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General Physician•Hyderabad
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You are on an anti depressant medication. If you stop it abruptly you may land up in rebound depression which is dangerous. 1. Consult your psychiatrist for modifying the medication 2. Don't shy for psycotheraphy which is more effective.
3. Yoga medication, active and healthy lifestyle is needed.
4 do not expect others to help you out. Self help is best help. Identify the cause of your depression and work on it slowly you can withdraw from medication and have better life.
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Psychiatrist•Jaipur
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you have to do physical exercise and Diet plan ,it will be manage ,some of weight increase by SSRI but in high dose and longer duration.reconsult your Doctor.
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Psychiatrist•Bangalore
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Dear lybrate-user,
Please do not worry much about the medicines and its uses. Please take them as prescribed and see the difference they make in your symptoms and general quality of life. Some of the disorders need many medicines to treat comprehensively. We call it polypharmacy that is needed in some patients at some time. Generally allopathic doctors make a diagnosis with the symptoms and signs. Then they give the prescribed treatment for the diagnosis. It is not symptomatic treatment in a...more
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Diploma in Psychological Medicine, MBBS

Psychiatrist•Ludhiana
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It's not like that you can't take both medication simultaneously. But there should be some reason to combine medications. If you have optimum dose of one drug than only you can go for combination therapy for same problem.
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Dietitian/Nutritionist•Bangalore
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Weight gain can happen using psychiatric medicines. You should be eating carefully avoiding processed foods like bread, biscuits, ice creams, less sugar, oil & salt. Avoid too much milk and milk products. Combine fruits, vegetables, salads etc with your regular food.
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Gynaecologist•Kolkata
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Premature ejaculation (pe) occurs when men cannot control semen flow or have excessive sensitivity. So, before treatment, you should precisely diagnose the cause of your problem.

It is easily curable- but needs time. Usually most cases respond to sex therapy and exercises and using few simple tips. So, e men may need drug to cure this.
PE and OCD are sometimes raletd
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Dietitian/Nutritionist•Delhi
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Sertraline is an ssri, it should be safe if your liver and kidney are healthy. Sertraline usual dose is around 50 mg. Usually antidepressants are taken long term as opposed to benzodiazepines that are short term. You should be fine, given you exercise daily, stay relaxed. There is no such thing as safest antidepressant, all antidepressants have their own side effects profile.
But you may try mirtazapine as it has least side effects.
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My doctor is changing me from sertraline 200 mg to escitalopram 20 mg, because of ongoing side effects on sertraline. This is the cross taper schedule: for 6-7 days: reduce from 200 mg to 150 mg sertraline further 6-7 days: reduce from 150 mg to 100 mg sertraline further 6-7 days: reduce from 100 mg sertraline to 50 mg sertraline and add 5 mg escitalopram further 6-7 days: reduce 50 mg sertraline to 25 mg sertraline, increase escitalopram to 10 mg. To finish: stop sertraline altogether, continue with 20 mg escitalopram. Does this cross taper seem okay? I am trying to reduce the risk of sertraline withdrawal. I also have a fear of vomiting. Is this schedule likely to make me vomit? Or should I avoid most withdrawal? I am on my second week now, so I am now on 100 mg sertraline. What side effects can be expected when going from 150 mg-100 mg sertraline? Thanks for the help and information.

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Psychologist•Bangalore
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Hi lybrate-user! I understand you are faced with a lot of confusion at the moment. It may be in your best interest to follow the regimen prescribed by your psychiatrist and openly discuss your fear of withdrawal and induction of vomiting with him. The regimen of psychiatric medication is very essential. It maybe helpful to go along with their recommendation. If you see any side effects, complete the dosage as prescribed and then follow up with your doctor. Sometimes side effects come from your b...more
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MD - Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Chennai
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There is nothing called better or inferior. All medications are tailored to an individual depending on the symptoms, response and tolerability. Over the Counter self medication and self medication by googling is dangerous to one's body and mind. Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine and can cause severe dependence and side effects on a longer run. Escitalopram ad Sertraline are SSRI's and need to be prescribed carefully adjusting/ titrating dosage by a psychiatrist. Hope this info helps.
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