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How To Increase Mental Strength And Well Being After Suffering From Depression?

Dear Doctor, My wife aged50,wt.55kg, and 5 feet high is suffering from depression. She suffered from pharyngitis during august,2010. She thought it otherwise like throat cancer etc. She was cured but she has developed insomnia. consulted one Pschychiatrist of Assam medical college in september,2010.. She prescribed Risdone MT 0.5 and clonotril 0.5 at bedtime. In the middle She was perescribed S-Zetalo 10 for one month or so. Now She is taking Clonotril 0.5 and Paxidep CR 25 one tab each at bed time. She can sleep at night nodoubt but She says that she is not feeling good from inside and having no wish to to take part in activity. I am as a husband trying to support her in her daily life from all sides along with engagement her in meditation etc. She can take part in all sorts of familial discussion well . But says that I am not heaslth from inner and have no mental strength to work. Pl suggest me how she can be make health Prafulla Dutta PhD Scientist-F Regional medical research centre(ICMR) Dibrugarh, assam, India YYYY@YYYY
Fri, 11 Jul 2014
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Hello,
The dose of paxidep should be increased to 25mg and after one week to 37.5mg. Conitue for 2-3 weeks and see if she is better. If yes, you may further increase it to 50mg daily.

She may take clonazepam for some time and when she can sleep - stop it.

Get routine blood test & TSH.

Dont worry, she will surely feel good after adjusting dosage.

Good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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How To Increase Mental Strength And Well Being After Suffering From Depression?

Hello, The dose of paxidep should be increased to 25mg and after one week to 37.5mg. Conitue for 2-3 weeks and see if she is better. If yes, you may further increase it to 50mg daily. She may take clonazepam for some time and when she can sleep - stop it. Get routine blood test & TSH. Dont worry, she will surely feel good after adjusting dosage. Good luck. Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Neuropsychiatry