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Generalized anxiety disorder
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I am on escitalopram 10mg in morning and escitalopram 5mg in night and propranolol 20 mg at night , now I feeling absolutely ok with these medicines.
Now I want to tapper off propranolol so I planned that I will take 15mg for 10 days and 10mg for next 10 days and 5mg for next 10 days and finally 0 , is this good idea ? Can I do this?
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Hello! Hope you are feeling better now. I am glad the medicines are helping but I would suggest you to connect with your doctor before you change the dosage.
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Yes you can taper the medications once your symptoms are resolved completely
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Hi.. yes you can. But before that be sure your symptoms have improved.
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Dr. Suneet Upadhyaya
Neuropsychiatrist
23 yrs exp
Jaipur
Yes, your idea is good. You can go ahead. For any help you may consult me through my Facebook page. Dr Suneet upadhyaya from Jaipur
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
Psychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Rajkot
Need to connect immediately...and need to adjust your doses and augment with other medicines
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Dr. Murtaza Ali
Addiction Psychiatrist
9 yrs exp
Srinagar
You can taper the medicine slowly and there is no harm in giving a trial of tapering the medicine. Since escitalopram is sufficient to control the anxiety symptoms, you should be fine with slowly tapering of propranolol.
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