病人開始使用 SSRI 類抗憂鬱藥物。護理師應警告病人注意什麼？
A client is starting on SSRI antidepressant therapy. What should the nurse warn the client about?
- AYou should stop taking it if you feel better after one week如果一週後你感覺好轉，就應停止服用
- BThe drug will improve your mood within 24 hours該藥物會在 24 小時內改善你的情緒
- CIt may take several weeks to experience the full therapeutic effect✓ 正解可能需要數週才能體驗到完整的治療效果
- DYou can take it with MAOIs for better results你可以與單胺氧化酶抑制劑（MAOIs）一起服用以獲得更好的效果
SSRI（選擇性血清素回收抑制劑）是治療憂鬱症的常用藥，但其療效展現緩慢。病人需耐心服用數週才能達到穩定的血中濃度並改善情緒。護理師必須教育病人不可因初期無效而自行停藥，也不可與 MAOI（單胺氧化酶抑制劑）合用，否則易引發致命的「血清素症候群」（Serotonin Syndrome）。衛教重點在於堅持服藥與觀察副作用。
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are commonly used to treat depression, but their therapeutic effects develop slowly. The client must take the medication for several weeks to achieve a stable blood level and improve mood. The nurse must educate the client not to stop the medication on their own because of initial lack of effect, and never to combine it with MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors), as this can cause the fatal 'serotonin syndrome.' Teaching emphasizes adherence and monitoring for side effects.