Test 3 drugs

Lithium Carbonate

Treats Bipolar, reduces suicide, increases serotonin but reduces norepinephrine and dopamine, side effects include blood monitoring

Valproate

Treats Bipolar, anticonvulsant to treat acute mania, GABA agonist

Ketamine

Treats Depression, non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist, produces rapid effects, Esketamine is administered intranasal

MAOI

Treat depression, inhibit monoamine oxidase, makes more monoamine available, dangerous with food high in tyramine

SSRIs

Treats depression, blocks serotonin reuptake and desensitizes autoreceptors leading to increased serotonin, can cause sexual dysfunction, benefits over tricyclics because safer side effects

Buspirone (Buspar)

Treats anxiety, Partial agonist at 5-HT1A receptor, advantages over benz. are treating depression with no mental cloudiness

Benzodiazepine

Treats anxiety, GABA-A receptor enhancer, leads to overdose risk

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Treat anxiety, Norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake blocker, high risk of side effects

Risperidone

Treats Schizophrenia, atypical, blocks D2 and serotonin

Haloperidol

Treats Schizophrenia, typical with a strong D2 receptor blocker

Clozapine

Treats Schizophrenia, atypical, reduction of positive symptoms and enhances cognition

Traditional Antipsychotics

Blocks D2 receptors, positive symptoms of Schizophrenia, motor side effects

L-dopa

Treats Parkinsons, DA receptor agonist

Donepezil

Treats Alzheimers, ACE inhibitor, improve cognition

Memantine

Treats Alzheimers, NMDA receptor antagonist that prevents cell firing

Tetrabenazine

Symptom management with Huntington's disease

Riluzole

Treats ALS, glutamate release inhibitor