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Antidepressants Practice Questions
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1A 12 year old girl is brought to your office by her mother. Her mother is concerned because the
girl is refusing to go to school. She has few friends and has been the object of bullying in the
past although that seems to be resolved now. She used to be involved in sports but has
stopped. No medical issues are identified and a diagnosis of depression is made. In addition to
counseling, what drug might be appropriate?- AAmitriptyline
- BBuproprion
- CMirtazepine
- DFluoxetine
- ETrazodone
2A 35 year old woman is complaining that her paroxetine is not helping her with her symptoms of
depression. She has been on the drug for 6 weeks and you decide to change her to venlafaxine.
A couple of days after starting venlafaxine she comes to your office complaining that it is making
her worse – she find herself crying for no reason and excessively irritable. What do you say to
her?- AYou agree that she is getting worse but suggest that it is because she is feeling stress
over changing her medication. - BYou explain that paroxetine can cause a discontinuation syndrome and advise her that it
will resolve in a few more days. - CYou explain that the venlafaxine will increase crying and irritability but will nevertheless
improve her depression. - DYou agree that she is getting worse and change her diagnosis to anxiety and prescribe
lorazepam instead of venlafaxine.
- AYou agree that she is getting worse but suggest that it is because she is feeling stress
3A 40 year old man has depression that has been well controlled for the past 6 months. He
agrees that he socializes with friends and enjoys life more now than before he started his drug
therapy. However, he complains that he sometimes feels “woozy” when he stands up, he has
gained 10 lbs in weight, he has a dry mouth and his eyesight has deteriorated. What drug has
he been taking?- AAmitriptyline
- BBuproprion
- CMirtazepine
- DFluoxetine
- ETrazodone
4A 55 year old woman who lives alone has been taking antidepressants for many years. Over the
years, she has taken sertraline, venlafaxine and citalopram. She is now taking escitalopram but
still finds that some days she “can’t get going” and calls in sick to work. What might be the next
choice for her medication?- ATry a new drug, such as amitriptyline.
- BTry a new drug, such as bupropion.
- CShe is obviously treatment resistant, so try a monoamine oxidase inhibitor such as
tranylcypromine. - DIncrease her dose of escitalopram.
- ETry an adjunctive medication.
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