Drugs:
Effective - Escitalopram
For - Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine
Sadness, - Sertroline
Panic, - Paroxetine
& Compulsions - Citalopram
- the mnemonic includes the main indications: Depression (Sadness), Anxiety disorders & PTSD (Panic), and OCD (Compulsions).
Adverse effects:
3 S's:
Stomach upset - GIT symptoms
Sexual dysfunction
Serotonin syndrome - with other serotonergic agents (i.e. MAOs) - hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, flushing, diarrhoea
SNRI's:
Drugs:
Vexed & Depressed - Venlafaxine, Desvenlafaxine (active metabolite of venlafaxine) & Duloxetine
- the mnemonic includes the main indications: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Vexed) and Major Depressive Disorder (Depressed)
Adverse effects:
SHAT:
Same adverse effects as SSRI's, plus
Hypertension
Adrenergic effects (awake [insomnia], anxious, agitated)
Tachycardia
