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  #1

you are cosidering treating a 21-year-old female with a history of anorexia nervosa and depression with an antidepressant.which one of the following should you avoide?
1) desipramine
2) citalopram
3) venlafaxine
4) bupropion
5) phenelzine

  #2

4.

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  #3

bupropion
cause weight loss

  #4

Use fluoxitine for eating disorders and depression.

When would we use bupropion?
Smoking cessation?
any other?




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  #5

bupropion is the drug of choice among psychiatrists for the treatment of serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) induced sexual dysfunction (Wikipedia)

Also, obesity




  #6

Bupropion decreases the threshold for seizures in pts. already prone to them such as bulimia and anorexia.

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