[Answered]: A nurse practitioner is assessing a patient who…

A nurse practitioner is assessing a patient who is presenting with the following symptoms daily for the past 3 montes: lack of interest in normal pleasurable activities, oversleeping, overeating with significant weight gain, tiredne+s, problems making decisions, low sex drive, and “feeling like they are moving through molasses in wintertime.” The symptoms have caused the patient to miss work multiple times, resulting in adverse actions. The patient does not have any contributory medical or substance use comorbidities. The most bothersome symptoms to the patient are lack of motivation, low energy, low sex drive, problems making decisions. What is the mechanism of action of the medication that the nurse practitioner prescribes for this patient? Dual dopamine and serotonin receptor antagonism Dual norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibition Positive gamma-aminobutyric acid allosteric modulation Voltage-gated sodium channel blockade