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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Remedy For Mental Health Problems

i am 42 years old and right now i am having some very bad anxiety, i was driving my car and pulled over cause i thought i was having a heart attack and it was scarey. went to my doctor they put me on a .25 mg xanax. then went back and gave me a anti depressants called venlafafxin, i cant take that at all got sent home from work cause i had some bad side effects then they put me on lexapro and had a bad reaction. so now i am scare to take any thing, all but the .25 xanax they worked better but i had to eat more than what they gave me. so noe she set me up with dr. yogesh.. ium just scared to take any other kind of pills.
Fri, 13 Jun 2014
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I think, you have panic disorder and in that case, you need antidepressant like paroxetine with low dose benzodiazepine like xanax. If you have any allergy reaction with lexapro, then you can try antidepressant from another group like tricyclic antidepressnat, imipramine or amitriptyline. Carry on xanax at same dose and you can also try some relaxation exercise like JPMR. In case, you need further help, you can ask.

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Suggest Remedy For Mental Health Problems

Hi Thanks for using healthcare magic I think, you have panic disorder and in that case, you need antidepressant like paroxetine with low dose benzodiazepine like xanax. If you have any allergy reaction with lexapro, then you can try antidepressant from another group like tricyclic antidepressnat, imipramine or amitriptyline. Carry on xanax at same dose and you can also try some relaxation exercise like JPMR. In case, you need further help, you can ask. Thanks