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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Akathisia • SSRI Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Side Effects Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Allergic reaction -> Benign ... decr intake -> Withdrawal ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
Epilepsy, Alcohol Withdrawal ... Benzodiazepine Withdrawal ... Buproprion #Wellbutrin #SideEffects ... #Pharmacology #
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... AntiPsychotics #FirstGeneration ... #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Note: Opioid withdrawal ... life-threatening (exceptions being ... combined with withdrawal ... rapid iatrogenic withdrawal
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
almost always a benign ... Signs / Symptoms ... #Macroadenoma #SideEffects
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal ... Asthma. or sense of being ... Benzodiazepine #BZD #withdrawal ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... last drink with symptoms ... Symptoms typically ... Alcohol withdrawal ... Seizures - Usually begin