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I am going through a deep betrayal and heartbreak. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am going through a deep betrayal and heartbreak. It has been two weeks and no matter what I do it does not make me feel better. All my body wants to do the whole day is to lie down and I feel so restless all the time, no matter what I do I feel so low. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your situation and your problem. You may have mixed anxiety and depressive disorder due to relationship issues. There is non-pharmacological management for it; you should try to follow the below guidelines to deal with it: You must move on from h... Read Full »
Is there a way to know whether my friend is suffering from depression or not?
Query: Hello doctor, How can a person overcome depression? What are the symptoms of depression? Please advise me on overcoming depression, or how would I know if I am suffering from anxiety and depression. Because my friend is not speaking or doing things like we were before with me after he got a break up... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please consult a psychiatrist to diagnose depression or other related illnesses like anxiety. Depression is a clinical illness comprising of the persistent feeling of sadness or loss of interest that characterizes major depression and can lead to a range of behavioral a... Read Full »
Due to family problems, I lost focus on everything with anxiety and depression. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am constantly unable to focus on anything in my life. My brain just seems like damaged. I feel alone, depressed, sudden anxiety attacks, shivering, numbness, extreme mood disbalance, fatigued, extra exhausted, strange short feeling in which I feel very bad for myself like guilty o... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to have a mixed anxiety-depressive disorder. This is very common and about 10-15 percent of people have this problem. It is also very easily treatable. You will need to visit a psychiatrist and he will prescribe you SSRI type of medicines (such as Escitalopr... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I am struggling to find myself. I have no hobbies. I do not find enjoyment in most things. I do not hate everything, but I am extremely neutral, melancholic even. I enjoy hanging out with my boyfriend and my cats, but feel stuck because it is only him and me. I have no other friends in ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Thank you for stopping by at icliniq.com. I am here to provide expert opinions on your medical issues. The symptoms you have mentioned are of depressive disorder with generalized anxiety. Feeling low and lonely, lack of motivation, and severe devastating social anxiety, all these are depre... Read Full »
I crave attention from people, and I self-harm. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I become attached to people more easily, and I crave attention from the people I do connect to. I find myself wanting to act out negatively to get this attention from them, such as by starving myself, so they notice I have lost weight, or by self-harming in prominent places instead of hidi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to be suffering from an eating disorder associated with depressive features as well. You require antidepressants to combat this maladaptive behavior. Self-harming behavior can at times prove to be fatal. Hence, indulgence in such behavior is risky and wi... Read Full »
I suffer from depression and feel hopeless. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 55-year-old man. I have been suffering from depression for the last five months. I have been feeling tired and hopeless. I want your help for recovery. I am currently on Fluvoxin 50 mg BD. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Depressive disorder or depression is a neurochemical disorder. A suicidal tendency is one main symptom of depression. You should be able to distinguish between mental disease and mental disorder. Your problem is a mental disorder and not a me... Read Full »
Is it necessary to take Olanzapine for depressive personality disorder?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a guy , 23 years old and I was suffering kind of social anxiety in my childhood and in my teenage and that is why I visited a psychiatrist when I was 18 years old, five years ago and he prescipted me zoloft 50 and olanzapine 2.5 without telling me the exact problem and by starting t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I do understand the confusion, Olanzapine is an antipsychotic , that is why you are concerned. But a dose of Olanzapine upto 5 mg is often added with antidepressant to help with initial control of severe symptoms. It can be stopped after a while. But now that you have m... Read Full »
Is there an alternative to the Paroxetine drug?
Query: Hello doctor,I just started taking tablet Paxil, and thinking if I should consider tablet Wellbutrin as Paxil makes me tired, which is the opposite of what I want. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Tablet Paroxetine may cause sedation and tiredness during the early part of the treatment. If you cannot tolerate it, try another drug from the SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), such as Fluoxetine. You can try the tablet Wellbu... Read Full »
I have depressive dissociation and anxiety. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from depressive dissociation and anxiety for the last four years. Medicines are not helping anymore, and my doctor has suggested brain stimulation therapy, so I need an opinion on that. Currently, I am taking Lamotrigine, Clonazepam, and Amisulpride. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Brain stimulation therapy is used when there is a resistant psychiatric illness. Have you taken all types of antidepressants in proper doses and for enough duration to have an effect? Please tell me about the medica... Read Full »
How do I convey to my parents that I am depressed?
Query: Hello doctor, Since as a kid, when I was mad or sad, I used to cry alone and hit myself, always thinking that I did not deserve this family till now. When I was mad, I cried, and my grades dropped. Being one of the lowest students, my parents thought I was playing around. I always cried whenever the... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand what you are going through right now. You are developing as a submissive and introverted child. With time, your personality develops, although a detailed assessment is required. As per your description, you have always taken the blame for something wrong ... Read Full »