Is my anxiety medication working?

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Asked for Male, 20 Years

Im on anxiety medication called effexor for anxiety and mood swings, irratablity etc. My anxiety has got alot better but sometimes its back to normal, and it helps with my mood swings but again its back to normal like im not any medication. Is this normal?

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Dr. Sarah Ahmed Psychologist 12 yrs exp Bangalore Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sarah Ahmed

Psychologist 12 yrs exp Bangalore

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Hello friend, In Anxiety only medication is not enough to manage it,you will need sessions of psychotherapy to go to the root cause of anxiety and overcome it,medication only relieves the symptoms of anxiety but does not treat the cause.You could contact a psychotherapist/ clinical psychologist for the sessions.Take care.

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