usmleasr
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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 mm Hg while lying down and 85/60 mm Hg while standing. Which of the following drugs is most likely to have caused the orthostatic hypotension?
A) Alprazolam
B) Amitriptyline
C) Buspirone
D) Diazepam
E) Fluoxetine
explain the ans please...also tell me the mech of action of others and side effcets
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| asmi
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I think its orthostatic hypotension...caused by amitryptyline (TCA's)
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| jayesh
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even i think it to be amitriptyline may be due to alpha blocking effect
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