Question to psychiatrist? Doctor just prescribed medicine pramirol (pramipexole) 0.5 mg once a day by seeing the symptoms no tests had been conducted. I have already following lithosun sr (lithium carbonate 400), sertraline100, fluvoxamine 50, alprazolam 0.25 mg dosage per day. What are the alternatives to these psychiatric medicines? I have gone through major side effects and interactions of these medicines. What are the alternatives to these psychiatric medicines? A question to psychiatrist?

Depression Treatment

1Doctor Answered

Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist49yrs exp

Ask Free Question

Dear lybrate-user, all tablets have side effects and interactions. Some side effects may be beneficial to you. You have to tolerate the side effects for the sake of the benefit they give. Major side effect on organs like thyroid, kidneys and parathyroid will be monitored by your psychiatrist periodically. There are plenty of alternatives - each of them side effects on its own. I have already informed you that psychiatrist's tests.

0 person found this helpful

Was this answer helpful?

YESSOMEWHATNO

Health issues vary person to person

Take help from the best doctors

Find Doctors near youBook appointment with top doctors

Ask a FREE QuestionGet Answers from doctors with 24 hours

Get Health Products @LOWEST PRICESGet 80% CASHBACK

Suggestions offered by doctors on Lybrate are of advisory nature i.e., for educational and informational purposes only. Content posted on, created for, or compiled by Lybrate is not intended or designed to replace your doctor's independent judgment about any symptom, condition, or the appropriateness or risks of a procedure or treatment for a given person.