Depression medication for long time

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Asked for Female, 20 Years

My mother(55 years) has been taking Amitryn C(12.5mg) tablet for more than 5 years for her anxiety and depression. Is it safe to continue this medicine for such a long time? Will this medicine put a bad impact on her liver and kidney functions? She is Diabetic and Hypertensive and had a hysterectomy 5 years back.

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Dr. Bilal Ahmad Bhat

General Physician 13 yrs exp Srinagar

If this medicine is helping that she can continue it will not cause any problem to her liver and kidney

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Dr. Nikunj Gokani

Sexologist 8 yrs exp Mumbai

Greetings Need more details If she is taking medicines monitored under a psychiatrist nothing to worry about but if not monitored it needs to be accessed Thank you

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Dr. Vishal Bhatt Psychiatrist 6 yrs exp Rajkot · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vishal Bhatt

Psychiatrist 6 yrs exp Rajkot

She can take no issue ..it will not hugely impact on kidney or liver

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