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What Causes Loss Of Concentration After Taking Antidepressants?

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2014

Question: hi............i want to ask that after taking antidepressants,my concentration has become so much low,and whenever i take some medicine for anxiety,i feel stickness in my mind,at this time also i am feeling stickness and heavyness in my mind,but taking limca helps me in this medicine,why limca helping me in this problem of stickness,is there any subtitue for limca because there is need to take so much limca colddrink in it.

Answered by Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Which antidepressant have you been taking? Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for using healthcare magic. I, Dr Abhishek Kapoor, would help you in this query. Antidepressants help in improving concentration and decrease anxiety, but sometime in initial few days, patients get some anxiety symptoms as side effects like headache, nausea, palpitation etc. That stays only for few days and with time, such side effects go away. There is no interaction between antidepressant and cold drink. May be you are getting some psychological benefit with limca, but otherwise, there is no interaction between the two. Just tell me the antidepressant and its dosage, which you have been taking and how long you have been on antidepressant?, so i could give you further advise. Regards Dr. Abhishek Kapoor Psychiatrist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (1 hour later)

actually i forgot the name of those that i have taken earlier,but recently 6 months before i have taken serlift50 that cause me sedation after one month,i feel sleepy and stickness in my mind,thats why i took limca to far way sedation that helps me then i leave take medicine,at this time i am suffering from social phobia,concentration has become very very weak,sometime my mood is good ,sometime bad,sometime i suffer from height complex,sometime fat complex,sometime i feel as there is some deficiency in me,pls suggest some medicine pls pls.

Answered by Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (3 hours later)

Brief Answer: I would sugget paroxetine in your case. Detailed Answer: HI Serlift consists of sertraline and it is a non sedative antidepressant. It hardly causes sedation and control anxiety symptoms very well. If you are getting sedative effect with sertraline, then i would suggest paroxetine in your case. It is very good antidepressant and help to control anxiety symptoms in better way. Better to consult a psychiatrist to get it prescribed. It is not available over the counter. You can also try relaxation exercise like JPMR that would help to control anxiety symptoms. In case, you need further help, you can ask. Regards Dr. Abhishek Kapoor Psychiatrist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar