Antipsychotic Drugs Adverse Effects

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Which receptors do most antipsychotic drugs primarily block?

Adrenergic receptors only

Dopamine receptors only

Dopamine, adrenergic, and cholinergic receptors (correct)

Adrenergic and cholinergic receptors only

What adverse effect can chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine have on sexual function?

Enhanced orgasm sensation

Impaired erection and ejaculation (correct)

Improved erection and ejaculation

Increased sexual desire

What happens when seminal fluid backs up into the bladder instead of being ejaculated?

Orgasm becomes more intense

Ejaculation becomes more forceful

Urination becomes difficult

Pleasurable sensation remains but the orgasm is dry (correct)

What does milky white urine after orgasm indicate in patients experiencing seminal fluid backup?

Presence of ejaculate in the urine Signup and view all the answers

In rare cases, what paradoxical effect has been reported with antipsychotic drugs concerning sexual function?

Priapism Signup and view all the answers

What is a common adverse sexual effect associated with chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine?

Impaired erection and ejaculation Signup and view all the answers

What happens when seminal fluid backs up into the bladder instead of being ejaculated?

The urine becomes milky white Signup and view all the answers

What is a paradoxical effect that has been rarely reported with antipsychotic drugs concerning sexual function?

Priapism Signup and view all the answers

How do chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine affect the process of ejaculation?

They impede it Signup and view all the answers

What effect do most antipsychotic drugs have on dopamine receptors?

Antagonism Signup and view all the answers

Antipsychotic Drugs Adverse Effects

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Questions and Answers

Which receptors do most antipsychotic drugs primarily block?

What adverse effect can chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine have on sexual function?

What happens when seminal fluid backs up into the bladder instead of being ejaculated?

What does milky white urine after orgasm indicate in patients experiencing seminal fluid backup?

In rare cases, what paradoxical effect has been reported with antipsychotic drugs concerning sexual function?

What is a common adverse sexual effect associated with chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine?

What happens when seminal fluid backs up into the bladder instead of being ejaculated?

What is a paradoxical effect that has been rarely reported with antipsychotic drugs concerning sexual function?

How do chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine affect the process of ejaculation?

What effect do most antipsychotic drugs have on dopamine receptors?

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