The Patient Is Receiving Escitalopram (Lexapro) for Treatment of Generalized

The patient is receiving escitalopram (Lexapro) for treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. The patient asks the nurse, "I am just nervous, not depressed. Why am I taking an antidepressant medicine?" What is the best response by the nurse?

A) "The same brain chemicals are involved with anxiety as well as depression."
B) "You are really depressed; it is just manifested as anxiety. These medications are safer than benzodiazepines."
C) "Your doctor thinks that this is the best treatment for your anxiety, and these medications are safer than benzodiazepines."
D) "The two disorders go together, and if you treat depression, the anxiety goes away."