Antidepressant Drugs Song (SSRI & TCA) - In tune of Mamma Mia by Abba

THE ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS
In tune of Mamma Mia by ABBA
Antidepressant drugs are usually used
In the treatment of major depressive illness
Anxiety disorders, the depressed phase of bipolar disorder
And psychotic depression
SSRI’s effective for clients
With mild to moderarte depressions
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SSRI’s - Fluoxetine (Prozac),
Fluvoxamine (Luvox), Paroxetine
(Praxil), Sertraline (Zoloft),
Escitalopram (Lexapro), Citalopram
These are the SSRI’s blocks serotonin reuptake
SSRI’s have fewer side effects
And these are dizziness, nausea
Insomnia, agitation, akathisia
Next we will discuss about the TCA’s
These are the oldest antidepressant drugs
Norepinephrine and serotonin
Are being block
By tricyclic medications
You know that this takes time
TCA’s takes about 4 to 6 weeks
And have more side effects than the others
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Impiramine (Tofranil), Desipramine
(Norpramin), Nortriptyline (Pamelor),
Amitriptyline (Elavil), Doxepin (Sinequan)
Amoxapine (Asendin)
Potentially lethal if taken
In overdose. And these are the side effects
Constipation, dry mouth and nasal
Passages, urinary hesitancy,
Blurred vision, dizziness hypotension
TCA’s side effects
Interventions, here’s the things to do
My, my please always remember
Assess patients, monitor suicidal
Thoughts, client education
Yes that’s the medications
Depressed patients need to intake
SSRI, SNRI, TCA,
MAOI’s, now I really know
These are the antidepressant drugs