I have taking etizolam 0.25 last two month every night for anxiety. Now I am feeling that the symptoms. Should I stop this medicine as I heard should temper this medicine slowly.

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No Sir, please do not attempt to regulate your medication. Just because you are in any absence of symptoms, it does not mean that all is well. Some symptoms may go off due to remission and will return if the course is not followed properly. Besides any changes take time to consolidate. In fact, if you remain episode-free for at least three years, you need to be on medication and the medicine has to be reduced according to a definite plan and schedule. Please consult your doctor.

Saul Pereira · Accepted Answer

No Sir, please do not attempt to regulate your medication. Just because you are in any absence of symptoms, it does not mean that all is well. Some symptoms may go off due to remission and will return if the course is not followed properly. Besides any changes take time to consolidate. In fact, if you remain episode-free for at least three years, you need to be on medication and the medicine has to be reduced according to a definite plan and schedule. Please consult your doctor.

Sanjay Jain · Answer

Yes, you heard it correctly. Please note etizolam treats anxiety symptoms not the root cause and it should not be continued for a long period as it had dependency potential. It's better to taper down etizolam slowly and if you have anxiety then should start another meditation which treats at the root and doesn't have a dependency. Discuss it with your psychiatrist and plan accordingly. All the best.

Ankita Mishra · Answer

Etizola is an anti anxiety medicine and it is recommended not to continue it for a long term as it is potentially addictive. It needs to be stopped, however I will recommend that you consult a psychiatrist and stop the medication under supervision of a psychiatrist as stopping it cam leaf to a relapse of symptoms.

Prof. Jagadeesan M.S. · Answer

This medicine is a benzodiazepine, you can taper and stop, but if it required for a long time, this is not the right medicine, you need to consult a psychiatrist and get ssri or snri groups.