A client is started on interferon treatment for multiple sclerosis. In response to the client asking about side effects and how the interferon will make him feel, the nurse responds:
a. "You might begin to feel unusually energetic and upbeat."
b. "Depression has been found to be one of the major side effects of interferon treatment."
c. "You shouldn't notice any change in your moods at all, unless you are allergic to it."
d. "Interferon has a natural antidepressant effect on the brain."
B
When a client is started on interferon treatment for multiple sclerosis and begins to ask the nurse about side effects and how the medication will make him feel, the nurse would inform the client that depression is one of the major side effects of this medication. Depression has been linked to changes in brain concentrations of serotonin.
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