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Etizola 0.25Mg Tablet Health Feed

Asked for male, 40 years old from Bangalore
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Psychologist•Mumbai
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Hi.
Please consult with your doctor before stopping the medication. The dosage should be tapered according to your symptoms. Also consult with a psychologist to help you manage your symptoms without medicines in the long run. It will help prevent relapse and maintain your wellbeing.
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Psychiatrist•Chennai
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Etilaam is safe for short term treatment of anxiety, for longer term, you will be needing ssri, snri or tca group of anxiety reducing medications, since etilaam is a benzodiazepine and preferable be avoided for longer run. Other medications seem fine. All the best.
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Psychologist•Gurgaon
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Whats your diagnosis? Psychiatric medicines take time to adjust in body. Give it a month ore
therapy and counseling for anxiety management will help you overcome these symptoms and lead a quality life. You can consult with me or any psychologist for the same.
All the best.
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Asked for male, 28 years old from Mumbai
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MBBS, DPM

Psychiatrist•Bangalore
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Dear Nidhi,
Please let me know why you were prescribed etizola lite.
Probably you had all these symptoms before starting on etizolam itself along with some more symptoms. After etizolam, few symptoms reduced, you are able to talk about these symptoms.
With hypertension at such an young age, it is better that your anxiety and depression are treated adequately.
Etizola lite has escitalopram also. You can request your doctor to prescribe them separately so that you can avoid escital...more
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C.S.C, D.C.H, M.B.B.S

General Physician•Alappuzha
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The side effects of etizolam include, confusion, memory impairment
drowsiness
slow heart rate
tiredness
uncoordinated body movements you may stop the tablet after seeing the doctor who prescribed this and take the alternative drug.
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Psychiatrist•Vijayawada
It is advisable to take the medicine as prescribed by your treating doctor as the treating doctor has assessed your condition face to face. But, also try considering non pharmacological means like some counseling sessions which would help you control your anxiety on long run, which would further enhance your confidence levels. Your doubts are genuine as the medicine has addiction potential when used more than 4 weeks. So,again discuss the same issue with your treating doctor.
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MBBS, MD Psychiatry, DNB Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Nagpur
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Yes it’s safe for anxiety as long as you take it under supervision of a psychiatrist and only for the duration specified by the doctor.
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Psychiatrist•Chennai
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Reduce by half every two weeks and stop. If you have relapse of anxiety consult a psychiatrist and take proper long term medications. Since you are a mbbs doctor learn about biological reasons for anxiety and address the same properly. Good luck.
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Asked for male, 35 years old from Delhi
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Psychiatrist•Chennai
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This medicine is a benzodiazepine, you can taper and stop, but if it required for a long time, this is not the right medicine, you need to consult a psychiatrist and get ssri or snri groups.
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Diabetologist•Namakkal
Hello, etizolam is a drug to reduce anxiety symptoms. You haven't mentioned about the reason for prescribing.
It is safe to continue for 6 months discuss with your doctor while tapering the doses because it should be discontinued abruptly.
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