I am taking clonafit beta nearly about 5-6 weeks now. Daily at bed time for my anxiety?as I have stopped I feel anxious again. Should I stop suddenly or take it alternate days??

Question

Clonafit beta acts only on the symptoms of anxiety and not the cause, for which ssris or snri group of medications are given. First try to make it half the dose and then stop, if it does not recur, leave it, else consult a psychiatrist for proper medications. Good luck.

Prof. Jagadeesan M.S. · Accepted Answer

Clonafit beta acts only on the symptoms of anxiety and not the cause, for which ssris or snri group of medications are given. First try to make it half the dose and then stop, if it does not recur, leave it, else consult a psychiatrist for proper medications. Good luck.

Sheetal Agrawal · Answer

Hello Lybrate user, hope you r doing good.in any type of diseases the course of medicine is depending upon the severity of the disease. We can not stop the medicines suddenly or can not take alternate day. If you will stop the medicines the symptoms of the disease will start again in the same speed as they were previously. So please before doing any changes in the intake of medicine we need to follow up with the psychiatrist. If the Dr. suggest any changes in the medicine then it's okay to do so otherwise do whatever Dr. suggested. Counseling will also beneficial to treat the anxiety with the course of medicine. If you want to start the counselling session we can do it. Thank you. Have a good day & speedy recovery.

Saul Pereira · Answer

Never, I repeat 'never' stop taking clonafit beta without consulting your doctor. It can take a week or two after starting this treatment before the effect begins to build up, and 4-6 weeks before you feel the full benefit. Do not stop taking clonazepam+propranolol just because you are feeling well. That is what is supposed to do but your brain has to get used to a dosage called the optimum dose before the doctor will decide to wean you off of the medication in small and acceptable doses. Stopping treatment suddenly can cause withdrawal problems and your doctor will probably want you to reduce your dose gradually when this becomes necessary. But it seems like you don't want to be on medication, which is okay but it has to be monitored. 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. Sometimes, fear may have originated in childhood and your body, more than you brain, remembers the emotion and will react with heightened fear even for the slightest provocation or stimulus. Sometimes, you may not even need a stimulus! these matters can ideally be resolved in therapy only, and exclusively. 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, the 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 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 latter, by exercises and a 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.

Bhairavi Thakkar · Answer

lybrate-user why do not you consult the same doctor again. As before making any changes in the treatment plan an evaluation would be required and compared with previous psychometric assessment results. And gradual decline in dosage.

Saranya Devanathan · Answer

Dear lybrate-user, please learn non medical methods of managing anxiety and then stop clonafit beta. You are young and learning to manage your anxiety will be useful for your quality of life in future. Please check your tsh and consult the physician about eltroxin dose.