A nurse would assess the client for an increase in anticholinergic symptoms if the client is prescribed cimetidine with which antidepressant? Select all that apply
A) Phenelzine
B) Sertraline
C) Venlafaxine
D) Clomipramine
E) Escitalopram
Ans: B, C, D, E
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The concomitant use of cimetidine and tricyclic antidepressants (clomipramine), serotonin reuptake inhibitors (escitalopram and sertraline), and atypical antidepressants (venlafaxine) results in increased anticholinergic symptoms.
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