About anxiety

2021-06-27 17:26:10
As I am on escitalopram 10 mg about 6months . My symptoms have gone. Those sleep less night have improved. Better now. But concerned about my hormones. As this medicine increase my serotonin and decrease my cortisol. So feared that after stopping medicine my cortisol levels will increase again and i feel anxious again. I don't want to go in that phase again. Because those increased cortisol affected my mood as well my body as I got severed acne before anxiety treatment. Worried about my cortisol levels
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Cortisol is a stress hormone. You should learn to control stress by Relaxation exercises and CVT therapy. Then you can reduce medicine and see

Answered2021-06-28 07:05:11

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if u r doing well on medications continue medicines for 2-3 more months and then u can think of gradually tapering off ur medicines .
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Answered2021-06-27 17:34:36

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