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For your anxiety, you have to continue the medicines for atleast 3 months. Otherwise if you stop it suddenly, your anxiety may recur. If you are facing any side effects with medicines, you should consult your psychiatrist. The medicines are not likely to cause pain in legs, it is better if you consult your general physician for evaluating that.

Nexito (escitalopram) normalises the serotonin levels (transmission) in your mind (brain). If you stop and get the symptoms back, it implies the serotonin produced in your mind is less and you need to continue the medication for long time. There are many having similar symptoms like yours. Do not have stigma about taking the medication, Good luck.

Dear Sameeksha,
Etilaam may not be addicting or causing sleepiness. But that is not the only treatment for GAD. You can go for therapy, Jacobson's deep muscle relaxation, yoga pranayama, etc. to manage your anxiety.

Dear Dhaval,
You can take zapiz only at night.
You can use elm during the day.
You can learn a non medical method of managing your anxiety.
You can continue zapiz three times a day. In few days time, the sleepiness will come down.
You can verify the interaction with other sedating drugs or withdrawal of coffee/tea

Dear lybrate-user,
it depends on the diagnosis and how much the anxiety affects your life. Generally nexito is given for few months. Clonotril is withdrawn in 2-3 weeks. Nexito 5 mg is the lowest dose. It can be withdrawn fully. Since alprazolam is short acting, it is more difficult to withdraw, compared to clonotril.

A homeopathic practitioner, and I want to assure you that we can certainly work together to manage your symptoms of anxiety and heart palpitations. I appreciate the level of awareness you have about your own health, which is clearly evident in your use of the apple watch ecg feature to monitor your heart palpitations.
Please understand that while I can provide guidance and advice, I am unable to provide a full medical diagnosis based on your description and the ecg screenshots from your appl...more

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The headache could be due to multiple reasons. It could be a recent stress, any worry or anxious thoughts that are bothering you. Sometimes lack of adequate sleep can also be a trigger. Sometimes it might be a migraine. In such cases it is usually associated with nausea and irritability with excessive sound or light exposure. To deal with such headache, I would advise you ensure adequate sleep and food intake. Also it's better if you avoid any caffeine or chocolates especially in the night, and ...more

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Hi lybrate-user, based on the symptoms mentioned by you, it appears you are probably suffering from anxiety disorder. It is in your best interest if you consult a psychiatrist preferably in-person, who need to assess you in detail before formulating a management plan which will include few medicines along with counselling or psychotherapy. You will definitely feel better with treatment.