Cedrick
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A 22 year old college student who has been treated for anxiety and depressed mood for 6 weeks develops episodes in which she feels light headed and almost faints
pulse is 110/min and blood pressure is 110/70 mmHg while standing
Which of the following drugs is the most likely to have caused the orthostatic hypotension ?
a.-Alprazolam
b.-Amitriptiline
c.-Buspirone
d.-diazepam
e.-Fluoxetine
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| mjl1717
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amitriptiline?
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| alexaE
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yes B. b/c it also has alpha blocking effects- results in orthostatic hypotension
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| Cedrick
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I could be I had Buspirone ?
because she has anxiety 
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| Cedrick
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Ok my bad you are right
choice B.-Amitriptiline
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| eaguin
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Amitriptyline with the anticholinergic side effects because It's a tricyclic antidepressants
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| giovanni83
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yes Amitriptyline , it's a TCA and that's why they are used only for Atypic depression, not for general endogenous depression!
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