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Hydroxyzine is a antihistamine substance of the diphenylmethylpiperazine class. It is in the piperazine family of chemicals.[1] It's main mechanism of action is as a potent and selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist.[2][3]
Hydroxyzine is used in the treatment of itchiness, anxiety, and nausea due to motion sickness.[4]
Ferreri et al. (1995), in a placebo-controlled study, found hydroxyzine to be effective for the treatment of GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) after 1 week of treatment and maintained the improvement throughout the study.[5]
Recreational use of hydroxyzine is inprofilable and isn't associated with dependence and abuse, but with fast tolerance.
History and culture
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It was first made by Union Chimique Belge in 1956 and was approved for sale by Pfizer in the United States later that year.[6][7] In the United Kingdom 28 doses cost less than a pound.[8] In the United States the wholesale cost in 2018 was about 0.05 USD per dose.[9] In the United States about 8 million prescriptions were written for hydroxyzine in 2016.[10]
Chemistry
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Hydroxyzine is a member of the diphenylmethylpiperazine class of antihistamines.
Analogues of hydroxyzine include buclizine, cetirizine, cinnarizine, cyclizine, etodroxizine, meclizine, and pipoxizine among others.
Hydroxyzine is synthesized by the alkylation of 1-(4-chlorobenzhydryl)piperazine with 2-(2-Chloroethoxy)ethanol[11]
Pharmacology
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Hydroxyzine is as a potent and selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist. This action is responsible for its antihistamine and sedative effects.[12][13] Hydroxyzine also has very low affinity for the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, and in accordance, has low or no propensity for producing anticholinergic side effects. In addition to its antihistamine activity, hydroxyzine has also been shown to act more weakly as an antagonist of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, the dopamine D2 receptor, and the α1-adrenergic receptor, what causes anxiolytic.[14][15]
Subjective effects
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- Sedation - Hydroxyzine is reported to be weakly or moderately sedating. It can be helpfull to fall a sleep.
- Perception of bodily heaviness - Hydroxyzine makes your body heavy and unwilling to perform tasks.
- Motor control loss
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- Analysis suppression
- Anxiety suppression - The anxiolytic effect of Hydroxyzine is rather mild compared to that of benzodiazapines.
- Sleepiness
- Cognitive fatigue
- Confusion
- Creativity suppression
- Decreased libido
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Toxicity and harm potential
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References
- ↑ "Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved 21 Nov 2018.
- ↑ Szepietowski J, Weisshaar E (2016). Itin P, Jemec GB (eds.). Itch - Management in Clinical Practice. Current Problems in Dermatology. 50. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. pp. 1–80. ISBN 9783318058895.
- ↑ Hosák L, Hrdlička M, et al. (2017). Psychiatry and Pedopsychiatry. Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. p. 364. ISBN 9788024633787.
- ↑ "Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved 21 Nov 2018.
- ↑ Rosario B. Hidalgo, David V. Sheehan, in Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2012
- ↑ "Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved 21 Nov 2018.
- ↑ Shorter E (2009). Before Prozac: the troubled history of mood disorders in psychiatry. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195368741.
- ↑ British national formulary : BNF 74 (74 ed.). British Medical Association. 2017. p. X. ISBN 978-0857112989.
- ↑ "NADAC as of 2018-11-21". Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Retrieved 21 Nov 2018.
- ↑ British national formulary : BNF 74 (74 ed.). British Medical Association. 2017. p. X. ISBN 978-0857112989.
- ↑ H. Morren, U.S. Patent 2,899,436 (1959); H. Morren, DE 1049383 (1954); H. Morren, DE 1061786 (1954); H. Morren, DE 1068262 (1954); H. Morren, DE 1072624 (1954); H. Morren, DE 1075116 (1954).
- ↑ Szepietowski J, Weisshaar E (2016). Itin P, Jemec GB (eds.). Itch - Management in Clinical Practice. Current Problems in Dermatology. 50. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. pp. 1–80. ISBN 9783318058895.
- ↑ Hosák L, Hrdlička M, et al. (2017). Psychiatry and Pedopsychiatry. Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. p. 364. ISBN 9788024633787.
- ↑ Snowman AM, Snyder SH (1990). "Cetirizine: actions on neurotransmitter receptors". J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 86 (6 Pt 2): 1025–8. doi:10.1016/S0091-6749(05)80248-9. PMID 1979798.
- ↑ Szepietowski J, Weisshaar E (2016). Itin P, Jemec GB (eds.). Itch - Management in Clinical Practice. Current Problems in Dermatology. 50. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. pp. 1–80. ISBN 9783318058895.