Short Antidepressants Video

Short Antidepressants Video

Hey guys, nurse Mike here and welcome to simple nursing.com. Check out our brand new app and get access to our new pharmarmacology and med search mastery courses, plus a massive quiz bank loaded with detailed ration to test your knowledge. Join for free. Click the link in our description below. Now, anti-depressants, the big mamas here. We have SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, and MAIs. Now, we’ll be covering these one by one, but first let’s cover the four rules to anti-depressants. Since the enclelex will not test you directly on the mode of action or basically how the drug works, rather it tests safety on how the drug will harm or kill the patient. So guys, we’ll be focusing on the need to know for the ENLEX, not just the nice to knows. So these four universal principles are enclelex patient safety. Number one, increased risk of suicide. As anti-depressants elevate the mood, it gives the patients more energy. Energy to go out and carry out the suicide. So a big thing to write down is that anti-depressants can actually increase suicidal thoughts in the first few weeks of treatment. And the big risk is for young adults 18 to 24 years old. So, we always key term here, notify the provider of any suicidal thoughts and always clarify any new prescription. Guys, we’re monitoring the clients for key words: new thoughts of suicide, unusual behavior, worsening depression, or sudden changes in mood. These patients are the most at risk for suicide. Now, number two is the slow onset and the slow taper off. Never stop abruptly. They’re taken for a few weeks to reach that therapeutic range. So, educate patients when saying this med is not working after the first week or they’re also saying something about sexual dysfunction. Patients need to know about this first so they won’t stop taking the drug. Now, third is we never mix these key words here. SSRIs with St. John’s wart and MAIS with any other anti-depressants. We’re talking TCAs, SSRIs, even SNRIs. Guys, this could lead to deadly serotonin syndrome. So, two week wash out period is needed, guys. Key word there, two weeks. Write that down. Key words, never start a new anti-depressant while tapering off an MI or another. So, just coming off the day before is a big no no. Always a taper off and never mix. Now point number four is all psychiatric drugs usually decrease the blood pressure. So we teach slow position changes for risk for falling and causes weight changes mostly weight gain. Now first up are the SSRI certuline satyoprag and ecatylopramg guys those came up the most often on all the quiz banks but we also have peroxitine and fluoxitine. Now SSRIs are given mainly for depression, anxiety and PTSD. Now the mode of action is quite simple typically not tested on the ENLEX but it could come up on pharmarmacology exams. So guys just let the name help you for SSRI selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors basically inhibits the re-uptake of serotonin keeping more around so serotonin levels are increased in the body. Now the four common side effects which usually improve after 3 months. Number one is weight gain. Number two which is a big one sexual side effects. The key point and always on the enlex write this down. Sexual dysfunction. So just remember certine causes sexual dysfunction and there’s no sedation. So don’t be tricked. SSRIs usually cause insomnia. Now priority key points. We use the acronym SSRI. S for the suicide risk that is increased when starting the med or changing the dose. Again, high risk is age 18 to 24. And a key priority to monitor. Big key point right here. Report more energy without change in depression. Guys, huge risk for suicide. Thanks for watching. For our full video and new quiz bank, click right up here to access your free trial. And please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel. Last but not least, a big thanks to our team of experts helping us make these great videos. All right, guys. See you next time. [Music]

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Today’s video is all about types of antidepressants for Nursing Students and NCLEX Review.

SSRI, MAOI, SNRI, and TCA drugs are all types of antidepressants administered by nurses for patients with mood disorders. As a nurse, you have to explain any new antidepressant medication, keep an eye on patients, and track any strange behavior, such as worsening depression or unexpected mood swings.

Because of this, the NCLEX exam will test you more on antidepressant safety and interactions rather than mechanisms of action. In this video, we explain each of these drug classes and how to memorize them more easily.

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