One of Your Patients Is Suffering from Depression

question 359

Multiple Choice

One of your patients is suffering from depression. As you consider a drug to prescribe, you are concerned about your patient's high blood pressure and the fact that she really likes to eat cheese. Which of the following antidepressant drugs should you avoid?

• A)A tricyclic
• B)An MAO inhibitor
• C)An SSRI
• D)Any drug that increases GABA activity
• E)All of these should be avoided

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Definitions:

FADH2

A reduced form of flavin adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme involved in the respiratory chain that transfers electrons.

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate, a molecule that carries energy within cells for metabolism.

NADH

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) serves as a crucial coenzyme in the cellular energy production process, participating in redox reactions by carrying electrons from one reaction to another.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of protein complexes located in the inner membrane of mitochondria that facilitate the movement of electrons to generate ATP.