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| Benzodiazepine Indications |
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| Sleep, panic, anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, tranquilizers |
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| Benzodiazepine Side Effects |
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| Sedation, drowsiness, memory difficulties, fatigue, muscle weakness |
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| Benzodiazepine Cautions & Warnings |
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| Use caution in elderly patients, may cause anterograde amnesia, or suicidal ideation |
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| Benzodiazepine Drug Interactions |
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| Alcohol & CNS depressants |
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| What are the benzodiazepines? |
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| Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Valium, Lorazepam |
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| What is the anxiolytic drug? |
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| Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nervousness, nausea |
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| Restlessness, cognitive/motor impairment, concurrent use with MAO inhibitor |
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| What can be used for insomnia? |
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| Non-benzodiazepine sedatives, antihistamine (1st generation), or antidepressants (trazodone) |
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| What are the non-benzodiazepine sedatives? |
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| Dizziness, headache, anxiety, confusion |
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| Headache, unpleasant taste |
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| Non-benzodiazepine Warnings |
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Cause CNS depression, abnormal thinking/behavior changes, sleep-related activities
Caution in drug abuse, elderly, female |
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| What is the first generation antihistamine used for insomnia? |
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| dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, dry mouth |
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| headache, dizziness, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, blurred vision **BBW: Suicidal thoughts in children & young adults |
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| Trazodone Drug Interactions |
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| SSRI/SNRI, linezolid, amiodarone |
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