I'm on medication currently for anxiety and depression i'm taking etilaam 0.25 and depranex-10 along with richer cr for iron deficiency. I want to know that someday i'm fully ok and sometimes I don't know why I feel anxious like if I go outside after taking etilaam then a falling or sinking type of sensation happens suddenly and after the medication gets completely mixed into my bloodstream I start to feel calm. Couldn't getting it thoroughly why is it happening so also because my whole body blood report tests are also totally normal beside iron and vitamin d deficiency. I've also spoke to my psychiatrist about this she told me to relax .and also advised to cut down slowly my etilaam pills by reducing 25% after 10 days. But then also this sudden bad feeling bothers me .is it normal doctors and how long it'd take me to get fully recovered from it.

Dr. Syed MehvishPsychiatrist5yrs exp

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Greetings the symptoms that you are experiencing are a part of the spectrum. However, if these are disabling, some change in medications might be needed.  

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Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist52yrs exp

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Dear Rimon, You can cut down on etilaam - but continue depranex. You can learn a non medical method like relaxation exercise, therapy or yoga & pranayama in the meantime and stop depranex and Vitamin supplements. If you are fully motivated, it will take about 6 months. 

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Dr. Sartaj DeepakPsychiatrist12yrs exp

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Hi lybrate-user, you need to discuss with your psychiatrist to further optimize your classic anti-anxiety or antidepressant drugs (escitalopram dose can be further build up to 20 mg per day and if needed another medicine can be added to augment effect of escitalopram) before tapering off and stopping etizolam. It's happening because your anxiety and depression is not yet completely remitted. Whole body blood reports have to be normal before calling it anxiety disorder. Vitamin d has to be taken 60000 iu once weekly only for 8 weeks and for iron deficiency you are already taking richer cr but need to do hemoglobin estimation after 3 months of use. If the treatment suits you well it usually takes 4-8 weeks before you gets completely fine. You might need to continue medicines for a prolonged period of time (months to years) to prevent recurrence of symptoms. Regards. Dr. Sartaj deepak.  

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