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A 22-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of generalised anxiety, excessive worry about multiple issues, restlessness, and poor sleep. She meets the diagnostic criteria for Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). She has declined psychological therapies. According to NICE CG113, what is the recommended first-line pharmacological treatment?

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