Opipramol Health Feed

You need to take medication as per your doctor's recommendation. Do not discontinue, alter, modify or change it in any way. Take it for the prescribed period of time. Premature termination of treatment can lead to relapse or worsening of symptoms. It becomes more difficult to treat after that.

Try this. Brush twice a day. Before brushing in morning drink 3 to 4 glass of water so normal flora commensal bacteria good for gut reaches body provided you brushed at night. Tea warm and not hot only twice not more than that. Do heavy breakfast. Lunch lighter than breakfast n some snacks in evening. Dinner lighter than lunch. Gap between dinner n sleep should be atleast 2 hrs.

Opipramol usually needs 2-3 weeks of window period to act completely. You must see some improvement within that period. If you don't see any improvement after 4 weeks, visit your doctor.

Both these medicines are correct medicines only. Different psychiatrist s treat anxiety in different way, all reach the same goal. All the best.

No, you should not take methylphenidate for this. Rather than adding one more medication just to avoid side effect of current medications better option is to modify your current medication regime. You may take these medications in night if you are taking in day or change the medication if you already taking them in night. Consult your treating psychiatrist or take second opinion from another psychiatrist nearby or online. All the best.

Common side effects of opiprol
nasal congestion (stuffy nose)
fatigue
orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering of blood pressure on standing)
dryness in mouth
decreased blood pressure
dizziness can be because of orthostatic hypotension or decreased bp. Consult your treating physician for a change of medicine.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is one of the most successful ways to deal with anxiety. Multiple doctors and therapists recommend I do it. I still have yet to do it so I can't say from personal experience that it's successful, but I know from careful research, it is very helpful.

Therapy, in general, is very helpful as well. Not many people understand or have time to listen to what you want to talk about, but therapists are paid to do that very thing. In fact, they are curio...more

Hello and welcome to Lybrate. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Opiprol 50 tablet is a tricyclic antidepressant used for the treatment of generalized anxiety and somatoform disorders.
I suggest telephonic counseling for you.
You can contact me for further advice and treatment options. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.

As answered earlier, daily 300 mg of opipromol is not at all preferred, apart from this, you are taking 150 mg of lamotrigine, that is also a heavy dose, kindly consult to a psychiatrist asap, need to balance your medicines, do not take or quit medicines with out prescription,

Please consult your doctor and discuss your symptoms. May be you have changed your medicine so you are feeling that way. Don't stop taking the medicine your own. Your doctor may adjust your dosage or advice you to take it for some time so that your body get adjusted to the medicine.