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Is It Safe To Get Off Diazepam Take For Depression?

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Posted on Thu, 13 Feb 2014
Question: Hi I am currently on 200mg of zoloft and 20mg of diazepam. Lately this has not been working for me. I was wondering if Adapin is something that would help me out. I have an anxiety and major depression. I would like to get off of the diazepam and find something that works for me. I have tried Paxil but that did not work for me either. Thanks for the help.
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Saatiish Jhuntrraa (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Need to clarify a few more points in history Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for choosing WWW.WWWW.WW Switching antidepressants without a sound scientific logic is not good.You mentioned that now it is not working so was it working initially. There can be 2-3 things to consider- -Have you been irregular in taking medicine? - Has there been some stressor that was not there previously? -Do you take some drug of abuse like alcohol or tobacco? - H/O hypomanic/manic episode in you or your family member? You have still not tried the maximum dose of zoloft so concluding that it has stopped working is not appropriate Diazepam has issues of dependance and other side effects so this can be considered. I hope this is helpful. DR SAATIISH JHUNTRRAA
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Is It Safe To Get Off Diazepam Take For Depression?

Brief Answer: Need to clarify a few more points in history Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for choosing WWW.WWWW.WW Switching antidepressants without a sound scientific logic is not good.You mentioned that now it is not working so was it working initially. There can be 2-3 things to consider- -Have you been irregular in taking medicine? - Has there been some stressor that was not there previously? -Do you take some drug of abuse like alcohol or tobacco? - H/O hypomanic/manic episode in you or your family member? You have still not tried the maximum dose of zoloft so concluding that it has stopped working is not appropriate Diazepam has issues of dependance and other side effects so this can be considered. I hope this is helpful. DR SAATIISH JHUNTRRAA