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Suggest Alternative Medication For Depression And Anxiety

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Posted on Tue, 8 Dec 2015
Question: Are there better medications for depression and anxiety or you agree with what i take now?
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Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (27 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Change of drug needed.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.

I have gone through your details.

You are suffering from depression and anxiety. You are taking wellbutrin and fluvoxamine as primary antidepressant and clonazepam and lorazepam.

You still feel depressed.

In my opinion, change of drug is needed. Fluvoxamine is not a great antidepressant.
You should rather switch to paroxetine or sertraline (prescription drugs).

Also, clonazepam and lorazepam serve the same purpose. You can take either of them with increasing or decreasing the dose as needed.

Kindly discuss this with your doctor.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.
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Suggest Alternative Medication For Depression And Anxiety

Brief Answer: Change of drug needed. Detailed Answer: Hello Welcome to HCM. I have gone through your details. You are suffering from depression and anxiety. You are taking wellbutrin and fluvoxamine as primary antidepressant and clonazepam and lorazepam. You still feel depressed. In my opinion, change of drug is needed. Fluvoxamine is not a great antidepressant. You should rather switch to paroxetine or sertraline (prescription drugs). Also, clonazepam and lorazepam serve the same purpose. You can take either of them with increasing or decreasing the dose as needed. Kindly discuss this with your doctor. Hope this helps. Thanks.