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Psychopharm Indications Review Questions with Complete Solutions Rated 100% ADHD + depression - Answers stimulant + antidepressant or consider bupropion ADHD + bipolar disorder - Answers stimulant + mood stabilizer ADHD + psychosis - Answers Avoid stimulant ADHD + stimulant not contraindicated...

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Psychopharm Indications Review Questions with Complete Solutions Rated 100%

ADHD + depression - Answers stimulant + antidepressant or consider bupropion

ADHD + bipolar disorder - Answers stimulant + mood stabilizer

ADHD + psychosis - Answers Avoid stimulant

ADHD + stimulant not contraindicated - Answers Start w/ short acting amphetamine, usually mixed salts
(Adderall). If this fails switch to dextroamphetamine

Prefers long acting stimulant over short acting - Answers Start or switch to Adderall XR or
lisdexamfetamine (vyvanse)

Too many side effects on amphetamine - Answers Switch to methylphenidate IR (Ritalin). If this fails
switch to dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)

ADHD + cardiac history (MI, arrhythmia) - Answers cardiac clearance first

ADHD alone + stimulants contraindicated - Answers Atomoxetine

ADHD + comorbid depression (+ stimulants contraindicated) - Answers Bupropion

ADHD + prominent insomnia/nightmares/PTSD/tic disorder/hyperactivity (+stimulants contraindicated) -
Answers Guanfacine ER or clonidine ER

Depression + no anxiety d/o - Answers Bupropion (best side effect profile) OR vortioxetine (may have
better side effect profile than SSRIs)

Depression + anxiety d/o - Answers Sertraline (5 anxiety indications!); venlafaxine (3 anxiety indications)

Depression + tobacco dependence - Answers Bupropion

Depression + insomnia + underweight - Answers Mirtazapine

Depression + insomnia + avoid weight gain - Answers Sertraline + 2 weeks of hypnotic OR escitalopram +
2 weeks of hypnotic

Depression + chronic pain - Answers Duloxetine, augment antidepressant with gabapentin or pregabalin,
or amitriptyline

Depression + winter worsening - Answers bright light therapy, bupropion

Depression + bipolar disorder - Answers Cariprazine, lurasidone, quetiapine OR add mood stabilizer
(lithium, valproate, lamotrigine) and antidepressant

Depression + psychosis - Answers Sertraline or escitalopram plus aripiprazole (or antipsychotic of choice)

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