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I Am Using Psychiatric Medicines From Last 6-8months (as Attached),

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Posted on Mon, 1 Jul 2019
Question: I am using psychiatric medicines from last 6-8months (as attached), what will be prognosis? are the prescribed medicines indicates anything related to severity of illness?
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Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Please provide me more details.

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for using ask a doctor service

I could not find any files attached with query. If there are any attachments please upload again.

You have mentioned in history that you are on Lithium Carbonate, Rexipra or Escitalopram and Amitone.

Lithium is a mood stabiliser and is used in bipolar disorders, resistant depression. Escitalopram and Amitone are antidepressants.

Please provide me more details about the problem. What kind of symptoms you had and why they put you on these medicines? How the symptoms started and progressed?

Thanks

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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi

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I Am Using Psychiatric Medicines From Last 6-8months (as Attached),

Brief Answer: Please provide me more details. Detailed Answer: Hello thanks for using ask a doctor service I could not find any files attached with query. If there are any attachments please upload again. You have mentioned in history that you are on Lithium Carbonate, Rexipra or Escitalopram and Amitone. Lithium is a mood stabiliser and is used in bipolar disorders, resistant depression. Escitalopram and Amitone are antidepressants. Please provide me more details about the problem. What kind of symptoms you had and why they put you on these medicines? How the symptoms started and progressed? Thanks