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Depression is a mental illness which results in feeling sad, loss of interest in daily activities, irritability, mood swings, and sleepiness. It is a state of mind which develops over a period of time due to various reasons. A depressed person might have difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, and might get suicidal thoughts.

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I have anhedonia due to bipolar medications. Kindly help.

Query: Hi doctor, I have bipolar 1, and I take Quetzal XR 400 mg twice a day and Lamictal 100 mg once a day, and Invega Sustenna 150 mg every four weeks. I suffer from anhedonia, and I have heard that Invega caused it. Is that true? And if I quit taking it, when will I feel improved? And are the other dru...  Read Full »

Dr. S. Adithya

Dr. S. Adithya

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand the kind of distress you are going through. I wanted more clarification on your history to answer your queries. Since how many years are you taking Quetzal, Lamictal, and Invega? Apart from anhedonia, what other symptoms are you having? How many ...  Read Full »

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