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If you diagnosed your patient with gad, what would be the first medication that you would prescribe to them?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

SSRI: There is no one correct medication choice. I would start with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Answered 8/2/2020

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