While Collecting a Health History for an Older Adult Client

While collecting a health history for an older adult client, the nurse learns that he had been prescribed Elavil 3 weeks ago and wants to stop taking it because, "It didn't make me feel any better." In response to this information, the nurse shares with the client that:

A) sudden withdrawal is likely to cause a hypertensive crisis.
B) depression seldom improves without medication.
C) realistically it will take longer for improvement to be felt.
D) in time, people adjust to the side effects.