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Please explain how music therapy promotes mental health.
Query: Hi doctor, I have heard about the benefits of music therapy for mental health and overall well-being. Can you provide insights into how music therapy works as a therapeutic intervention? Additionally, are there specific genres or techniques within music therapy that are recommended for promoting men... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, We welcome you to the icliniq.com family. I appreciate the confidence you place in me for your healthcare consultation. Music therapy is one of the old concepts to reduce stress in old times. It is one of the best methods for relaxation. It helps to increase the secretion of serotonin and dop... Read Full »
I have spastic paraplegia.Will dopamine help me?
Query: Hello doctor, I have spastic paraplegia. Everything I have tried has not worked. I was told to try a medication called L-Dopa. Will this medication help me? Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.L- Dopa is Levodopa and is a drug for parkinson's disease. It will help you in spastic paraplegia in case there is a deficiency of dopamine in substantia niagra of your brain. It is definitely going to help you if there is any deficiency. But if there is no deficiency, it w... Read Full »
Query: I am a 42-year-old female. I am writing to seek your expert advice and information regarding the role of dopamine in the human body and its significance in health and physiology. What is dopamine, and what class of neurotransmitter does it belong to? What are the primary functions of dopamine in the... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. Firstly, I would like to inform you that dopamine is a neurotransmitter that belongs to the class of monoamine neurotransmitters. It plays a crucial role in the brain and nervous system, influencing various functions withi... Read Full »
I have severe depression. Can dopamine agonists help?
Query: Hello doctor, I have ongoing horrible depression, I have tried TMS, every SSRI, Ketamin, and electroshock. I take Ritilin, Colonpin, Levothyroxine, and Ambien. Would a dopamine agonist possibly help with depression when all others have failed? Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is a refractory depression. There are a few pieces of evidence to show that dopamine agonists like Pramipexole may help in such cases. 1. Adding Bupropion (Ethyl cellulose aqueous dispersion (NF), glyceryl behenate, methacrylic acid copolymer) to SSRI (selective ... Read Full »
Does hormonal imbalance cause difficulty to conceive?
Query: Hi doctor, I was diagnosed with PCOS and my insulin and prolactin levels are 30.9 and 60 respectively. My doctor put me on Glucophage and Prolactin for these before two months. I got my periods on the same month. But, until now no signs of periods. I have mild thigh pain, heaviness in my stomach, li... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your insulin and prolactin levels are high and you have been rightly started on Glucophage (Metformin) and a dopamine agonist. This will help bring down the levels over the next two to three weeks and shall help balance your hormones. If the menses are missing for mor... Read Full »
My dopamine receptors have been desensitized due to excessive internet use. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been a bit stumped because of perhaps being misguided by my research online; hence I thought to ask a doctor about it, not to play a dice roll on my health. I have been tackling and battling depression for a long time. My symptoms have been drastically altered after taking selec... Read Full »
Answer: Hi Welcome to icliniq.com. I appreciate your interest in the pathogenesis and mechanisms of how these medicines work and their long-term implications. I advise you to limit your internet search as things are way more complex than they appear. It is worthwhile to continue taking the antidepressants... Read Full »
I have stage 4 liver cirrhosis and my BP is 99/68 mmHg. Is this normal?
Query: Hello doctor,Is a BP of 99/68 good in case of stage-4 cirrhosis and liver failure? I am currently on Dopamine, Potassium chloride and Albumin human 25. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned that you are on Dopamine, which is a medicine to increase the BP (blood pressure). So, if we decrease the dosage of Dopamine, the BP may fall. Also, whether the BP is good or not depends on the functioning of other organs like whether there is urine ... Read Full »
Which is the medication recommended for early parkinson's disease?
Query: Hello doctor, I was diagnosed with parkinson last year at the age of 45. I am on Azilect since then. My symptoms are mild, stiffness, lately I did not sleep well and I suffer from RLS about 4-5 nights per week. I do sport but everything which required quick movement, I am not able to do it well. My... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read carefully your question and would explain that in the early stages of Parkinson's disease, in young persons, it is recommendable to start treatment with IMAO (which you are already taking, Azilect) and a dopamine agonist. In the this regard, both Neuropro a... Read Full »