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What Is The Remedy For Coming Out Of Being Addicted To Anxiety And Depression Medications?

yes my father I feel is addicted to his meds and I need advice he under a dr care but I feel my dad bufflos him into given him meds he has been treated since the 1990 for anxiety and depression he takes so many pills although he still sleeps all day and doesn't leave his room.now ive steped in and have ask that he go to a psychiatrist which he has and he prescibed him more meds which he now is seeing things unstable


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This is commonly seen in psychiatric patients that they become addict to medication prescribed by psychiatrist. In your father case, he has been taking drugs since 1990 means ha has been dependence upon drugs. In these kind of case, decrease in dose depend upon the patient's motivation. If he is motivated, only then decreasing dose and number of pills is easy otherwise after 24 yrs it is difficult to control the addiction habit. U can discuss all this with his treating psychiatrist and also take help of psychologist for motivation enhancement.

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What Is The Remedy For Coming Out Of Being Addicted To Anxiety And Depression Medications?

hi thanks for using healthcare magic This is commonly seen in psychiatric patients that they become addict to medication prescribed by psychiatrist. In your father case, he has been taking drugs since 1990 means ha has been dependence upon drugs. In these kind of case, decrease in dose depend upon the patient s motivation. If he is motivated, only then decreasing dose and number of pills is easy otherwise after 24 yrs it is difficult to control the addiction habit. U can discuss all this with his treating psychiatrist and also take help of psychologist for motivation enhancement. thanks