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Ativan Escitalopram
Taking ativan 2mg for insomnia for 6 years , recent times struggling with sleep and excessive thinking. Doctor have added escitalopram 10mg along with Ativan, but If I take escitalopram facing gastric and burning during urination on next day. Please suggest.
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Ativan use for a long time causes these issues. Kindly revisit your Psychiatrist for expert opinion to solve the issue. Some changes in life style along with medication changes will help to solve this. If needed you can have an online consultation for betterment
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revisit psychiatrist
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dont take more tablets or ativan
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Long-term Ativan use can cause tolerance. Escitalopram may trigger gastric irritation and urinary discomfort. Adjusting the dose, switching to alternatives and using gastroprotective measures can help. A urine test is advisable.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and gradual benzodiazepine tapering should be considered.You can consult if you like to
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Okay,, you can take it along with food at night time, still you will have a complaint then you can consult me online for a detailed evaluation so we can decide what will be the best molecule for you.
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If you are having problem in tolerating escitalopram please consult, so that we can change it
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You can try to step up escitalopram doses to 10 mg. Try first with 5 mg and then increase upto 10 mg after 5 days. Many times this decreases the gastritis and acidity. You can also consult your psychiatrist to discuss this issue.
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Dr. Siddharth Rathore
Sexologist
13 yrs exp
Ujjain
These are the common side effects of the drug you are taking.
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consult your doctor for dose adjustment.
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take medication after meal at night. also can reduce the dose to 5mg for a week along with any PPI( pantop or omez) in morning empty stomach.
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Dr. Shailaja Bandla
Addiction Psychiatrist
19 yrs exp
Vijayawada
Hi.. you can try taking the tablet with food and use h2 blocker for a few days. Usually it will settle with time.
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consult online for further questions
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Dr. Aashal Parikh
Psychiatrist
3 yrs exp
Nadiad
Contact your Psychiatrist.
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Contact your psychiatrist and ask that you are facing this issue. Hope your psychiatrist is able to find solution for it.
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