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Can I take Nexito for anxiety and depression?
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Dr. I am suffering from anxiety depression for last many years. Can i take nexito. If yes of how much strength and one tab and what time. Few months back i was taking protheadin 75, serta 50, and revotril. 5. These medicines were doing well. But i wanted to get rid of. So under doctors guidance medicines were gradually withdrawn and now i have not taken them for last four months. But now i suffer from same problem. Pl advise me. My email address  YYYY@YYYY
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Hello,Escitalopram 5-10 mg in morning after breakfast can.help you. But if you take my advice, looking at your drug history, i would suggest that you should try to take one of the old molecules. Sertraline ( serta) is very good and safe antidepressant and anti anxiety drug. It is almost same as escitalopram ( even better than this). The reason being that when you are ready to take a drug or your problems and you have been keeping fine on some molecule- then it is intellegent to use one amongst them (so, try a tested and tried molecuel and save a newer drug for emergency and difficult situatuon.).So, if there is no particular reason , taking sertraline 25-50mg in morning and increasing it to100-150mg , should suffice the need. I am not against escitalopram at allm but avoid trying several types of antidperessant when.you can.keep fine otherwise.Hope this helps you.Please feel free to ask more questions for clarification.Dr. Manisha GopakMD psychiatry