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Depression, panic attacks. Taking censpram, fluanxol, dine. Continue medication?
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Dear Doctor, I am eighteen year old girl diagnosed with juvenile depression . After consultation with a child psychologist, I have been on the following medication for the past month: Censpram 10mg, Fluanxol 0.5mg and Dine 2.5 mg. Other than an increase in appetite , weight, sleep and drowsiness I do not feel any better. I still feel depressed and get panic attacks. Please let me know if I must continue with this medication or I need to try new drugs. Thanks
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Hello.... Thanks for your query. You have been put on accepted standard medication for management of depression. The sequence of improvement in depression is improvement in sleep, appetite followed by an improvement in activity level followed by an improvement in your thought process. It would take a minimum of 8 weeks for this cycle to complete. Hence, accordingly you are showing improvement on expected  lines and you need to be patient. Com pliance to medication is vital for sustaining your improvement. Wishing you early recovery. Regards Dr Sundar Gnanavel Psychiatrist