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Hi, I have been depressed for over 2 years now. I have a wonderful doctor that I talk to who prescribed me cipralex to fight my depression. When it first started to work I felt so relieved, but now for the past 3 months I have been just as depressed as before and need some serious help. Please help me
You have extreme depression and are prescribed cipralex or escitalorpam for that. You have been taking the medicine for about 2 years and were reporting improvement but not the symptoms have reoccurred. Most likely cause of poor response to antidepressant drug is some underlying co-morbid condition.
Hypothyroidism, Cushing's disease, low Vitamin B12 levels are common reason for resistance to treatment. Visit a psychiatrist for evaluation for these conditions. If everything come normal then probably there is need to add some augmentation drug to your prescription which can potentiate the action of antidepressants. Medicines like lithium carbonate. Lamotrigine etc are commonly co-prescribed in depression. Consult a psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs.
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Hello thanks for asking from Health Care Magic You have extreme depression and are prescribed cipralex or escitalorpam for that. You have been taking the medicine for about 2 years and were reporting improvement but not the symptoms have reoccurred. Most likely cause of poor response to antidepressant drug is some underlying co-morbid condition. Hypothyroidism, Cushing s disease, low Vitamin B12 levels are common reason for resistance to treatment. Visit a psychiatrist for evaluation for these conditions. If everything come normal then probably there is need to add some augmentation drug to your prescription which can potentiate the action of antidepressants. Medicines like lithium carbonate. Lamotrigine etc are commonly co-prescribed in depression. Consult a psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs. Thanks, hope this helps you