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Suffering From Anxiety And Depression, Decrease In Appetite. On Medication. What Is Wrong?
Hi thi is deepti , I have been suffering from anxiety and deepression for past 11 years .i was on medication for 8 years and then I stopped taking medication and was fine for last 4 years.however last year I again started feeling anxious and depressed.I visited my psciatrist who put me on medication but to my surprise I found out that I am not at all able to bear side effects of this medicine.so I stopped my medication within one month.I am trying my level best to cope up without medication but its very difficult.i am not able to sleep well and my appetite has Goan down.I am feeling very anxious .TO my relief I heard about the new rtms treatment.I just wanted to know can it help me.Looking for an early reply.
Warm regards / Deepti
Warm regards / Deepti
Fri, 6 Sep 2013
need proper consultation and not to stop the medicine
you can consult your doctor again and again who can adjust the dosage and change the salts according to your response and he can fix the dosages
not to be stopped without consultations
you can consult your doctor again and again who can adjust the dosage and change the salts according to your response and he can fix the dosages
not to be stopped without consultations
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Hi Deepti,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic!
I understand that you want to know if the Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RTMS) treatment can help you or not in relieving your anxiety and depression.
There is some evidence to show that RTMS is beneficial in patients with depression who have not benefited from antidepressant medications. However, in my experience, most patients respond to one or the other medications and if not, I prefer to use electroconvulsive therapy which is safe as well as is cheaper and more effective than RTMS.
In your case, if one medicine has not suited you, there are many other medicines that can be tried and this will certainly be cheaper that RTMS. Moreover, since RTMS is a new treatment, relatively less is known about its effectiveness and safety. Like medicines, it also takes a few weeks time for a good response and it is not free from side effects. Secondly, it cannot be predicted how much it will help in your anxiety symptoms, while medications help in both depression and anxiety.
Hence, in my opinion, the best option for you would be to try other medications and find one that suits you better.
Hope this answers your query. Feel free to contact us again if you want any clarifications.
Best wishes.
Dr Preeti Parakh
MD Psychiatry
Welcome to Healthcare Magic!
I understand that you want to know if the Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RTMS) treatment can help you or not in relieving your anxiety and depression.
There is some evidence to show that RTMS is beneficial in patients with depression who have not benefited from antidepressant medications. However, in my experience, most patients respond to one or the other medications and if not, I prefer to use electroconvulsive therapy which is safe as well as is cheaper and more effective than RTMS.
In your case, if one medicine has not suited you, there are many other medicines that can be tried and this will certainly be cheaper that RTMS. Moreover, since RTMS is a new treatment, relatively less is known about its effectiveness and safety. Like medicines, it also takes a few weeks time for a good response and it is not free from side effects. Secondly, it cannot be predicted how much it will help in your anxiety symptoms, while medications help in both depression and anxiety.
Hence, in my opinion, the best option for you would be to try other medications and find one that suits you better.
Hope this answers your query. Feel free to contact us again if you want any clarifications.
Best wishes.
Dr Preeti Parakh
MD Psychiatry
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