15 results
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
Side Effects • Adverse ... Headache, Dry Mouth ... Buproprion #Wellbutrin #SideEffects ... #Pharmacology #Psychiatry
Antipsychotic Side Effect Profiles (Typical / AtypicaI)

Listed by Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSE), Weight Gain, Elevated Prolactin
Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Psychiatry
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Adverse Effects ... Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Psychiatry
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stress Disorder < 1 Month ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
, dose related adverse ... effects such as dry mouth ... Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Profiles ... Comparison #Table #Psychiatry
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Constipation, Dry Mouth ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Hepatotoxicity Blue-gray ... Toxicity #Monitoring #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Diagnosis
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Drowsiness dry mouth ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Duration of illness 1 month ... Non-bizarre delusions 1 month ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry #Delusions
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
throughout body (mouth ... brain) • Dry Mouth ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... pharmacology #diagnosis #psychiatry