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Patients should be cautioned about the concomitant use of fluoxetine and NSAIDs, aspirin, warfarin, or other drugs that affect coagulation since combined use of psychotropic drugs that interfere with serotonin reuptake and these agents have been associated with an increased risk of bleeding [see Warn...
It is very important to understand that prescription Hypnotics, Benzodiazepines, Barbiturates, anti-depressants, Serotonin Antagonist and Reuptake Inhibitors, Selective, Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists, and over-the-counter drugs including Diphenhydramine, and Doxylamine are intended for short-term use. Lon...
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Benzodiazepines. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone. Lithium. Hydrocortisone. Do antidepressants affect HPA axis? Antidepressants can alsoinfluence the HPA system by actions other than those mediated via corticosteroid receptors. Antidepressant action on monoamines, their receptors and transporters, and the second mess...
Tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and topiramateshould be avoided in patients diagnosed with glaucoma or at risk. Clinicians should be aware of the possible psychotropic drug induced glaucoma and monitor at risk patients closely in order to prevent this condition. ...
Zolpidem tartrate, like other sedative-hypnotic drugs, has central nervous system (CNS) depressant effects. Coadministration with other CNS depressants (e.g., benzodiazepines, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, alcohol) increases the risk of CNS depression. Dosage adjustments of zolpidem tartrate and of...
For post-operative anxiety, covert administration of benzodiazepines has been reported to be ineffective, and experimental studies in pain have also shown that the needed doses to achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes are much higher when drugs are administered covertly (Colloca et al., 2004; Bingel...
Barbiturates are being replaced by hypnotic benzodiazepines because of: a) Low therapeutic index b) Suppression in REM sleep c) High potential of physical dependence and abuse d) All of the above An unwanted effect of an overly vigorous warm-up is ___. a...