
Suggest Treatment For Depression Inspite Of Having Duloxetine

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Hi,
I read your query and can understand your concern regarding your condition as well as the medications prescribed.
The maximum recommended dose of Duloxetine is usually 120 mg/day. We generally wait for 3-4 weeks for a drug to show its response. You are already 10 days into it. So, I guess we can wait for few more days. If in another week or so, there is no improvement in your depressive symptoms, it would be recommended that another anti-depressant is tried.
Clonazepam might have been added by your doctor to decrease anxiety. It is usually added for a short term till the anti-depressant medications start showing its effect.. Thereafter it can be tapered off. You are right when you say that it can be addicting. But if taken under proper supervision and for short term period, it can be very helpful.
I hope I was able to answer your query. Please feel free to ask any follow up query that you might have.
Wishing you speedy recovery,
Best wishes,
Dr. Sunil Gupta

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