I am using petril beta 10 for 1 month. 1 tablet daily for anxiety
now I feel well. Can I stop this now?

Question

Dear Sangeeth,
Stop it after learning to manage your anxiety in a non medical method.

Saranya Devanathan · Accepted Answer

Dear Sangeeth,
Stop it after learning to manage your anxiety in a non medical method.

Harsharan Kaur Randhawa · Answer

Dear Lybrate user please consult your doctor before stopping it. Don't do it on your own. You will have to reduce the dose first, and then gradually it can be stopped. Do consult your doctor.

Sanjay Jain · Answer

It should not be taken without a psychiatrist's guidance, as you have already taken it for a month and if feel relaxed. You can try taper down to half for few days and then stop completely. However if your anxiety comes back consult a psychiatrist for better treatment option.

Saul Pereira · Answer

Not at all. You must consult your doctor who put you on this medication to know whether you have changed adequately. I recommend strongly that you seek the help of a counselor to counter the anxiety by skills and techniques, which you can never learn from medicines. These will stand you in good stead all your life. Anxiety has all to do with fear and your inability (or so you would tend to think) to handle the same. Fear is based on looking too much into the future and imagining things that usually do not tend to happen (usually 90% of your fears will not happen). You need to change your perception of the fearful stimulus then you can change your response to the fear. The first one is the best and will preempt the need for the second. If you are already far gone into the reaction mode, then you need both responses to counter the attack. The way we see things in life (like half empty or half full glass) is very dependent on our attitude. Attitude may have developed over many years but fortunately can change in a matter of sustained choices made and acted up on now. Accordingly, you choose to see things as either threatening or as an opportunity. The opportunist will be positive and work with the situation to make good out of it. The individual who sees it as threatening, will, out of fear, try to avoid/run away from the situation or react with anxiety. Yes, self-belief does impact it too, but you can see that prior to that, perception will tarnish the belief system too. Here, you can see that all the resolution lies in just changing your perception/attitude, even if it is against odds. Changing your response, despite the perception, is building up of your reserves and resources to handle any contingency that life throws up at you. And life throws up situations quite regularly and heavily. For this you need to develop a fit mind and body: the former, by meditation and mind exercises; and the later, by exercises and proper diet. You need good sleep too. Included in the development of the mind is the handling of emotions, in your case, fear. These changes will give you a handle on life and your perceptions and responses. Prayer is really powerful, if you are a spiritual person. Repeat some personally framed affirmations that are geared to calming you down and building confidence. Do a personality development course too. Anything that develops you personally will be of great assistance in building resilience.

R.N.Chaturvedi · Answer

Yes you can stop after the advice of your doctor one thing if you learn psychological autosuggestion technique that will be better for you for the permanent solution of your psychological problems of anxiety disorders you can contact me for this thank you.

Prof Jagadeesan M S · Answer

You can, but the medicine acts only on autonomic symptoms of anxiety. Stop and see, if things are fine leave it. Else consult a psychiatrist to treat the cause of anxiety like with ssris or snris which act on the cause of anxiety. Good luck.

Rachna Mishra · Answer

Hey I will suggest you some natural ways to deal with anxiety. There are many, and meditation and mindfulness is at the top. I?ll send you some information below. Take a deep breath now. If you take three, it will calm you down more. Also, walking is very helpful, particularly in nature. You can listen to music, or exercise. Get out of the house, talk to a friend, pet a dog or cat. Dancing, singing, chanting and even drumming. Dr. James gordon recommends shaking your whole body to fast music. It is hard to be depressed or anxious whenever you do any of these activities. They are energy movers and help to move positive energy in and toxic energy out. Mindfulness. Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present and aware of where we are and what we?re doing. Eat slowly and mindfully, enjoy the flowers on a walk or the moon at night. Be mindful of every little thing. Mindfulness meditation can change your brain, which helps with the trauma rewiring you will need after these relationships. The emotional freedom technique or tapping. This practice consists of tapping with your fingertips on specific meridian points while talking through traumatic memories and re-experiencing a wide range of emotion. This is enormously helpful to relieve headaches, stress, insomnia, or anything that ails you. It works. Gratitude. A practice of cultivating a feeling of gratitude daily. I find making a list every night, especially if it was a bad day, forces me to think of what is positive about my life. Gratitude brings more good things into your life, research shows. Breathwork is a method for clearing energy using the breath. Inhale for a count of three and exhale for a count of five and hold your breath three seconds. Do this several times and consciously choose what you want to bring in, such as peace of mind. Just taking a deep breath when you are stressed is a big help. Meditation goes along with this, whatever form you feel comfortable with. This doesn?t have to be formal meditation, but just breath work whenever and wherever you are. Yoga. This practice teaches you how to relax and release tension, strengthens weak muscles and stretches tight one. Yoga is for self-improvement, transformation, and healing in addition to the body work aspect of the practice. Yoga nidra. A sleep-based meditation done lying down which is helpful for anxiety, stress, and insomnia. It is said that one 30-minute practice confers the benefits of 2 hours of sleep. This is essential for insomnia, nightmares and the anxiety you feel with the beginning stages of recovery.

I am using petril beta 10 for 1 month. 1 tablet daily for anxiety now I feel well. Can I stop this now?