antidepressant; Like
SSRI but also to norepinephrine
***Does not block cholinergic, histaminergic, or alpha1-adrenergic
receptors
DO NOT USE WITH MAOI!!!!!!!!! (severe hypertension)
Side effects: GI, anorexia, weight loss, HA, nervousness, insomnia,
sleepiness (avoid alcohol/sedatives), hypertension, sexual dysfunction, SES
(if given with SSRI/MAOI/lithium)
Special: Contraindicated for patients with bipolar disorder (triggers manic
episodes)
Used for major depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety
Carbamazepine
Give this one a try later!
, Anti-Epileptic & Mood Stabilizer; Suppress influx of sodium and calcium;
First choice for partial seizures
Side effects: drowsiness, dizziness, bone marrow suppression, bleeding,
promotes ADH secretion (electrolyte imbalance), rash, photosensitivity
Special: Cat D, no grapefruit juice, induces hepatic drig-metabolizing
enzymes (oral contraceptive and coumadin), intensifies MAOIs, plasma
drug monitoring!
Used for Epilepsy (partial seizures or tonic-clonic; no absence), bipolar
disorder, and trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgias (severe, stabbing
pains along a nerve)
Zoldipem
Give this one a try later!
Anti-Anxiety/Sedative; Primarily sleep aide; Short term insomnia
Side effects: Sleep driving (take right before bed)
***AVOID with other CNS depressants (sleepier!!!)
Phenylephrine
Give this one a try later!
Alpha 1 Adrenergic Agonists; BLOOD VESSELS; Act on pupils, male sex
organ (ejeculation), and bladder/prostate
SNS; produce flight-or-fight response
Side effects: excitability, restlessness, elevation of blood pressure
