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Antipsychotic Side Effect Profiles (Typical / AtypicaI)

Listed by Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSE), Weight Gain, Elevated Prolactin
(EPSE), Weight Gain ... Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... Incr NE: Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Dyslipidemia, Weight Gain ... Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Systemic effect -> Nausea ... pruritus, weight gain ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Dizziness - Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... the Elderly - Differential ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Decreased Balance • Gait ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... , and/or limbs caused ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #psychiatry
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
dyslipidaemia, weight gain ... Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... Comparison #Table #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #
Weight Gain / Obesity  - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Expenditure:
 • Sedentary Lifestyle
 • Smoking Cessation
Weight Gain / Obesity ... - Differential ... WeightGain #Obesity #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
anti-depressants Psychiatric ... Induced #Drugs #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pharmacology