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Suggest Remedy For Depression

my mother has been taking wysolone for the past 3 months. she started of with 50 mg and gradually now reduced 15 mg at present. Now she is having depression. Obsessive to something. she was diagnosed inflmation in the arterary

she could not sleep too

she is about 75 years old , height 5' 2", weight about 70 kgs now

i want to know whether wysolone is the cause. once the wysolone stops, the depression also will go? Kindly help dr

Thu, 27 Nov 2014
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

Wysolon is steroid drug and long term use of steroids is known to increase the risk of depression. Once steroids are started then the doses of it are gradually tapered to prevent withdrawal. Taper the doses as told by her psychiatrist.

She is having depressive and obsessive symptoms and discontinuing steroid will result in some improvement but she should see a psychiatrist. In elderly low dose anti-depressant can help to improve the situation. Sertraline is used in elderly depression and it can be used in elderly without any risk. Provide her warm support and she will be alright.

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Suggest Remedy For Depression

Hello thanks for asking from HCM Wysolon is steroid drug and long term use of steroids is known to increase the risk of depression. Once steroids are started then the doses of it are gradually tapered to prevent withdrawal. Taper the doses as told by her psychiatrist. She is having depressive and obsessive symptoms and discontinuing steroid will result in some improvement but she should see a psychiatrist. In elderly low dose anti-depressant can help to improve the situation. Sertraline is used in elderly depression and it can be used in elderly without any risk. Provide her warm support and she will be alright. Thanks, hope this helps you.