Mental Health Medications

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  1. 3. Getting regular ____ can improve mood and sleep
  2. 5. This medication is used to treat an opioid overdose
  3. 8. This antidepressant may also help with nerve pain
  4. 12. This medication is used to treat alcohol cravings
  5. 13. It's especially important to stay hydrated when taking this mood stabilizer
  6. 15. This class of mental health medications is first-line treatment for anxiety
  7. 16. Sertraline (Zoloft) works on this brain chemical
  8. 17. This can interact with many mental health medications and cause excessive sedation
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  1. 1. Antihistamine often used as needed for anxiety
  2. 2. Maintaining _____ with medications can decrease risk of side effects and increase benefit for symptoms
  3. 4. This blood pressure medication can be used to treat nightmares associated with PTSD
  4. 6. Using this can help you remember to take your medications
  5. 7. Taking antidepressants with food may help with this side effect
  6. 9. Some medications come in an ___ formulation to help with adherence and pill burden
  7. 10. True/False: Once you start a mental health medication, you'll be on it forever
  8. 11. Antidepressants can take ____ to see full benefits for symptoms
  9. 14. True/False: Benzodiazepines are not safe for long-term treatment of anxiety