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Praxet 12.5 MG Tablet CR Health Feed

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I was diagnosed with hypochondriasis 5 years back. Was worried about having heart issues and used to get tests done frequently as I was getting panic attacks and feeling anxious all the time. I was prescribed paroxetine 12.5 mg and clonazepam 0.5 mg twice a day and which was later reduced to once a day. Six months back my medication was stopped abruptly as I was stuck overseas due to covid. I also gained a lot of weight on paroxetine and have delayed ejaculation. Once the medicines were stopped abruptly, I lost around 7-8 kgs of weight but the anxiety came back. I was prescribed 100 mg of sertraline and increased to 150 mg per day but it didn’t work much even after 8 weeks. I am now prescribed 50 mg sertraline in morning and 12.5 mg paroxetine in evening to gradually switch to paroxetine again but I am afraid of side effects of paroxetine and also I have started getting panic attack. What can be other medicine with less side effects and can treat anxiety disorder. Thanks.

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Therapy, especially cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on behavior change, or exposure therapy, which can help people deal with irrational fears in a safe and controlled environment. These are considered highly effective for anxiety. You can find a therapist who practices these specific methods at the anxiety and depression association of america.
Stress reduction methods, such as yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, have been shown to be effective in controlling symptoms of anxiety. ...more
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Psychiatrist•Delhi
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Hi, I can understand that there is a dilemma between getting adequate response from medication and getting relief from sexual adverse effects. I believe you have already discussed this issue with your psychiatrist and buspirone might have been added for this reason. If you want to stay on paroxetine, then other potential options are either decreasing dose of paroxetine (provided your depressive symptoms are under control) or adding a different medication such as bupropion or mirtazapine etc. Ins...more
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Psychiatrist•Hyderabad
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PaxidepCR is usually the drug given in Socila Anxiety /Panic, it is safe, but how long you are taking and what is the response. One drug and one dose may not suit all. Medication only will not cure Anxiety. Please meet a Psychiatrist who will Evaluate you and guide you through.
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Dear lybrate-user,
lamictal is a mood stabiliser and it prevents recurrent episodes of low mood in the long run.
To lift your mood further, paroxetine and therapy will help. There are few add on supplements too, like same, 5ht, thyroxine, vitamin d, ect. Please discuss your mood and memory problems with your psychiatrist.
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You are fooling around with your mental health with these frequent changes in the use of medication. This on/off medication and I assume you are doing it on your own could worsen your condition. Please be consistent and let the doctor decide the dosage and the duration of medications in the future. Anxiety has all to do with fear and your inability (or so you would tend to think) to handle the same. Fear is based on looking too much into the future and imagining things that usually do not tend t...more
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Arcalion or sulbutiamine 200 mg is a nutritional supplement which is a derivative of a b vitamin called thiamine. It is used to increase energy in depression and other conditions among other symptoms. It usually take 2-3 days to start working if it is the deficiency of this nutrient that is making you feel this way. I think that you might need a second opinion based on the medications that were prescribed for anxiety and dysphoria i.e. Paroxetine and olanzapine. I hope you can do so online priva...more
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Psychiatrist•Agra
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Praxotine is a ssri, it will not make sense to add another ssri. Have you tried snri such as venlafaxine. Switching to snri is potential option. Depending on other symptoms such as level of anxiety, adding bupropion is a good option (unless you have anxiety). Trial of small dose of tricyclic or mood stabilizer are also options.
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