A nurse is providing care to a woman who recently got married and would like to try to become pregnant. The woman has been on an antianxiety medication, paroxetine (Paxil), for the past year. The woman feels that she needs to continue receiving treatment for anxiety, especially if she gets pregnant. What information should the nurse provide regarding treatment options during pregnancy?

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A)For women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, nonpharmacologic therapies such as CBT and relaxation techniques are the safest for reducing anxiety and preventing harm to the fetus. The woman should not stop all treatment immediately. When stopping medication, the medication should be tapered off, but this should continue even after she finds out she is pregnant, not until she finds out she is pregnant. If she changes to a different SSRI, she should change to sertraline (Zoloft), which does not have the same risk of birth defects as paroxetine or fluoxetine.
B)For women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, nonpharmacologic therapies such as CBT and relaxation techniques are the safest for reducing anxiety and preventing harm to the fetus. The woman should not stop all treatment immediately. When stopping medication, the medication should be tapered off, but this should continue even after she finds out she is pregnant, not until she finds out she is pregnant. If she changes to a different SSRI, she should change to sertraline (Zoloft), which does not have the same risk of birth defects as paroxetine or fluoxetine.
C)For women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, nonpharmacologic therapies such as CBT and relaxation techniques are the safest for reducing anxiety and preventing harm to the fetus. The woman should not stop all treatment immediately. When stopping medication, the medication should be tapered off, but this should continue even after she finds out she is pregnant, not until she finds out she is pregnant. If she changes to a different SSRI, she should change to sertraline (Zoloft), which does not have the same risk of birth defects as paroxetine or fluoxetine.
D)For women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, nonpharmacologic therapies such as CBT and relaxation techniques are the safest for reducing anxiety and preventing harm to the fetus. The woman should not stop all treatment immediately. When stopping medication, the medication should be tapered off, but this should continue even after she finds out she is pregnant, not until she finds out she is pregnant. If she changes to a different SSRI, she should change to sertraline (Zoloft), which does not have the same risk of birth defects as paroxetine or fluoxetine.

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