depression
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- acetic acid
- acetaldehyde gets converted to ___ by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
- tricyclics
- prevents presynaptinc neuron from reabsorbting sertonin, dopamine, or norepinephrine after releasing them drowsiness, dry mouth, difficuly urinating
- methadone (heroin)
- if people can't quit all together, they should swap to a safer drug.
- atypical antidepressants
- miscallaneous group of groups with antidepressent effects and mild side effects
- lithium salts
- stabilizes moof, preventing a relapse into either mania or depression. low dose is ineffective and high dose is toxic
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- prevents reaborbtion of specifically serotonin. nausea and headache side effects
- antabuse
- antagonizes the effects of acetylaldehyde dehyrogenase
- acetaldehyde
- what ethyl alcohol decoposes to
- electoconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- works fastest
- monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
- block the enzyme MAO a presynaptic terminal enzyme that metabolizes catecholaines and serotonin into inactive forms. when this enzyme is blocked, the presynaptic terminal has more of its transmitter available for release. avoid foods containing tyramine