Are s vocita plus and stalopam plus medicine same? Are they used for the same purpose? And can I take these medicines for long time by gradually decreasing the dose?

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Dear lybrate-user, s vocita plus and stalopam plus are the same medicine by 2 different companies. They are used for the same purpose also. But, you can not use it for more than the prescribed days on your own. Not more than 2-3 weeks, it will be prescribed. Afterwards you need to go for assessment of improvement and side effects by the psychiatrist. They both contain escitalopram that is an antidepressant - may be needed for 6 months or so depending on the diagnosis. Another medicine is clonazepam which is a benzodiazepine. Generally benzodiazepine is used only temporarily at your young age because of their dependence potential. So it will be withdrawn in 2-3 weeks during assessment on follow up.

Saranya Devanathan · Accepted Answer

Dear lybrate-user, s vocita plus and stalopam plus are the same medicine by 2 different companies. They are used for the same purpose also. But, you can not use it for more than the prescribed days on your own. Not more than 2-3 weeks, it will be prescribed. Afterwards you need to go for assessment of improvement and side effects by the psychiatrist. They both contain escitalopram that is an antidepressant - may be needed for 6 months or so depending on the diagnosis. Another medicine is clonazepam which is a benzodiazepine. Generally benzodiazepine is used only temporarily at your young age because of their dependence potential. So it will be withdrawn in 2-3 weeks during assessment on follow up.

Prof. Jagadeesan M.S. · Answer

They are the same medicine and you can buy based on availability. Dose adjustments of these will be done by your treating psychiatrist, depending on clinical improvement, tolerability, sleep, and various other factors. Good luck.

P K Sukumaran · Answer

Yes gradually you will be able to reduce.

Abhinav Joshi · Answer

Both the medications mentioned above have a combination of 2 salts. One of which is a benzodiazepines. Long term use of benzodiazepines is not recommended except under specialist care. You can personally message me to discuss further.