Escitalopram Health Feed

Dear lybrate-user,
adding another antidepressant is warranted in certain cases. There are guidelines for its addition. One can not load himself with antidepressants however chronic it is. Please consult your psychiatrist about it. Since he is following you up for many years, he may add venlafaxine or a mood stabiliser ot therapy for psychosocial issues keeping the depression for a long time. It depends on the diagnosis.

A pint or two of beer taken very occasionally shall not much affect your medication. But alcohol does not help rather impairs your ability to manage anxiety in the long run.

Dear Lybrate-User,
please consult the psychiatrist who prescribed it to her. If it is with suicidal intent, the psychiatrist may add another drug/ect/therapy/admission to hospital. If it is impulsive, she/he may discuss this issue in therapy. Observe her, if any symptoms come up, take her to hospital for symptomatic treatment.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) is a common mental health problem. Symptoms typically include recurring thoughts and repetitive actions in response to the recurring thoughts. A common example is recurring thoughts about germs and dirt, with a need to wash your hands repeatedly to "clean off the germs" however, there are many other examples like sexual thoughts, counting, checking, orderliness, etc. The usual treatments are cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt), a selective serotonin reuptake i...more

You should be okay without them for 4 days, although it would have been appropriate to take the medications with you on your holiday. You would however need to start the medication as soon as possible.
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Hi you can take ars alb empty stomach for better results and continue your others as usual no problem. There will not be any contridictions.

Dear user. Thanks for the question. Serotonin syndrome (SS) is a group of symptoms that may occur following use of certain serotonergic medications or drugs. The degree of symptoms can range from mild to severe. Symptoms include high body temperature, agitation, increased reflexes, tremor, sweating, dilated pupils, and diarrhea. Talk to your psychiatrist. Take care.

Hi, yes, you can continue to take it. Studies have shown that it is safe to take in pregnancy. If you continue to take in the last few week of pregnancy then the baby should be observed for symptoms like irritability, increased muscle tone and increased crying after birth.

The minimum duration of treatment for depression is 9 months. You should continue medication for 4 more months, then ask your doctor for tapering. Your medication will be tapered only if your symptoms are improved. No patient should taper the dose without the advise of the doctor.

Please continue medication, along with cognitive behavioral therapy to prevent recurrence of depression.

Irregular medication and under dose may leads to recurrence of symptoms so be cautious

Better to reduce with the help of natural food. Take regular meal at every 2 hourly. Medicines always contain some preservatives