When the psychiatrist prescribes alprazolam (Xanax) for the acute anxiety experienced by a client
with agoraphobia, health teaching should include instructions to
a. eat a tyramine-free diet.
b. report drowsiness.
c. avoid alcoholic beverages.
d. adjust dose and frequency of ingestion based on anxiety level.
ANS: C
Drinking alcohol or taking other anxiolytics along with the prescribed benzodiazepine should be
avoided because depressant effects of both drugs will be potentiated. Option A: Tyramine-free diets
are necessary only with monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Option B: Drowsiness is an expected effect
and needs to be reported only if it is excessive. Option D: Clients should be taught not to deviate
from the prescribed dose and schedule for administration.
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