What are the methods to quit smoking without using medicine or nicotine gums?
Hello doctor,
I want to quit smoking. Everyday something happens which makes me smoke another stick. I am sick of smoking but nothing is helping me out. I have already tried meditation to do some exercise and all but in the end, I cannot control and again I start smoking. I am not willing to have any medicine or nicotine gums as a solution, if something else you can recommend that would be helpful.
29 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
How to calm a mentally depressed and anxious person?
Hello doctor,
I have been suffering from anxiety issues because of a deep personal loss in my life. Gradually, I am going into depression. I have a sudden existential crisis. How can I improve myself?
Please help.
24 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
Can anxiety and panic attacks be treated with psychiatric therapy alone?
Hello doctor,
I am currently experiencing severe anxiety and panic attacks. I am naturally a very happy and outgoing person. I have been hit with this massive wave of anxiety every day for the last three months. I have never experienced anxiety before this. I have been to get testing done, and my doctor said everything was fine, but I was deficient in vitamin D. I am not worried about anything in my life. I am convinced it is health-related. It is affecting my everyday life, including work. I have seen a psychologist and felt nothing had helped my everyday panic attacks. I have been on several medications and now have been prescribed Oxazepam. I do not want to be on medication; I want to return to my old self. Kindly suggest.
13 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
I am having fear about something bad happening along with crying. Why is it so?
Hello doctor,
I am a student. l am from a very poor family, preparing for the entrance exam and need selection to help my parents. I live alone, away from my home for study. From the past four months, I am struggling with a continuous fear, that my house is weak and it may break and my parents may get attacked by it. I am unconsciously feeling this fear all the time crying, and weeping. I have pain in body, neck, acidity, and memory loss and am under medication for depression for the past two years.
11 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
How long does cannabis-induced anxiety last?
Hello doctor,
I was diagnosed with severe emotional breakdown four years ago for which I am taking Sizodon. I used to discontinue the medicines often and never completed the complete course. Off late, I again started smoking some cannabis on a regular basis. I got a panic attack while smoking. My head was beating and I could feel pressure on top of my head and around the head. It felt as if some energy was stored in my head. My doctor said it is due to severe stress and anxiety and prescribed Ativan 1 mg along with Sizodon plus. The dosage was tapered off to 0.5 mg after two weeks and was completed after another 15 to 20 days. It still happens that every morning I wake up to some kind of weird feeling around my head. It still feels as if some force is about to go up from my head. Possibly muscle tension. However, yesterday after taking Sizodon for an hour while going to sleep I felt as if I am very high on the medicine the head was shaking continuously and I could feel electric sensations. I have already done a CT scan and no abnormality was found. Is it possible that these feelings are due to Ativan withdrawal symptoms? I have stopped taking Ativan for almost ten days now. I also want to know if any of you have come across a similar case of cannabis-induced anxiety or similar symptoms, how long will it take to get relief from cannabis-induced anxiety? It is exactly two months and this is happening again. I have stopped smoking cannabis, however, I am still smoking around eight to ten cigarettes every day. Kindly help.
15 Dec 2023 - 1 min read
