Visit Doctors
Visit
Visit
Call Doctors
Call
Call
Ask Doctors
Ask
Ask
Feed
Home
24 years
Did the neurological drugs (like depakin chrono, respirdal, xanax,proxtin, topamax)after psychological Issues have side effects on the brain or concentration after the relief and stopping the drugs ?
Jul 22, 2014

Dr. Rania Mousa General Medicine
The side effects after stopping such these medicines are affected by the way the stopping done .
Usually if these medicines are stopped suddenly or abruptly ,they will cause certain symptoms called withdrawal symptoms
Symptoms can include: Anxiety,Irritability,Depression and mood swings,Light-headedness,Dizziness and balance problems,Electric shock sensations,Fatigue,Flu-like symptoms,Headache,Loss of coordination,Muscle spasms,Nausea,Trouble sleeping,....
When the doctor decide to stop the medication he will stop it gradually over period of time to minimize the side effects ,

Symptoms most often occur within three days of stopping the antidepressant. They are usually mild and go away within about two weeks
 • 
Dr. Salim Saab Otolaryngology (ENT)
all anxiolytics and antidepressants must be stopped gradually if symtoms comes again give alow dose which controls the symptoms for acertain time
 •