My brother was suffering from severe anxiety. Doctor prescribed clonafit 0.5 half-half morning and night. How long will it take to cure.
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Your brother's need is relaxation and Supportive psychotherapy's
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Hi thanks for seeking help here. After carefully listening to your history n evaluating the issue we suggests that can you first tell little bit in detail that how long he is suffering from anxiety related problem? Does he also having a fear to go out? First of we need to evaluate your symptoms then only we come to know that how long he should take .for that you can consult me either phone or chat via Lybrate. We will go for medication as well as counselling. Feel free to consult with me here in Lybrate for further clarification and doubts if any with nominal fees. Happy to help you. Wish you good health. Get well soon. Regards.
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Dear lybrate-user, please inform your brother to find out other methods to deal with anxiety. With clonafit for 2-3 weeks, he will be able to do relaxation and question whether so much of fearful thinking is necessary. Clonafit alone will not cure severe anxiety. It will reduce anxiety so that he can function better. At this young age, it is not advisable to take clonafit for a long time.
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What is the age of your brother? Generally clonazepam is prescribed for 3-4 months but if required treatment may be extended upto 6-7 months, generally I do not prefer to take it for more than 6 months, take it as said by your psychiatrist, then after prescribed period of dose, kindly reevaluate his condition. Your psychiatrist will definitely reduce the dose of your brother performs well. Do not quit or take medicine without consultation.
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Sir, I strongly recommend that you take him for counseling too. The combination of medication with therapy will definitely help in recovering from this condition and eventually stopping the medication. 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 to happen (usually 90% of your fears will not happen) and expecting too much out of yourself. You need to change your perception of the fearful stimulus then you can change your response to the fear. The first one is the best and will preempt the need for the second. If you are already far gone into the reaction mode, then you need both responses to counter the attack. The way we see things in life (like half empty or half full glass) is very dependent on our attitude. Attitude may have developed over many years but fortunately can change in a matter of sustained choices made and acted up on now. Accordingly you choose to see things as either threatening or as an opportunity. The opportunist will be positive and work with the situation to make good out of it. The individual who sees it as threatening, will, out of fear, try to avoid/run away from the situation or react with anxiety. Yes, self-belief does impact it too, but you can see that prior to that, perception will tarnish the belief system too. Here, you can see that all the resolution lies in just changing your perception/attitude, even if it is against odds. Changing your response, despite the perception, is building up of your reserves and resources to handle any contingency that life throws up at you. And life throws up situations quite regularly and heavily. For this you need to develop a fit mind and body: the former, by meditation and mind exercises; and the later, by exercises and proper diet. You need good sleep too. Included in the development of the mind is the handling of emotions, in your case, fear. These changes will give you a handle on life and your perceptions and responses. Prayer is really powerful, if you are a spiritual person. Repeat some personally framed affirmations that are geared to calming you down and building confidence. Do a personality development course too. Anything that develops you personally will be of great assistance in building resilience.
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