A 43-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office Due to Depression

A 43-year-old man comes to the office due to depression.  He feels sad and unmotivated, sleeps 12 hours a day, and has increased appetite, poor concentration at work, and fleeting thoughts of suicide.  The patient has no medical history and laboratory evaluation is unremarkable.  Major depressive disorder is diagnosed and antidepressant medication administered.  Several weeks after starting the medication, the patient's depressive symptoms are mildly improved, but he is now distressed by a significant decrease in libido and impaired sexual performance.  He is considering stopping the medication and requests an alternate treatment.  Which of the following drugs is most appropriate for this patient?

A) Bupropion
B) Citalopram
C) Imipramine
D) Sertraline
E) Trazodone
F) Venlafaxine

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