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Dopamine decrease
Parkinson's disease and depression
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Dopamine increase
Schizophrenia and mania
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Norepinephrine decrease
Depression
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Norepinephrine increase
Anxiety states
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Serotonin decrease
Depression
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Serotonin increase
Anxiety states
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Histamine high levels
Anxiety and depression
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Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) decrease
Anxiety , schizophrenia , mania, and Huntington chorea
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Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) increase
Reduction of anxiety, schizophrenia ,mania
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Glutamate
Is involved in most aspects of normal brain function including cognition memory and learning
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Acetylcholine increase
Depression
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Acetylcholine decrease
Depression
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Acetylcholine decrease
Alzheimer's disease, Huntington chorea, Parkinson's disease
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Anxiety drugs? Benzodiazepine
Valium, Klonopin, Xanax
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Benzodiazepines for insomnia
Dalmane, restoril, halcion, prosom, doral
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What should you avoid while taking benzodiazepines
Alcohol
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BuSpar
An anxiolytic agent , plus potential for dependents, anti-anxiety
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Non-benzodiazepine agents that are short acting and hypnotic sleep agent
Ambien, Sonata, Lunesta
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Rozerem
- Melatonin receptor agonist
- Hypnotic drug that act similar to melatonin, thought to regulate cicadian rhythm
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Elavil and Tofranil
- Tricyclics
- Increases nor epinephrine
- Side effects include anticholinergic effect
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Antidepressant drugs sSRIs
Prozac , Zoloft , Paxil
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SSRI- prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, action and side effect
Increases serotonin : side effect includes less anticholerginic effects than tricyclic agent and nausea and vomiting
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SNRI
Effexor and Cymbalta
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SNRI Effexor and Cymbalta
Action and side effect
- Increases serotonin and norepinephrine
- Side effects include less anticholerginic side effect than tricyclic agents and nausea vomiting
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