4th March 2024

A 65-year-old man presents to the GP for a follow up appointment.

A 65-year-old man presents to the GP for a follow up appointment. He previously presented to the GP with low mood and feelings of hopelessness following a breakdown of his marriage 3 months ago. The GP referred him to the community psychiatric team for some sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy. In the follow up he describes how these have been helpful however is still suffering from low mood and would like to trial a medication to help this.

Please prescribe one medication that could help with this man’s symptoms.