Hi I am suffering from mild depression and taking escitalopram and clonazepam from long time. When I leave the medicine symptoms arise like frequent urination, weight loss, weakness,bowel churning, how can I get ride from this medicine and symptoms. I am too much anxious.
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You are not developing any skills and techniques to adjust to depression and anxiety. Medication is treating the problem only chemically. You need to combine medication with therapy to make a lasting impact. In the meantime please do the following sincerely because you could resolve the problem better with good cooperation: Have a good night?s sleep, have a good breakfast of more proteins, meditate often, remain free of stress, eat a lot of fiber, nuts, avocado, exercise regularly, eat dark chocolate, do Yoga meditation exercises, etc. I suggest you do the opposite of what this depression makes you feel like doing (actually, not doing): you will need to fight this condition. You must become active; stay upright during the daylight time; meet people; never sleep during the day, wake up by 6 am every day, play some active games, especially contact games, do physical exercises, talk to people and join some social clubs, attend Yoga classes etc. Watch sitcoms on TV or comedies and cheer yourself up. Go for excursions in groups, for outings, camps, conferences, and religious conventions. Get a pet dog and spend time training it, exercising it and relating to it. Expose yourself to some sunlight every day, at least, 30 minutes but not in the scorching heat. Whatever happens, please incorporate these three important adaptations in your life: always be responsible, be respectful, and be functional. If you did these three, lots of things will go well in life. Please pray and have faith in God to alleviate your sufferings. Don?t wait for others to help. Use your own motivation, which might be at its lowest, but persevere and win this battle. Above all to be really happy, you need to live in love and for love. Learn all about emotions and how to handle them and that will get you out of the depression rather easily and quickly. A counselor is there only to facilitate you, all the hard word must come from you, and your cooperation with that person is very critical for your success. Be positive every day and learn to be contented with what you have. Do some left brain exercises: it is the happy brain. Here are a few suggestions: shut your left nostril and breathe, move your eyes from right to left and vice versa for at least half a minute at a time, and do calisthenic exercises with some form of counting, regularly. Whatever happens please cooperate with the therapy and do not discontinue until the condition is completely resolved. Â
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Hi, Usually the medications you mentioned should be discontinued slowly under the guidance of a doctor. When we stop them abruptly we may get some symptoms of anxiety which can cause the things you mentioned such as feelings of weakness, indigestion etc. It is not mentioned in your question but I feel that every time you stop these medicines you may be worrying about whether you'll be fine or not and that may be leading to aggravation of your problems. Talk to your doctor about it and also see if you can connect with a psychologist to address any underlying stressors, problems or worries that may be impacting you and your moods. When that is taken care of, you can get off medications in the long run. Hope this helps, Â
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