Patient's question:
Healed. 2010. 6. 17. The dosage was reduced to half a tablet of sertraline and half a tablet of lorazepam. On September 1st, lorazepam was changed to half a tablet every other day. Two months have passed since then, and everything is completely normal. On November 1st, lorazepam was changed to half a tablet every other day, and now it is still normal. Now, I have a special question: 1. Can the dosage of Western medicine be further reduced? How long should it be maintained before stopping the medication?Doctor's answer:
Depression during the treatment period is prone to relapse, mainly because the psychological factors are not thoroughly treated. Medication only controls some symptoms of the disease. When encountering the influence of social and psychological factors, it may relapse again. Therefore, in terms of treatment, it is recommended to adopt traditional Chinese medicine combined with psychological therapy to achieve a good therapeutic effect. Traditional Chinese medicine can help regulate emotions, awaken the mind, dredge the liver and eliminate phlegm, regulate qi and blood, and re-adjust the organ functions of the body to restore the balance of yin and yang.