She is studying in coaching institute for neet 2024 at chandigarh. Suffering from anxiety of selection which is affecting her studies and hence performance. She visited recently a psychiatrist at chandigarh who prescribed her escitalopram regularly for 2-3 months and tofiposam sos. But I did advised her not to start medication. Please guide with counselling and medication to improve her condition.

Dr. Bhavani KaushalPsychologistyrs exp

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Hello, for negative thoughts and an anxious mood, treatment modalities are medication and psychotherapy. At this age, pt. Should undergo sessions, through which she would learn to deal with it. If in case anxiety is intolerable, she can have medication for symptoms reduction but ultimately she should have the skills to deal with it. Bhavni kaushal clinical psychologist mobile.  

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Dr. Sartaj DeepakPsychiatrist12yrs exp

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While doing so, you are not actually helping her but becoming a barrier in her academic career. The psychiatrist must have prescribed escitalopram after a thorough assessment and with a diagnosis in his mind. Escitalopram is usually easy to tolerate and do not have any significant side effects even in long term. Counselling is a resource, time and cost intensive treatment modality where the candidate also need to put lot of time and mental energy to process and implement whatever discussed during the therapy session, else you won't see any effect of therapy even after months. So in my opinion, pharmacotherapy is best for her at this juncture of her life.  

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Dr. P K SukumaranPsychiatrist58yrs exp

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Dear lybrate-user you are advising against a psychiatrist it is against your sister who has depression and likely may result in her suicide if untreated if you love your sister treat her properly.  

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