Hello sir I am 25, I am suffering from anxiety from last 4 years and I am treated by medicine given to me which is pexep cr 12.5 after breakfast and stalopam 10 after dinner. Now I am okay and have very very mild anxiety once or two times in a 6 month, but if I stopped taking medicine, then again I feel more anxiety, that's why I need it take daily, and I am suffering heavy sleeping problem, I sleep 4 hours in a day and 9 hours at night, sir is there any side effects of taking medicine daily and for a long time.
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Dear Lybrate user yes, definitely, there are harmful side effects of taking medicine for long time. Have you tried counseling? If not, go for it. Counseling will give you much relief from anxiety. Medicines disturb the sleeping pattern which is not good for health. I would suggest you take counseling along with medicines. Also do some physical exercise, walking is the best option, even yoga and deep breathing will help you a lot to come out of your anxiety.
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Discuss with your psychiatrist and reduce the medications so there is balance between your anxiety and sleepiness. There are also lesser sedative alternates. But your psychiatrist who has been treating you for long will know the symptoms better and would do accordingly. Good luck.
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Dear Lybrate user, it must've been hard going through anxiety and medications can be tough as well. I'll suggest that you go for psychological counselling/therapy. Counselling can help you manage your anxiety with certain strategies and techniques. Especially cognitive behaviour therapy is proven and widely used to treat anxiety disorders. Once you learn to manage your anxiety, thoughts etc. You can reduce your dependence on medications as well. Counselling will help you in the long term as well. If you need help, you can contact me as well on Lybrate. Regards,
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Hi, you are facing relapsing problem! you should not stop medicine suddenly without consultation to psychiatrist. This course of medicine depends on episodes of anxiety disorder so please reconsult your psychiatrist & take counselling also for same. Treatmrnt minimum duration for one episode is 9to 12 month.
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Dear lybrate-user, all medicines have both immediate and long term side effects. That is why you need to go to your psychiatrist for regular follow up. You can stop these medicines, if you learn how to manage your anxiety non medically - there are therapies, yoga and pranayama, jacobson's deep muscle relaxation, etc. At this young age of 25, it is better that you go for other treatments instead of medicines. Both pexep cr and stalopam do not make you make you sleep more. 13 hours of sleep at the age of 25 is too much. Please find out the cause from the psychiatrist. May be she/he will change these tablets to more alerting tablets.
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Generally everything we use in our lives have some side effects. Taking or not taking a medication depends on whether it improves your quality of life or not. Do consult me personally for a detailed discussion of your issue.
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