Prozac

reactions and explain possible side effects to patient – Rationale: This medication has several possible adverse side effects. The patient should be aware of these, so they can report symptoms to the physician or nurse. 6. Administer Prozac as ordered – Rationale: Prozac can be effective in treatment of major

Serotonin and Its Uses Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a neurotransmitter in the brain that has an enormous influence over many brain functions. It is synthesized, from the amino acid L-tryptophan, in brain neurons and stored in vesicles. Serotonin is found in three main areas of the body: the intestinal wall; large constricted blood vessels; and the central nervous system. The most widely studied effects have been those on the central nervous system. The functions of serotonin are

In today’s day and age, there are many things that can effect a person’s personality and mood. Relationships, careers, personal life, all those things are adversely effecting everyone. Sometimes, these things can effect someone negatively and emotionally. The death of a loved one, for example, could affect someone and cause them to feel grief. If not handled with correctly, that grief could cause a person to sink into depression, until they would require outside help to overcome it. Depression is

1) You are the operating nurse working with Mr. J, who was given lidocaine (Xylocaine) prior to suture repair of an open wound he sustained during a construction accident. Mr. J begins to mumble and seems agitated. You suspect toxicity. i) What signs and symptoms support your suspicions? A major symptom of lidocaine toxicity is central nervous system excitation. Central nervous system excitation causes numbness or tingling of the mouth, agitation, confusion, and drowsiness which would account for

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental illnesses affect 1 out of every 5 adults. 43.8 million per year suffer from mental illnesses, including 21.4% of teenagers. Crestwood senior Allison Martinek has dealt with anxiety and depression since she was clinically diagnosed at age 10. Her anxiety often times causes panic attacks and makes it difficult to focus, leaving her feeling overwhelmed. She comments, “It makes it [school] extremely hard. Sometimes just getting out of bed is

terrified of her panic attacks. Ashley did not want to seek help but she knew that she had to understand why she was going through panic attacks. She went to a psychiatrist, and diagnosed her with severe generalized anxiety disorder who prescribe her Prozac. Prozac is a SSRI which means that this class of medication is Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor which is used to treat various anxiety disorders ( Oltmanns, & Emery 2008). In college Ashley anxiety got worse she was under a lot of stress because

Introduction   The number of individuals diagnosed for one or more mental disorders and consequently treated with a corresponding drug has significantly increased the past several years. The following statistics displaying this are shocking: * 8.5 million people are prescribed Effexor, an anti-depressant every year (Harris, 2004). * More than 1 million children and teenagers are taking drugs for some form of mental disorder (Elias, 2004). * There are close to 2 million cases each year

on thirty-one drugs that were found in connection with violent acts and mass shootings. Out of the thirty-one drugs in the test, five of the top ten were antidepressant drugs. The five drugs that were found to be associated with violent acts were Prozac, Paxil, Luvox, Effexor, and Pristiq. Dr. Peter Breggin says mass shootings have started showing up only since SSRI drugs have started being sold and prescribed. Another two of the top ten drugs were prescribed to people that have ADHD, which means

Medication Interview and Review The interview I conducted was a friend of my cousins’ and me. The biggest concern was the person was only available for a limited time period. We had discussed over the phone the format of the interview and I had sent her a copy of the questions beforehand. The interviewee generally was pleasant, but at times appeared restless and non-committal. I was curious about what she was thinking. There were times during the interview where I felt like she was not listening

Also, Soma can be compared to Prozac. He feels that the society in Brave New World is one that compares closely to the feudal system is England where the leaders were born into their positions and servants were born into their positions and thus Brave New World is a satire warning America