Q. What could be the reason for the anxiety issues after my father's demise?
Hello doctor,
I had numbness after my father's death. It has been two years since then. There was also a decline in cognitive capability. The brain gets easily drained and stops to think after a certain time in an exam. Old memories are blurry. There is huge resistance to thinking about something with a lack of satisfaction in anything. I also have generalized anxiety. Sometimes I feel highly grateful and the opposite of other days. Not, even a day goes by without anxiety and worry.
Kindly help.
Thank you.
Hello,
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Thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist. I can understand your situation. You may have mixed anxiety and depressive disorder. There is a non-pharmacological management for it, and you should try to follow the below guidelines to deal with it. It will help you.
- You should regularly exercise for 30 to 45 minutes like going for a walk. It will uplift your mood.
- You should do meditation for 20 minutes daily, just sit in one place in a comfortable position and try to concentrate on your normal breathing. Do not stop or force yourself to stop your thoughts, just let them be. It will help you to relax.
- You should eat healthy home-cooked foods, and avoid junk foods.
- You must drink enough water.
- You should spend quality time with friends and family daily.
- You should spend time on creative hobbies like reading good books, writing journals, painting, drawing, and learning new skills or language or musical instruments.
- You should take seven to eight hours of enough sleep daily.
- You must avoid tobacco or alcohol or any substance abuse.
- Live your life, do not just spend it. Be bold and confident.
Consult your specialist doctor, talk to them, and take medications after their consent.
You should start a tablet of Escitalopram 10 mg daily in the morning after breakfast.
Kindly follow-up with the following blood reports:
- CBC (complete blood count).
- Thyroid profile.
- Vitamin B12.
- Vitamin D3.
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
Investigations to be done:
CBC
thyroid profile
Vitamin B12
vitamin D3
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