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Hello! I have been suffering from severe major depression and anxiety since 3 years. I changed many doctors and medicines but to no avail. The doctor I am seeing currently diagnosed me with treatment resistant depression and bipolar effective disorder a year ago, even though I do not experience the manic highs or even hypomania. He put me through ect 22 times which only marginally improved my situation, before ect I used to cry and yell all day. I have extreme fatigue, low motivation, anger irritation, fear, loss of appetite, weight gain due to medications, tremors, loss of confidence, crying spells, blurred vision and extreme weakness due to depression. I am terrified of going outside and blurred vision adds to the fear. Doctors have tried almost all medications: venlafaxine, escitalopram, olanzapine, quetiapine, lithium, valproic acid, paroxetine, clomipramine, and anxiety meds like xanax, rivotril, amylene etc. Right now doctor has put me on clonazepam and prothiaden since 3 weeks, but I have seen no improvement. I took lithium and valproic acid for about 8 months and they only added to my fatigue and weight gain so doctor stopped them. I really need help in terms of medication as I am still hoping there might be one which could take me out of this extreme pain. I am terrified that if I do not get the right help or if there is not a cure, I will have to live like this for my entire life, in bed and barely able to think, eat, move or understand anything. I am 36 years of age, female and from pakistan. I have heard that indian doctors are good. Please help me out of this and suggest any medication and save my life. Thanking you!

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Dear Sara,
Your doctor at Pakistan is equally good and she/he has been trying good treatments like antidepressants, mood stabilisers and ECT. Please continue with her/him. Telemedicine in India has jurisdiction in the same country only. It is difficult for you to undergo treatment in India because certain basic tablets only can be prescribed through telemedicine. Intractable depression needs lot of experimental tablets as add on.
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Psychologist•Noida
Dear sir,
nocturnal myoclonus can be very disturbing and cause restless sleep.
I would like to know your physical activity and movement details during daytime.
Relaxation techniques before sleep can help calm your mind and enable a peaceful sleep.
But a detailed history taking will help understand your issue properly and find a best solution to it.
Hope the answer helps.
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Psychiatrist•Davanagere
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There is usually very few to no side effects as in withdrawal symptoms from going off of clonazepam due to many reason. I hope you do not have any anxiety about thinking about it now. If it continues to haunt you, you are certainly welcome to consult us online.
Look forward to hearing from you. If you need help with booking an appointment online with me on this website either text, an appointment for a confidential and private consultation you may do so by contacting the help desk of Lybrate...more
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If you have depression, it certainly is a good idea to consult a psychiatrist. If you would like to consult us online we can certainly help with the medications.
Look forward to hearing from you. If you need help with booking an appointment online with me on this website either text, an appointment for a confidential and private consultation you may do so by contacting the help desk of Lybrate.
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Good Morning ~
I am sorry that you are going through a rough phase with depression and I appreciate that you are taking medications. I also believe that you are having problems with medications that need to be addressed and will be able to gladly help if that is the case. I certainly will help you overcome your depression with a detailed information taking session over the phone after you book your online appointment. I am certain that a change in medications will be very helpful in your con...more
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Neurologist•Delhi
Clonazepam is an anxiolytic as well as a sedative.
It helps relieve anxiety and helps sleep induction.
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General Physician•Kolar
Can you please give more details as to four what you're talking clonazepam.
It is usually not advisable to increase dosages of such drugs like clonazepam as they have an impact on your brain. Whether you're taking it for seizures or as an anti-anxiety drug you should never alter the dose without your doctors advice.
Please consult your doctor who prescribed the medicine. If it is a single isolated incident I guess it's all right. But my sincere request and advice to you is to not repeat ...more
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Dear Narendra,
Since how long you are taking Concor amlo? If it has not caused depression all these days, it my not be a side effect of Concor.
In persons suffering from hypertension and lipid disturbances (cholesterol), vascular depression is common. Apart from treating these medical illnesses, you need to be treated for depression also to improve your quality of life.
It is OK to take rivotril and fludac, if it is prescribed for you. Probably you can stop rivotril in 15 days. But n...more
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