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Question: i am dealing with anxiety and depression, i normally take cymbalta 60 mg and buspar 7.5 mg twice a day. The nurse practitioner i see increase my dosage of buspar yesterday to 15mg twice a day. She also wants to wean me off the cymbalra and start on celexa 40 mg.. She directed me to take the cymbalta ing the morning and the and the celexa at night for 3 days. Then stop the cymbalta all to gether and keep taking the cymbalta. i did that last night i couldn'i was wondering do i work through this or can i take a xantax which is 5 mg.t sleep and i woke up with huge anxiety.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Thank you for your Query.
First of all I would like to know since when you have anxiety and depression and taking treatment for that?
Are you better with Cymbalta 60 mg and Buspar 7.5 mg or is there any worsening on treatment?
You have mentioned "Then stop the cymbalta all together and keep taking the cymbalta". Do you mean have you stopped cymbalta or celexa or still are you taking cymbalta?
If you are better with that treatment then no need to change medication.
If worsening then there are many medication which help you both in anxiety and depression.
If you are in my clinic I would like to prefer Medication like Desvenlaflexine, escitalopram, sertraline etc works best in depression with anxiety.
You can take Xantax 0.5 mg for sleep.
First of all you need to consult a psychiatrist for detail history and mental status examination as without consulting psychiatrist never take any antidepressant.
Awaiting your response.
Thank you
Detail Required
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Thank you for your Query.
First of all I would like to know since when you have anxiety and depression and taking treatment for that?
Are you better with Cymbalta 60 mg and Buspar 7.5 mg or is there any worsening on treatment?
You have mentioned "Then stop the cymbalta all together and keep taking the cymbalta". Do you mean have you stopped cymbalta or celexa or still are you taking cymbalta?
If you are better with that treatment then no need to change medication.
If worsening then there are many medication which help you both in anxiety and depression.
If you are in my clinic I would like to prefer Medication like Desvenlaflexine, escitalopram, sertraline etc works best in depression with anxiety.
You can take Xantax 0.5 mg for sleep.
First of all you need to consult a psychiatrist for detail history and mental status examination as without consulting psychiatrist never take any antidepressant.
Awaiting your response.
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
Brief Answer:
Do try with celexa 40 mg
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Don't think about that you are not comfortable with celexa 40 mg after stopping cymbalta.
Start with medication as advised by your treating doctor.
Once visit clinic and discuss about what i have advised you.
With best wishes for your health.
Thank you
Do try with celexa 40 mg
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Don't think about that you are not comfortable with celexa 40 mg after stopping cymbalta.
Start with medication as advised by your treating doctor.
Once visit clinic and discuss about what i have advised you.
With best wishes for your health.
Thank you
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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