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Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
as Mood Stabilizers ... Allergic reaction -> Benign ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Block action of ACh ... Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... bradykinesia/akinesia • Acute ... restlessness #AntiPsychotics ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Activation of ACC ... Asthma. or sense of being ... BZD #withdrawal #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms