Mental Health Nursing/

Mental Health Nursing Final Exam Sertraline (Zoloft) Class: SSRI Indication: depression, anxiety, bulimia, OCD, PTSD AE: - sexual dysfunction - GI disturbance - initial agitation - initial insomnia - sedation - suicidality Education: Takes several weeks to experience therapeutic effects Amitriptyline (Elavil) Class: TCA Indication: MDD, anxiety, PTSD AE: sedation/drowsiness blurred vision dry mouth diaphoresis postural hypotension palpitations N/V/D constipatio Sertraline (Zoloft) Class: SSRI Indication: depression, anxiety, bulimia, OCD, PTSD AE: - sexual dysfunction - GI disturbance - initial agitation - initial insomnia - sedation - suicidality Education: Takes several weeks to experience therapeutic effects Amitriptyline (Elavil) Class: TCA Indication: MDD, anxiety, PTSD AE: sedation/drowsiness blurred vision dry mouth diaphoresis postural hypotension palpitations N/V/D constipatio