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Question: Sir,
i am taking medicine for depression from last 4/5 months. But i am alright no depression .Doctor pshychatrist call me every month giving one injjection & 4 /5 mmedicine to take daily at night.i have to pay 400 rs.every month to doctor. is it necessary . i have requested doctor to stop medicine i am alright , he stopped as per my request last month. But after stopping medicine i got a problem , ie Horrible dream in my half sleep full night. so doctor statred again only Nexito Plus only.
now please advice me can i take nexito for another four/five months without visit to Doctor & ater complete recovery can i stop on my own without consulting doctor.any risk.
since i am bp,daibetic,cholestrol,heart medicine daily taking neary 7/8 tablets other than nexito. Doctor told me you got stress sickness. can u clarify please.
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i am taking medicine for depression from last 4/5 months. But i am alright no depression .Doctor pshychatrist call me every month giving one injjection & 4 /5 mmedicine to take daily at night.i have to pay 400 rs.every month to doctor. is it necessary . i have requested doctor to stop medicine i am alright , he stopped as per my request last month. But after stopping medicine i got a problem , ie Horrible dream in my half sleep full night. so doctor statred again only Nexito Plus only.
now please advice me can i take nexito for another four/five months without visit to Doctor & ater complete recovery can i stop on my own without consulting doctor.any risk.
since i am bp,daibetic,cholestrol,heart medicine daily taking neary 7/8 tablets other than nexito. Doctor told me you got stress sickness. can u clarify please.
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Brief Answer:
Treatment should be for at least 6 to 8 months
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for your query. Welcome to HCM.
I have read your concerns and will answer accordingly.
You have depression and have taken antidepressant for that. You got improved but after stopping the drug your symptoms relapsed.
These is common in depression. After starting the treatment, you have to continue it for at least 6 to 8 months or sometimes for 1 year depending upon the improvement in your symptoms. Stopping the drugs before this duration would result in relapse of the symptoms as happened in your case. So visit your psychiatrist for 6 to 8 months for proper treatment guidance. After 2 to 3 months of regular visit you can ask for every 2 monthly or even 3 monthly visit.
You can not stop drugs on your own. Drugs need to be tapered down gradually before stopping them and you have to do this under his observation only. You can ask for prescription of the drugs for 3 months also.
Continue your other drugs they are more essential to you. Continue nexito plus for at least 6 to 8 months before stopping. Visit your doctor regularly.
Hope I have answered your query. if you have further question then feel free to ask.
Wish you good health.
Treatment should be for at least 6 to 8 months
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for your query. Welcome to HCM.
I have read your concerns and will answer accordingly.
You have depression and have taken antidepressant for that. You got improved but after stopping the drug your symptoms relapsed.
These is common in depression. After starting the treatment, you have to continue it for at least 6 to 8 months or sometimes for 1 year depending upon the improvement in your symptoms. Stopping the drugs before this duration would result in relapse of the symptoms as happened in your case. So visit your psychiatrist for 6 to 8 months for proper treatment guidance. After 2 to 3 months of regular visit you can ask for every 2 monthly or even 3 monthly visit.
You can not stop drugs on your own. Drugs need to be tapered down gradually before stopping them and you have to do this under his observation only. You can ask for prescription of the drugs for 3 months also.
Continue your other drugs they are more essential to you. Continue nexito plus for at least 6 to 8 months before stopping. Visit your doctor regularly.
Hope I have answered your query. if you have further question then feel free to ask.
Wish you good health.
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Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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