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Asked for male, 28 years old from Ranchi
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Psychiatrist•Durg
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Hi lybrate-user.
Tab mirtazipine is an antidepressant molecule and is prescribed only by a registered practitioner .at lower dosages, it has a more of sedative action due to binding with histamine receptors. The rationale of gradually hiking or tapering the dose depends on the the status of improvement or deterioration of symptoms and hence to be done strategically by a trained professional after the thorough assessment of the patient. As sudden reduction may lead to relapse of symptoms or o...more
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Asked for female, 25 years old from Supaul
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Psychiatrist•Chennai
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This does not belong to addiction category of medicines, but this has to be taken with regular review from a psychiatrist and needs to be closely followed up. It is not an over the counter medicine as many think and take. Good luck.
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Asked for male, 54 years old from Bishnupur
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Psychiatrist•Faridabad
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Hi. You can continue fluoxetine regularly and can use tofisopam once at night. If your sleep and anxiety are better make it an and when required only.
Asked for male, 33 years old from Delhi
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Psychiatrist•Ghaziabad
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Hi lybrate-user,
testoviron injection is indicated only for persons with low testosterone levels. If you are planning to take it just to increase sexual performance in general then it is not advisable. Probably you are experiencing sexual dysfunction secondary to antidepressant or antipsychotic medicine use as you have mentioned increased prolactin level which is common with use of antipsychotic medications. In that case you need to consult a nearby psychiatrist in-person and discuss regardi...more
Asked for male, 33 years old from Bangalore
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Psychiatrist•Bangalore
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Dear Lidia,
Since how long are you taking citalopram? Usually this weird sensation settles down in 3-5 days. If it is not settled, please consult your doctor again. She/he may add an anxiolytic for 3-4 weeks or may shift you to another group of antidepressants.
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Asked for male, 20 years old from Bangalore
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Psychiatrist•Kanpur
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since how long are you on Nexito and how good is your symptom, while taking it

so if you are taking it for past 6 months to 1 year and you have good symptom control, you can take half tablet for 15 days and then discontinue it
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Asked for male, 56 years old from Delhi
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Psychiatrist•Dharwad
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Need to evaluate other contributing factors for your mood state. It could be because you might not have taken it for long enough, this drug may not be working for you, you may have some medical problem which might be contributing for your depression. So, please consider consulting your psychiatrist for further actions to be taken.
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