Hi. I am 32 years old. I was suffering from anxiety and mild depression from last 1 year. However I had consult with psychiatrist on october 2020 and initially they prescribed sertraline 50 mg for few weeks. Later they change the medicine and started brintellix 10 mg twice a day, then lower the dose to 10 mg/day, I was also feeling well after took brintellix which I took almost 6 months, but later I did mistake and stop taking medicines abruptly from august 2021. Last 3 months couldn't feel much anxiety but from last few days feeling bit anxious, uncomfortable and afraid if my anxiety and depression relapse. Need assistance if I should start brintellix again?
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Dear lybrate-user, depression and anxiety are recurrent disorders. You are lucky that you do well with low dose of antidepressants. Now that you know your disorder and its treatment, please consult the psychiatrist again. Occasionally recurrent depression may need a mood stabiliser to maintain the improvement. Alternately you can try therapy at this early stage.
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Hi lybrate-user, the medication could be restarted on lower dose and then increasing the medications for maintenance dose. I would recommend to see your psychiatrist to discuss rather then doing on your own.
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Yes you can start it again but in view of it's cost you can choose other medication that are equally effective as brintilex. Consult with psychiatrist.
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You are not supposed to stop or restart medications on your own. It is wise to consult your psychiatrist again, get assessed and then decide on next course of action. Good luck.
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1.use deep breathing deep breathing is another effective way to relieve stress and anxiety. It helps you with physical symptoms such as shallow breathing and rapid heart rate, and it also helps with controlling your thoughts. When you practice deep breathing, you're forced to take your thoughts off of whatever is causing you anxiety and to focus on the breathing technique that you are using. 2.keep a journal journaling can be an effective way to deal with your anxiety and to find relief. It helps you to take all of the things that are rolling around in your head and get them out of your head and down on paper. Sometimes seeing the things that we're worried about on paper can help us to see that they're not as big of a deal as we thought they were. It can also help us to find solutions that we have been overlooking. 3.hang out with friends if you're struggling with anxiety, sometimes the last thing that you want to do is go hang out with your friends. Even if it's an activity that you enjoy with people that you like, the thought of it can be stressful. Your brain already feels overwhelmed with things that you feel you need to figure out, and it can seem like a bad use of time to do something fun. 4. Exercise, find what works for you: you might be tired of hearing about how great exercise is for your health. But, the reason you hear about it so much is that there's no way around it. Exercise it's good for both your physical body and for your mind. Getting regular exercise has been proven to help you sleep better at night, clear your head, and boost your mood. It's a great way to use up all that pent-up energy that you have in a way that's going to benefit you in multiple areas of your life.
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Dear user if you don’t want to take medication for life time then please wake up yourself, medicines are not a perfect solution for mental health, you have to work on your own, your will power, your mind and thoughts. You are too young. But due to certain reasons if you are on antidepressants you have to take some extra care of yourself. I don���t know what are the circumstances under which you are taking medicines, I want to know the whole details about your disorder. But I must say don���t depend on the medicines and don���t make it a habit for future. You need counseling session for a better control on this disorder and medicines. Medicines are not the only solution, counseling is a best option for you so that you could better understand yourself and save yourself from the side effects of medicines. Please call and discuss your problem in detail and then i���ll be able to help you better. My contact no is mobile.
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