Problem: A female patient has successfully managed depression with venlafaxine (Effexor XR) over the past 14 months. She reports that she is happy, sleeping normally, and back to her pre- depression weight. She wants to stop taking the medication. The nurse practitioner should recommend: Need Assignment Help?
Group of answer choices
- tapering off the medication dose for a minimum of 4 weeks.
- stopping the medication immediately.
- stopping the medication only after starting counseling.
- tapering off the medication dose for a minimum of 2 weeks.