Depression Questions

Hi lybrate-user
I assume you’re in a lot of distress right now. During such a time it’s very important to have someone to talk to. I strongly suggest you either contact a psychiatrist near you or online. Only after discussing things with you can they be resolved effectively. From your description it’s not clean when the medications have been started either. Prodep is a safe medication you can continue it
hope this helps

Accept that it is going to be difficult and you will not come out of it in an overnight - Depression & Anxiety are very poorly researched areas in the field of Medicine. There is no definitive cure to this illness. Apart from that, depression is under-estimated. You will usually find people telling you to "not be depressed" or "ease down a bit" or "stay happy" when in reality it is very difficult, or rather, impossible to "not be depressed" or "to ease down" or "be happy". There is a very little...more

Hello Lybrate user, you didn't tell everything about youself. Your condition is not good so you need to psychological assessment, it might be depression, so first consult psychologist or psychiatrist. You are only 20 years old so you consult any of them as soon as possible because in early stage we can control or understand your situation better, but don't worry. Best if luck for your bright future.

If you have visited a psychiatrist and they have prescribed these medications you should have belief in the doctor. They have the best in mind for you and your loved one. If you have questions regarding treatment you can talk to the psychiatrist who prescribed the medication. I hope this helps. Take care and I hope your mother gets well soon.

Hi lybrate-user,
you need to discuss with your psychiatrist to further optimize your classic anti-anxiety or antidepressant drugs (escitalopram dose can be further build up to 20 mg per day and if needed another medicine can be added to augment effect of escitalopram) before tapering off and stopping etizolam. It's happening because your anxiety and depression is not yet completely remitted. Whole body blood reports have to be normal before calling it anxiety disorder. Vitamin d has to be ta...more

Hi lybrate-user,
you should not take panadol, nurofen and naproxen together coz they all contains similar molecules which act as pain killer. You should take any one of these as taking them simultaneously will have adverse effect on your liver and stomach. Yes, you can safely take any one of them with sertraline.

1.no alcohol
2. Reduce body weight if over wt3. No smoking/ tobacco/drugs/ avoid pollution
4. Diet - no ghee/ butter, have mix of vegetable oils - mustard, til, ground nut, olive oil, have more green vegetables and fruits, have whole grain atta, no fried. Fast. Spicy / processed/ junk food. Less sugar, potato, rice. Less salt.
5. 30 mts brisk walk daily 6. Deep breathing exercise for 10 mts daily
7. Meditation daily for 10 mts. 6-8 hrs of sleep at night
8. Expose your body to...more

Hello Lybrate user,
need to consult to psychiatrist & start the medicine to feel better. Explain the symptoms & history in detail to Dr. so it will help the Dr. to prescribe the medicine.
U can contact me if you want through Lybrate to overcome from the problem of depressed feeling.
Thank you & have a speedy recovery.

This does not belong to addiction category of medicines, but this has to be taken with regular review from a psychiatrist and needs to be closely followed up. It is not an over the counter medicine as many think and take. Good luck.

Hi. You can continue fluoxetine regularly and can use tofisopam once at night. If your sleep and anxiety are better make it an and when required only.