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Suggest treatment for somatization disorder
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After getting treated for Typhoid for nearly 3 months. The doctor said that I have Somatization Disorder . The reason being I was not able to Sleep properly, Anxious and afraid. I had a feeling that I still not got a cure from Typhoid. Hence the psychiatrist prescribed me Nexito 5mg (every night) and Lonazep 0.25mg( Half i.e, 0.125mg every night). I have been using nexito and loanzep from past one year. but now also I feel disturbed sleep and sometimes afraid. I tried to taper down the dosage but I felt drowsiness and giddiness. As i will be moving to UAE for work in the coming month from India. I need to stop this medicine as soon as possible. Can you help me out with this issue. also i need to know whether I will be allowed to take these medicine with me to UAE as per the UAE law.
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HiI admire you for positive outlook.Yes You can take this medicine abroad if you have proper prescription with you.Nexito is very good drug to handle anxiety and depression.But 1 year is very short period to stop this medicine if you have somatization.Somatization usually require long term therapy.If you have better control and do not have side effect then it would better to continue this drug.As i said you can take it with you.Natural way to handle stress are exercise, yoga, meditation.Proper sleep ,if you do not have then take lonazep 0.5 mg for better control.Ideal dose of it is 0.5 mg and it would better for you.Thank you.Get well soon.