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Medications for Anxiety -️️-Antidepressants -Anxiolytics-Benzodiazepine -Anxiolytics-nonbenzodiazepines -Beta blockers -Antihistamines -Anticonvulsants -Antipsychotics SSRI's -️️Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Paroxetine, Citalopram, Escitalopram, & Fluvoxamine -first-line treatment for anx...

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NSG-322 Exam 2 Psychopharmacology-Questions with Correct Answers/
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Medications for Anxiety - ✔️✔️-Antidepressants

-Anxiolytics-Benzodiazepine

-Anxiolytics-nonbenzodiazepines

-Beta blockers

-Antihistamines

-Anticonvulsants

-Antipsychotics



SSRI's - ✔️✔️Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Paroxetine, Citalopram, Escitalopram, & Fluvoxamine

-first-line treatment for anxiety disorders

-Common side effects: nausea, restlessness, sleep disturbances, and impotence



Benzodiazepines - ✔️✔️Used for short term, acute anxiety

-Alprazolam

-Diazepam

-Lorazepam



Benzo Nursing Considerations - ✔️✔️-Monitor vital signs (respirations and BP)

-Fall risk (sedative effect)

-Dependence develops with long-term use

-Avoid alcohol and antidepressant, antipsychotic, and opioid drugs

-Advise patients not to drive a motor vehicle or operate machinery

-NO KAVA!



Benzo Overdose Interventions - ✔️✔️-Administer flumazenil IV (antidote)

-Maintain an airway, give oxygen for decreased respirations, and monitor vital signs

-Give IV vasopressors for severe hypotension



Anxiolytic - ✔️✔️Buspirone

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