Alright. So for this one, for each situation here, we're going to list a consideration that a doctor or practitioner should have to take into account before prescribing medication to the person. And I did write out my answers a little bit just so that you're not watching me write for the next three minutes. So let's go into the first one, which is Joe goes to his general practitioner complaining of low mood and feeling apathetic lately. He asks to be put on medication for depression.

So in this case, it sounds like it's a pretty new development for Joe, and the symptoms, while certainly unpleasant, don't sound like they are the most severe quite yet. So his practitioner might want to think about whether something like psychotherapy could also be effective in this instance. Like, should we be jumping straight to antidepressant medication necessarily? And maybe the answer is yes, but we should at least be considering psychotherapy as an option in a case like this. Alright.

So, Michelle is pregnant and showing signs of depression. She thinks medication might be helpful. So in this case, because Michelle is pregnant, we would want to consider which medications have been tested on pregnant people and which medications we know for a fact would be safe for both the pregnant person as well as the fetus.

Finally, Kathleen has anxiety and wants to start taking Xanax. Kathleen works in construction and frequently operates heavy machinery. So we know that one of the most common side effects of anti-anxiety medication is often drowsiness and sedation. Right? We want those meds to have a tranquilizing effect, but sometimes if the if the dosage is not appropriate, they can make people extremely drowsy. And because she frequently operates heavy machinery, we would really want to be aware of those side effects and how they, you know, how this medication is affecting her and make sure that her dosage is really appropriate for her. Alright, so that is our example here and I will see you guys in the next one.

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