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Suggest Treatment And Medication For Depression

I am very deppreset I am currently taking clasorl lamictal and abilify. i was placed on welubtrin 100mg for 2 weeks it did not help so I was placed on 200mg It is almost 2 weeks and I don t feel better should I wait longer or switch to some thing else
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Hi,

First of all, Wellbutrin takes 4 weeks to give its effect and the dose should be 150 mg per day. Second, the rapid switch from one drug to another is dangerous. Third, the medical treatment alone cannot help with depression, you should take a psychological therapy with the medical treatment to help you reshape your way of thinking.

You can stop all medication for 5 days then you can take Fluoxetine 20 mg and Abilify 10 mg; half a tablet before the bed time for three days then one tablet before bedtime and you can take these medications for three months, then you can withdraw them by taking them every other day for one two weeks, then take them twice per week for two weeks then you can stop them.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Mustafa, Neurologist
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Suggest Treatment And Medication For Depression

Hi, First of all, Wellbutrin takes 4 weeks to give its effect and the dose should be 150 mg per day. Second, the rapid switch from one drug to another is dangerous. Third, the medical treatment alone cannot help with depression, you should take a psychological therapy with the medical treatment to help you reshape your way of thinking. You can stop all medication for 5 days then you can take Fluoxetine 20 mg and Abilify 10 mg; half a tablet before the bed time for three days then one tablet before bedtime and you can take these medications for three months, then you can withdraw them by taking them every other day for one two weeks, then take them twice per week for two weeks then you can stop them. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mustafa, Neurologist