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Should I Take Prescription Medication To Relieve My Anxiety?
I have just had a stint placed in my heart after doctors found a blockage. I have been smoking weed for some time and it relieves the stress in my life. Are there additional dangers now that I have this stint? Should I look into a prescription medication to relieve my anxiety?
Fri, 9 May 2014
Hello,
It will be wIse to stop smoking weed and start taking some proper drug for anxiety issue.
There are several safe meds available in the market, like sertraline which can be given safely In even cardiac patients.
Moreover long term effects of smokIng weed are dangerous for both physical and mental health.
Hope the reply is useful
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
It will be wIse to stop smoking weed and start taking some proper drug for anxiety issue.
There are several safe meds available in the market, like sertraline which can be given safely In even cardiac patients.
Moreover long term effects of smokIng weed are dangerous for both physical and mental health.
Hope the reply is useful
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
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