[Expert Solution]: ) Amitriptyline (Elavil) is prescribed for…

) Amitriptyline (Elavil) is prescribed for a patient with chronic pain from fibromyalgia. When the nurse explains that this drug is an antidepressant, the patient states that she is in pain, not depressed. What is the nurse’s best response to the patient? a. Antidepressants will improve the patient’s attitude and prevent a negative emotional response to the pain. b. Chronic pain almost always leads to depression, and the use of this drug will prevent depression from occurring. c. Some antidepressant drugs relieve pain by releasing neurotransmitters that prevent pain impulses from reaching the brain. d. Certain antidepressant drugs are metabolized in the liver to substances that numb the ends of nerve fibers, preventing the onset of pain.