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Module: Anitdepressants Medication: SSRIs Suffix: -pram, -xtine Uses: Major Depression Disorder Mode of Action: Inhibits the reuptake of 5HT2. Cautions include Bleeding, Serotonin Syndrome, Pregnancy Category C and sodium levels. Medication: SNRIs Suffix: -faxine and duloxetine Uses: Major Depressio...

Module: Anitdepressants Medication: SSRIs Suffix: -pram, -xtine Uses: Major Depression Disorder Mode of Action: Inhibits the reuptake of 5HT2. Cautions include Bleeding, Serotonin Syndrome, Pregnancy Category C and sodium levels. Medication: SNRIs Suffix: -faxine and duloxetine Uses: Major Depression Disorder Mode of Action: Inhibits the reuptake of 5HT2 and NA. Cautions include bleeding, cardiac, pregnancy category C, serotonin syndrome and sodium levels. Medication: TCAs Suffix: -triptyline Uses: Major Depression Disorder Mode of Action: Inhibits the reuptake of 5HT2, NA and DA. Cautions include geriatric, seizures, hepatic, pregnancy category C, and suicidal risk. Medication: MOA-Is Suffix: Trany (Fancy), Phenzine Uses: Major Depression Disorder Mode of Action: Non-selectively and irreversibly inhibits 5HT2, NA, AD, DA. Cautions include not data for pregnancy, seizures, diabetics, cardiac issues and tyramine increases. Module: Bipolar Medication: Lithium Uses: Managing bipolar disorder. Mode of action: Inhibits the reward chemical of DA. Cautions include avoiding in first trimester, GI issues, psoriasis, thyroids, renal, narrow therapeutic index and sodium. Medication: Benzodiazepines Uses: Anxiety and bipolar Suffix: -zolam and -zepram Mode of action: Increases GABA in order to provide sedation. Cautions: Geriatric, Hepatic, addictions inc. drug and alcohol, Renal, Avoid in 1st trimester Module: Sleep Disorders Medication: Melatonin Uses: Sleep disorders Mode of action: Increases melatonin in order to kickstart the circadian rhythm. Things to note: It is prescription only in Australia and need to be careful with Hepatic issues. Medication: Zolpidem Uses: Sleep disorders Mode of action: Similar to benzo, it increases GABA to provide a sedation effect. Cautions include elderly, Hepatic, people with addictions to drugs and alcohol, avoid in 1st trimester Module: Antipsychotics Medication: Risperidone Uses: Schizophrenia Mode of action: Antagonism of 5HT2-A and DA2. Cautions include Parkinson's, dementia, seizures and lactation Medication: Antipsychotics Suffix: -apine Mode of action: Antagonism of 5HT2-A and DA2 Cautions include Dementia, lactation, renal, heart and seizures.