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Medication Guide for a 26-year-old Female with Dep

A medication guide for managing depression and social anxiety in a 26-year-old woman in her third trimester. Focuses on sertraline use, side effects, safety, patient education, legal/ethical issues, and support for social determinants.

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    Medication stride for a 26-year-old female with Depression and Social Anxiety Student's Name Institutional Affiliation Course Number Instructor's Name .Assignment Due Date Medication guide for a 26-year-old female with Depression and Social Anxiety Tliss medication guide is formulated for a 26-year-old female in her thud trimester of pregnancy’ with social amsiety disorder and major depressive disorder. Given that she is in her third trinsexfor it is vital tc select a medication that will promote hat mental well-being without causing any harm tn her pregnancy Mechanism of action LkgentTmergent signs Confusion Agitation Rapid heart beat Hallucinations insomnia Muscle twitching or rigidity Common Side Effects Nausea presynaptic neurons: leading to elevated cancentraEcos of the neurotransmitter Drowsiness Dry mouth Diarrhea (Huddartet ai.,2020). levels lead to improved mnod and a decrease in depressive and anxiety symptoms (Goldin, 2022) • < Starting dose, frequency, duration Starting dose: The patient should take 25 mg taken coca each day (Huddart et aL, 2020). Duration of use: The patient should continue tairing the medication for at lean 5 to 12 months with follow up visits seasions to evaluate the eff ectiv Enees of Patient Instructions Taking the medication: Take the medication once in the monsing with or without food. If it causes loss of sleep, the medication should be taken during the morning hours. Missed dose: If you forget to take the drug, take it as soon as you recall If you recall to take the medication and it is near to the next dose, don t take it, do not double the medication. Classification of Medication The best medication to treat this pa-tiPrTTT 15 sartraliig wininh ic a selective seratoniii reuptake inhibitor (Stahl, 2021). Rationale: It is the best choice since they effectively alleviate anxiety and depressive symptoms without musing any adverse effects to the unborn child (Hemouan et aL, 2021). if needed. Follow up plan A follow-up appointment should be scheduled adverse effects. Then follow up • ■ .isits should be

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