A 55-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office for a Checkup

A 55-year-old man comes to the office for a checkup.  His medical history is significant for major depression treated with sertraline for the past 4 months, hypertension controlled with lisinopril, and diabetes mellitus controlled with diet.  He does not use tobacco and drinks a glass of wine with dinner a few times a week.  Vital signs are all within normal limits, and no abnormalities are noted on physical examination.  Hemoglobin A1c is within normal limits.  Which of the following is the most likely side effect of the treatment prescribed for this patient's depression?

A) Cardiac arrhythmias
B) Hypertensive crisis
C) Orthostatic hypotension
D) Seizures
E) Serotonin syndrome
F) Sexual dysfunction
G) Urinary hesitancy
H) Weight gain

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