I am suffering from anxiety disorder since 17 to 18 years and take medicine paroxetine 12.5 mg bid and buspin 5 mg bid on second episode and after that stop the medicine 6 months then restart anxiety symptom and doctor visit to advise the medicine again prescribed paroxetine 12.5 mg and librax also how many days both medicine are taken please guide me.

Dr. Sanjay JainPsychiatrist11yrs exp

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For anxiety disorder medication should be taken for 6-12 months after relief in symptoms. However if you also start taking psychotherapy along with medication, medication requirement will be less in amount and duration.  

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Dr. Saul PereiraPsychologist48yrs exp

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You are fooling around with your mental health with these frequent changes in the use of medication. This on/off medication and I assume you are doing it on your own could worsen your condition. Please be consistent and let the doctor decide the dosage and the duration of medications in the future. 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 course too. Anything that develops you personally will be of great assistance in building resilience.  

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