Your Physician Has Prescribed a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)for

question 16

Multiple Choice

Your physician has prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for your depression,and it has relieved your symptoms.Should you continue taking the drug once you feel better?

• A) No; now that your depression is gone, there is no need to continue.
• B) No; the side effects associated with the drug will intensify.
• C) Yes; without the drug, you are more likely to relapse into depression.
• D) Yes; with most SSRIs there are serious withdrawal effects.

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