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I started having depression n insomnia right after my child's birth. I went to mang psychiatrist and neuro physicians. They prescribed me sleeping pills. But none of them worked for me. This phase continued for two years. Finally one of the psychiatrist prescribed me zaptra 12.5, it worked as a wonder for me. I started sleeping. Now I have been taking it from last 6 years. I want to know wht can be the possible side effects of this ,if I continue it for life time.(zaptra is the combination of paroxetine 12.5 + clonazepam 0.5)
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Postpartum depression is the condition you seem to have initially had. In few women it continues as persistent depression. Zaptra is a good medicine for the same, but the clonazepam part in it needs to be tapered and stopped first and then if you are emotionally well the paroxetine part can also be tried to be minimised and stopped. For this, you need to consult an astute psychiatrist. The tapering of medications can take few months. All the best.
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