Depression is a mental illness which results in feeling sad, loss of interest in daily activities, irritability, mood swings, and sleepiness. It is a state of mind which develops over a period of time due to various reasons. A depressed person might have difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, and might get suicidal thoughts.
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I feel suicidal, sad, and scared. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 37-year-old man. I feel something is wrong with me. I do not feel well. I always have feelings of sadness and fear, as if I am going to die. Sometimes I feel suicidal. I do not feel good about anything in life, and I have no friends. If I tell anyone this, they will not understan... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am very sorry to hear about your medical condition. Do not worry; I am here to take care of you. You may have a major depressive disorder. There is non-pharmacological management for your depression; you should try to follow the below guidelines to deal with it. I... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, My boyfriend left me a year before. He got married now. But, I have been dying day by day for his love. Still, I love him a lot. Please help me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From what you are describing, it appears that he left you and it is irreversible. Many things in life are irreversible such as death, separation and so on. One must learn to let go and accept the loss. The more we try to hold on, the more it hurts. It may seem difficult t... Read Full »
I am worried about my relationship with my mother-in-law. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, I am depressed and have relationship conflict. I am unable to understand my issues with mother-in-law over things that I could easily ignore and move on. I am over sensitive and tend to get heart breaks every while. I fight with my husband because of weird situations with my mother-in-law... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. These issues sometimes arouse in married life but can be solved amicably. You should sit with your mother-in-law and express your feelings and also listen to her concerns and try to chalk out a solution. Also, you should work on stress management. Some steps for stress... Read Full »
I am addicted to masturbation daily. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I am an 18-years-old, and I am addicted to masturbation daily. I masturbated around for two years. I cannot focus on my studies. I was a topper, and I became a just-pass student because of masturbation. Please help me with this situation and how to quit it.Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Masturbation is normal. It is just another way of having sex without a partner. It is good practice. 1. It helps to relieve stress. 2. Boosts mood. 3. Improves sleep. 4. Helps to prevent depression and anxiety. 5. Relaxes the mind of a perso... Read Full »
Kindly suggest some medicines for the issues given on my general check-up report.
Query: Hi doctor, My health checkup report is enclosed. I feel little lethargic with sluggish mental activity. Please advice some medicines. I am already on Ecosprin 75 and Aztor 10. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The probable reason for all your symptoms is obesity, leading fatty liver and some psychological issues. Do you drink or smoke? Do you have anxiety or depressive symptoms? Regarding treatment, you can continue with current medicine. Although Ecosprin is necessary, Az... Read Full »
I get angry easily and have lost interest in everything. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 58 years old male. I get angry at the drop of a pin. One single nerve in my left forearm pains like hell for two to three seconds. I have no stamina to walk. The area in my trousers around thread knot area gets brown for six months or so. I have lost interest in everything. Curren... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Sudden onset of anger could occur due to underlying mood disturbance. This can be due to depression or may be due to poor impulse control. If you have sudden onset anger with poor impulse control like throwing things, hitting others or abu... Read Full »
I am a transgender with a cleft palate. How to get cured?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 26 years old. Since I was a kid, I was always bullied because I was born to be a cleft palate. Also, I am a transgender. My parents, especially my father did not care for me. Instead, he will just keep on scolding me. He will compare me to my other relatives, and he will hurt me. I ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are going through a tough time, but it is not your fault. Being born with a cleft or any other anomaly is not under any one's control, and there is no use of thinking about the things that we cannot change. What is in our hand is how we cope with the stressors. Cl... Read Full »
Please give information on depression and depersonalization.
Query: Hello doctor, I need to know all of the differences between depersonalization disorder and just having depression. Please give me all of the differences and how to tell if you have depression or depersonalization. I believe I am experiencing depression. But I just want to make sure it is not deperso... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Depersonalization is simply a symptom in which individual has feelings of detached from self. The individuals feel that they have changes and world has become vague and changed. Recently depersonalization has been included in dissociative disorders. This can occur in ... Read Full »
Why I am thinking about my broken relationship after some years?
Query: Hello doctor, I am curious about why we go back to ex relation again and again even after two to three years of breakup and more than a year of total detachment? I know that relation did not work for me, and maybe I had nothing more to give to or get from that relation. I do not want to get back in... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are two possible reasons, 1. Familiarity mind always tends to cling to familiar things which makes it comfortable. Fear of unknown makes the mind choose what is known, even if it is wrong. 2. Lack of a better opportunity, maybe you have not found someone bett... Read Full »
I have been battling depression for two years. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25-year-old female suffering from depression for the last two years due to various reasons. I am a loner in life and am now completely withdrawn from social life. I cannot name a few friends to whom I can talk and my family does not show any care towards me. I am staying away f... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and have an impression that your psychiatrist is right in diagnosing you as a person suffering from a major depressive disorder. In fact, almost all the symptoms are present at this moment which point toward major depressive disorder. I understand ... Read Full »
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