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Depression

2017-04-27 07:18:22
Sir I am 26 years old male .I suffered depression and panic attacks in august 2016 .Then I consulted psychiatrist he prescribed me zyven od plus 50 mg which contains salts devaxfline50 mg and clonazepam 0.5 mg I have been using this medicine for last 8 months .I have recovered from those problems and what my problem was Hw this medicine could be stopped ? Is there any problem with this medicine with hypo thyroid tablet 12.5 mg ?
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Welcome to practo. It is a welcoming fact that your problem has stopped. Generally these medication course runs in 8 months duration for first episode. If your illness was recurring then the medicine should be continued for two years. It cannot be stopped abruptly and has to be tapers gradually.
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Consult and discuss with the treating Psychiatrist.

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