PHARM D Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tricyclic Antidepressant, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Ephedra
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Some individuals experience persistent, severe anxiety symptoms and possess irrational fears that significantly impair normal daily functioning: these persons often suffer from an anxiety disorder, anxiety disorders are among the most frequent mental disorders. In general, anxiety disorders are a group of heterogeneous illnesses that develop before age 30 years and are more common in women, individuals with social issues, and those with a family history of anxiety and depression. Patients often develop another anxiety disorder, major depression, or substance abuse. Anxiety symptoms are extremely common in patients with mood disorders, schizophrenia, delirium, dementia, and substanceuse disorder: symptoms of anxiety frequently present in medical disorders include palpitations, tachycardia, chest pain or tightness, shortness of breath, and hyperventilation. Bronchodilators: albuterol, theophylline: anticonvulsants: carbamazepine, antihypertensives: felodipine antibiotics: quinolones, isoniazid, corticosteroids: prednisone, dopa agonists: levodopa herbals: ma huang, ginseng, ephedra, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: ibuprofen, thyroid hormones: levothyroxine.
