Gina Smith, a 56-year-old successful graphic artist recently lost her job and is depressed and anxious. Her liver enzymes are el
evated. She is complaining of episodic gastric pain. (Diagnosis: ETOH Dependence)Select the medication that is most likely to be helpful for this patient's condition and diagnosis:________.a. disulfiram (Antabuse)b. loratadine (Claritin)c. sumatriptan (Imitrex)d. pregabalin (Lyrica)
The correct answer is - option D. pregabalin (Lyrica)
Explanation:
Pregabalin is a drug of Lyrica class that is used to anxiety or epilepsy. It also helps and prescribes to treat nerve pain. It prevents pain by interfering with pain impulses traveling through the brain and down the spine. In epilepsy or anxiety, it halts the brain from releasing the chemicals that make an individual feel anxious.
Gina is also experiencing nerve pain due to the stress and anxiety that cause her to get episodic gastric pain that can be treated by pregabalin.
Thus, the correct answer is - option D. pregabalin (Lyrica)
