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What Causes Swollen Lymph Nodes After Taking Atenelol?
Question: I have been taking 12.5 mg of generic atenelol for anxiety with no problems but recently they gave me the brand pills and I have been getting swollen glands in my neck...are the generic and brand pills much different and is this a side effect of the brand version of atenelol?
Brief Answer:
Unlikely
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
The generic pills and the brand pills are more or less the same. Its postulated that looking at the amount of content, the generic pills content may be less than the brand content in certain cases, but as the constituents are the same, the side-effect should not wary. So probably the reason is something different. You need to get an ENT consult for the swollen gland.
Secondly the anxiety that you are having, atenolol may not be the right option. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a excess anxiety.
Also there is an option of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This therapy is taken by either a psychologist or a psychiatrist in which the therapist identifies impaired cognitions (Thoughts) and try to correct them. They are 15-20 min weekly session and there should be around 8-10 sessions to help you with your illness.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Unlikely
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
The generic pills and the brand pills are more or less the same. Its postulated that looking at the amount of content, the generic pills content may be less than the brand content in certain cases, but as the constituents are the same, the side-effect should not wary. So probably the reason is something different. You need to get an ENT consult for the swollen gland.
Secondly the anxiety that you are having, atenolol may not be the right option. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a excess anxiety.
Also there is an option of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This therapy is taken by either a psychologist or a psychiatrist in which the therapist identifies impaired cognitions (Thoughts) and try to correct them. They are 15-20 min weekly session and there should be around 8-10 sessions to help you with your illness.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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