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Social anxiety
Is escitalopram enough for the treatment of social anxiety and its symptoms...?
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Escitalopram is good medication,but need complete history from you to suggest that you need something else or this only.
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But other medications may need to be added which can be used at the time of performance until escitalopram work and recovery
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Hi..
I understand ur problem.
For social anxiety, mere exposure and practise to various social situations is important rather than medications.
Escitalopram helps in reducing intensity of ur anxious thoughts and panic attacks.
U can take escitalopram as supportive treatment.
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
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