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Effects of SSRIs
My husband is taking stalopam 10 for 1 week as doctor prescribed because he got severe anxiety. Will stopping this drug after a week will have any withdrawl symptoms also will there be any long term side effects for psychotic medications?
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First of all the treatment for anxiety should be taken for 3-6 months and then slowly decrease 10-> 5mg -> then stop.This is to prevent something called discontinuation syndrome which means slight worsening or reappearance of symptoms when a drug is stopped.STALOPAM is ESCITALOPRAM whis is an anti anxiety anti depressant and does not cause dependence hence no withdrawal either.This is not a ' psychotic' medication .On long term use you won't have any major side-effects, initially some people experience nausea , gastritis, changes in libido , delayed ejaculation which are self resolving and very mild
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For severe anxiety you must continue the same medicine for 3-6 months and also initiate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Don't worry about taking an SSRI it will definitely improve your quality of life decrease anxiety and distress.Be physically active ,make sure ur Thyroid functions are normal and supplement Vitamin D3 60000 IU 1 /week for 4 weeks
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Dr. Dinesh Reddy P
Psychiatrist
10 yrs exp
Chittoor
You should take it for four to six months, then will decrease slowly and can be stopped.
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Dr. Shabir Ahmad Dar
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13 yrs exp
Srinagar
No serious withdrawls
Always weigh benifits over risk
Risk is even with the food,even if eaten in excess
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