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I have side effects from Cymbalta. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 55 year old healthy woman. I have had chronic depression since adolescence. I historically do well with a low dose of antidepressant. When I do not take one, it usually does not work out. I have been on a low dose of Cymbalta for the past five years. 20 mg. Lately, I have been e... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Until now, how many episodes of depression did you have (episodes means at least two months of complete recovery between two episodes)? Or, is it continuous for five years? Any family history of depression? Read Full »
I have fear, anxiety, panic attacks, and depression while traveling via an airplane. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have suffered from depression for the last two years. My doctor changed my recent medicines to a new drug, Zoloft. I have been taking it for a month. I am afraid of traveling and getting on an airplane. I got tired and had a lot of depression and severe panic attacks. I am afraid I cann... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are having mixed anxiety and depressive disorder. You have anxiety in the form of panic attacks. Do not take Zoloft. It is good for depression but not very effective for panic attacks. Take tablet Pari CR 25 milligrams (Paroxetine 25 milligrams) half tablet at ni... Read Full »
I suffer from social anxiety and low self-esteem. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 22-year-old girl. I feel nervous and anxious, and my heart rate increases whenever I am in a new social situation. I have a fear of being embarrassed and judged all the time even for the smallest day-to-day activities. I always feel as if others treat me as low in their comparison. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Take a tablet of Paxidep CR 25 mg (Paroxetine) half a tablet in the morning and one tablet at night. Do meditation daily. Before a stage performance or when you are going to meet a new person take a tablet of Betacap TR 20 mg (Propanolol) one tablet one hour before ... Read Full »
Which is the best form of Paroxetine hydrochloride?
Query: Hi doctor, I was diagnosed with depression, OCD and anxiety. My current medications are Paroxetine hydrochloride hemihydrate and Clonazepam. I would like to know if Paroxetine hydrochloride formulation is the same as Paroxetine hydrochloride hemihydrate. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is a little chemical variation. But, the dose will remain the same in both the formulation. Read Full »
I feel tired and anxious after taking Abilify. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am so anxious and sleeping 9 to 10 hours per day. It has begun when I start taking Abilify pills and Akineton. Why I feel so tired every day? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please answer me a few more questions. Do you have any of the following symptoms? Persistent low mood, disturbed appetite, loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities, ideas of hopelessness, ideas of helplessness, ideas of suicide and persistent headache. Why ar... Read Full »
My mother is so clueless about what she is doing. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother is 50 years old. Sometimes, she is so clueless about how to talk, what to talk and when to talk. As a result she always gets hatred from the people around her. She fights with everyone and always complains about each and everything happening. We used to think all these where ho... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly answer me few questions. Has it started suddenly or gradually. How was she a year back? Was she completely normal or had some behavioral problems? For last one year, is she performing her duty like job or kitchen work? Is she caring and responsible in her family no... Read Full »
How can polydipsia and TD be cured in a manic-depressive patient?
Query: Hello doctor, I was diagnosed as manic-depressive (now bipolar 1) 43 years back. For many years I was on Lithium and then subsequently on Haloperidol. Then, I switched over to Valproate 18 years back. The results of the Lithium and Haloperidol were polydipsia and TD. TD was treated with Quetiapine, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. How many episodes you had in the past? Why are you taking medication for the last 43 years? Kindly, revert back. Thank you and take care. Regards. Read Full »