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Alternative medicine for my mood
Hi, i was diagnosed with depresion and I'm taking medicines from the last 4 months earlier I used to take amitriptyline but since few months I'm taking fluoxetine, but i feel like my mood was better when I was taking amitriptyline and now I don't feel much happiness. Would changing medicine work in this case?
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Yes ,it should shift back to medicine u had responded well
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Dr. Sony Mathews Lukose
Psychiatrist
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there. Sorry to hear of this. It would have been helpful to know why you were changed from amitriptyline to fluoxetine. Patients respond differently to different medications with regards to effects and side effects. Also amitriptyline is a more potent medication than fluoxetine. That could perhaps be why you responded better on it. It would be good to discuss with your doctor and if there is no contraindications then perhaps you could shift back to amitriptyline. Best wishes.
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Dr. Shashank Raikwar
Psychiatrist
5 yrs exp
Kanpur
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Why was Amitriptyline changed to fluoxetine , when it was working fine for you?
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Dr. L C Sunda
Addiction Psychiatrist
42 yrs exp
Delhi
Hello Mate,
I have gone through your history.
You have mentioned that you were diagnosed with depression and we’re on Amitriptyline for some time but why you were switched to Fluoxetine, it has not been mentioned.
Most of the time, now a days patients are put on SSRIs like Fluoxetine.
If your medicine was changed because of side- effects, then better don’t go for it . Other wise Fluoxetine can be taken by adjusting the desired dose.
But this should be done under the supervision of a mental health professional.
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Dr. Deepak Kumar Rout
Psychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Cuttack
U can increase ur medicine dose..
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