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Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... of dopaminergic activity ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Decr spinal cord activity ... amygdala-centered circuit activity ... cerebral cortex activity ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #
Culture-Bound Syndromes found in DSM-5, published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). 
#Psychiatry #Diagnosis #CulturalCompetence #CultureBound
Culture-Bound Syndromes ... by the American Psychiatric ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #CultureBound #Sydromes
Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
their receptor activity ... #MentalHealth #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacy #Pharmacology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
• Serotonin Syndrome ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Serotonin Syndrome Diagnosis Algorithm

 #Diagnosis #Neurology #Psychiatry #SerotoninSyndrome #Algorithm #Hunters #Rule
Serotonin Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Psychiatry
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics

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#pharmacology #overview #comparison #dosing #psychiatry #medications #review #drugs #antipsychotics
#pharmacology #overview ... comparison #dosing #psychiatry
Pharmacology, Toxicity and Management of Second Generation Antipsychotic (SGA) Overdose #Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #Psychiatry #SGA #SecondGenerationAntipsychotics
Pharmacology, Toxicity ... Management #Toxicology #Psychiatry
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Antipsychotic Side Effect Profiles (Typical / AtypicaI)

Listed by Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSE), Weight Gain, Elevated Prolactin
SideEffects #Adverse #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #