When the client asks the nurse how long it will take before the SSRI antidepressant medication will be effective, which of the following replies is most accurate and therapeutic?
A) This is a good medication! It will be effective within 20 minutes of the first dose.
B) You will have gradual improvement in symptoms over the next few weeks, but the changes may be so subtle that you may not notice them for a while. It is important for you to keep taking the medication.
C) It will probably take months for the medication to work. In the meantime, you should work on improving your attitude.
D) If you believe it will work, then it will. You have to have faith!
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