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How Can Anxiety And Depression Be Treated?

Hello. I took Lexapro for about 5 years and it worked well for a while. After a few dose adjustments without benefit my Physician prescribed Zoloft. Zoloft never worked as well for my anxiety and depression and recently i have felt that it is not working at all. i have recently read information regarding Sympathomimetics being helpful. Is the addition of Modafinil to a SSRI regimen an option?

Tue, 8 Aug 2017
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. First of all you must understand what is anxiety. anxiety is your body's defense mechanism against a perceived threat. The anxiety symptoms are an integral part of your body and you cannot cure it at all. The more you are trying to cure the anxiety symptoms, the more you are destroying your innate reaction ability. I suggest counseling and psychotherapy for your anxiety issue, not any medicines.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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How Can Anxiety And Depression Be Treated?

Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. First of all you must understand what is anxiety. anxiety is your body s defense mechanism against a perceived threat. The anxiety symptoms are an integral part of your body and you cannot cure it at all. The more you are trying to cure the anxiety symptoms, the more you are destroying your innate reaction ability. I suggest counseling and psychotherapy for your anxiety issue, not any medicines. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.