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Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from insomnia for the past one year. I do get sleep, but around 1 or 2 AM, I used wake up and unable to sleep again. I am 30 years old. I am a married female and have a kid aged 3 years. I am a dentist and now, I am in stem cell research. I do not have any other health prob... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have late insomnia. If there is any associated anxiety or depression, then that should be evaluated properly. Kindly visit a psychiatrist in person. For insomnia, drugs like Amitriptyline or Mirtazapine or Trazodone can be used. These are antidepressant drugs, but h... Read Full »
Do you have any recommendations on how to stop the drug Suboxone?
Query: Hi doctor, I have had about a six years dependency on the drug Suboxone. I do not abuse it, but I have tried several times to taper or wean. I have a white-collar high profile job and I really need to get this off to avoid problems in the future. Do you have any recommendations to get this off? I w... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Suboxone consists of Buprenorphine and Naloxone. Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist. The drug is given in order to replace opioids during opioid de-addiction. If not properly tapered and doses taken regularly, then the drug is known to cause significant dependence... Read Full »
Kindly suggest a way to stop Heroin safely during pregnancy.
Query: Hi doctor, My niece is pregnant and taking Subutex. She just confided to me that she has also been using Heroin, along with Subutex for the last one month. She is afraid to ask her primary care doctor for advice. Her doctor told us in the beginning that it is more harmful to the fetus if the mother ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please ask her to stop taking Heroin over a due course of time by tapering the dose. Tapering the dose gives her minimum side effects, easy to withdraw, cope up with symptoms and less harm to the baby, rather than suddenly withdrawing Heroin, which may increase withdra... Read Full »
Is it safe to discontinue tablet Escitalopram to avoid drug addiction?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been taking Escitalopram for one year for OCD and depression. It made me feel normal again. Recently, I stopped taking antidepressants, and I feel a bit depressed again. I have not experienced any side effects due to the medication. So, is it fine if I continue being on antidep... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for your query. No, Escitalopram does not cause dependence and tolerance. However, one should not discontinue it all of a sudden. We need to taper it gradually before stopping. I hope my answer helped you. Kind regards. Read Full »
Why am I facing issues in my whole body after consuming a drug?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a drug problem and I am facing issues in my entire body. I need a medicinal treatment. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Which drugs are you using? Can you share a picture or the name of the drugs? Thank you. Read Full »
I am eating tablet Ambien for restless leg syndrome. How to withdraw the use of this drug?
Query: Hi doctor,I have RLS (restless leg syndrome) and started taking tablet Ambien (Zolpidem) 10 mg every night for the past 15 years. It helped me to overcome insomnia and RLS. When I tried to stop the tablet last year, my RLS started again. So I started tablet Requip (Ropinirole) 3 mg once every night ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.RLS (restless leg syndrome) is a disorder causing mild annoyance to severe symptoms in different patients. It often needs to be treated and requires long-term medication to supress the restless legs and the patient feels better. Tablet Ambien is not the first line of med... Read Full »
I am a 64-year-old woman dependent on Sertraline drug. Please help me to withdraw it.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 64-year-old woman with a height of 5’5 and weigh around 140 lbs. I was on 50 mg of Sertraline for more than 30 years. I tried to wean off and lowered the dose to 25 mg for two months, then started reducing to three days on and one day off and finally decreasing to zero in 6 mo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. All these are side effects of Sertraline withdrawal. Your body is dependent on this medicine. You have to take other medication to suppress all these symptoms. Stress and anxiety can further contribute to these withdrawal... Read Full »
Kindly help with gradual tapering of Etizolam dosage.
Query: Hello doctor, I was suffering from iron deficiency for the last two months. I was getting a headache, dizziness, and muscle pains, so I asked my doctor to give me sleeping pills. He gave Etizolam 0.25 mg once at night for 20 days. But I started buying it on my own from the chemist, and now I have b... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you are right. You become dependent on these tablets when you take it regularly. Since you have no anxiety symptoms you can slowly taper and stop it. Take half of the tablet for two days and then stop it. See if you have any sleep disturbances. It is unlikely... Read Full »