Need to stop medication

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Asked for Male, 22 Years

I have been taking methylphenidate since 8 years and I am finding it very difficult to manage these days. Intense mood swings, depression during the damping of medicine effects, general social anxiety. Want to know alternatives. Have been drinking and smoking cannabis lately to ease the effects of stimulant. Please suggest what I can do. I Will visit a psychiatrist but I'm scared of more medications.

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Dr. Era S. Dutta Addiction Psychiatrist 12 yrs exp Kolkata · Accepted Answer

Dr. Era S. Dutta

Addiction Psychiatrist 12 yrs exp Kolkata

Hello. I can understand the fear of adding on more medications, but as is obvious, a lot of "self medication" needs to be tapered off. That includes the medication and drugs (cannabis and alcohol). No treatment is complete without therapy. A right combination of medication and therapy is essential.

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