I'm suffering from depression and anxiety. Have been prescribed etizolam 0.25 and stalopam 10 mg since 5 months. I'm taking this. Though I don't feel energetic and enthusiastic as before. Feelings of guilt pour in. What should I do. I do yoga daily. Have stopped etizolam on my own as it is for short term I came to know.
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Dear Aastha, You need adjustment of dose of stalopam. Please follow up with your doctor at the earliest. Your symptoms are more of depression than of anxiety. So you can stop etizolam, if you wish. The doctor may increase the dose, or change the antidepressant or add another tablet/therapy.
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I request you to go for therapy in tandem with your medication. You need to check on your prenatal history and early childhood for influencing factors. This is extremely important for your anxiety and depression. Life is full of problems as a norm. Any attempts to escape will never help: and you must learn to face these problems every day with good success. The counselor will help you in this regard. I also strongly believe that every crisis offers an opportunity for change if you seek it and grab the opportunity. Please meet with a counselor and work on your emotions, particularly anger. Exercise is essential but you have to build on it developmentally. 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 necessary 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 work must come from you, and your cooperation with that person is very critical for your success. Be positive every day and learn to be content with what you have. Whatever happens please cooperate with the therapy and do not discontinue until the condition is completely resolved.
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