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Suffering severe anti depressant, taking Tancodep. Developed BP and mood swings. Is mood swings due to tablet stopped?
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Dear Doctor, i wold like to tell my entire health history 2 years back i got a severe Anti depressant say a psycatriat she prescribled me a Tancodep 2mg. I was taking almost 2years now i got BP problem it went to 160/100 and also got tinnitus i was unable to withdraw tancodep 2mg. again i went to another cardiologist for my BP told him about the entire story he asked me to stop tancodep 2mg and gave nexito 5 and lonazep 2.5mg along with BP tablet nebistar 2.5mg i took these medicines for 6days and stopped completely tancodep 2mg. but all of sudden my mood get changed get mild anti depressant feel restless. kindly advice what should i do further......is there any remedy....
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Hello...... Thanks for your query. Tancodep is a combination of impipramine (antidepressant) and diazepam (sedative). Sudden discontinuation of the medication is not advised as it can result in withdrawal symptoms which can be characterised by irritability, restlessness and poor sleep. I guess your cardiologist might have discontinued the medication considering it's poor cardiac safety profile. I suggest you again consult your psychiatrist to re-calibrate your drug regimen to suit you in terms of both efficacy and safety. Regards. Dr Sundar Gnanavel Psychiatrist