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Flunil 20 MG Capsule Health Feed

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Psychiatrist•Chennai
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The medication takes 2-4 weeks to culminate and act, it does not mean a single tablet lasts for 2 weeks. The medication acts progressively to stabilise your serotonin receptors and acts. The medication combination is good, consult your psychiatrist and follow his advise. Good luck.
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Do not worry it will reverse in few weeks max few months. There are medications for anxiety and depression which does not cause sexual dysfunction. All the best.
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General Physician•Mumbai
Symptomatic treatment along with antibiotics can be taken but with a prescription
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Psychologist•Palakkad
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
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Psychiatrist•Trivandrum
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Both mirtazepine and venalafaxine are good options but it depends on your age and comorbidities, details of which need further clarification. I will go for starting only one drug after finding out which will be most appropriate in your condition.
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Psychiatrist•Mumbai
In every pregnancy (irrespective of you being on any medications) there is almost 3% risk of baby having malformation. As for fluvoxamine (fluvator) and flunil (fluoxetine, not much research is carried out on its effects on baby during pregnancy so it’s difficult to say if it will harm. However fluoxetine is considered one of the safer drugs. If possible contact your doctor and see if these medications can be stopped or atleast dose reduced to minimum during the course of your pregnancy. There...more
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Psychiatrist•Bangalore
Dear Rumi,
Please let me know the dose of Flunil, is it 20 mg or 60 mg? Also you need to give more details about your original symptoms, how much flunil helped and the side effects of flunil. You can take Flunil twice a day if you like as long as the total dose/day is the same prescribed.
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Psychologist•Palakkad
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
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It can cause abnormal dreams n increase sleepiness. But memory loss is not a side effect of this medicine.
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