You are covering for a colleague while he is out on vacation…
You are covering for a colleague while he is out on vacation. One of his chronic pain patients presents to your clinic with the chief complaint of anxiety following a life event. His current medication list includes hydrocodone-acetaminophen (Vicodin) 5/325 mg four times daily, cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) 5 mg three times daily as needed, and gabapentin (Neurontin) 400 mg three times daily. Based on the content discussed in this course, which of the following medications would be a safe 1st line choice for anxiety treatment in this patient?