Generalized Anxiety

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Generalized Anxiety

Asked for Male, 26 Years

I've been taking escitalopram 10mg and Alprazolam 0.25 mg for my anxiety disorder which I developed after my father's illness. Later doc asked me to lose alprazolam and switch to Olanzapine 0.25. But Olanzapine gave me weight gain and whatnot so I wanted to quit, I tapered off slowly but now I have extreme withdrawal symptoms. Insomnia, generalized anxiety and faster heart beat. I wanna know if there's anything I could take to beat this withdrawal period OTHER than olanzapine.

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Dr. Sumit Kumar Gupta Addiction Psychiatrist 22 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sumit Kumar Gupta

Addiction Psychiatrist 22 yrs exp Delhi

There is a difference between withdrawal symptoms and reappearance of the symptoms of the disorder itself. If the anxiety is similar to what it used to be earlier, it is more of reappearance of the symptoms. There may have been some other symptoms for which olanzapine was prescribed. I will suggest you to contact your treating Psychiatrist for proper advise in this regard.

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