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How to treat my friend’s addiction to alcohol involuntarily?
Query: Hello doctor, My friend is an alcoholic and abusive man. He often repeats his mistakes. Kindly suggest me some medicines that can be given to him with food to improve his condition. kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Alcohol abuse is an illness, not just a habit. There are very good treatment options available for this. Alcohol has a deterrent effect on a person's brain and induces several psychiatric problems. Hence we need to treat this disease. In yo... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,Could you please advise me on my medication routine questions? I have a few questions regarding when would be the best time of the day to take psychiatric pills. I had schizophrenia, which was diagnosed a couple of years ago, and I was hospitalized. I did shock therapy and also took inj... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclinq.com. I understand your concern. The best time to take Aripiprazole is at night after dinner. There are not many side effects of this medicine. If you have side effects such as weight gain and period irregularity then you need to change it to a female-friendly antipsychotic... Read Full »
I have been suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 29-year-old female. I am apprehensive about my health. I do not know what is happening to me. I feel like my mind is not working correctly. I went to a psychiatrist, and he diagnosed me with depression. I took medicine for it, but I did not recover. I was a brilliant and ambitious ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclinq.com. I understand your concern. As per mentioned symptoms, you are in severe depression. As you have suicidal thoughts also so better to start treatment again. If not improved, then there is a need to change medicine. Also, if you have severe suicidal thoughts, you can go... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I was supposed to take Prodep 20 mg for 21 days but stopped after five days. Will there be any consequences? Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. If you are not regular and have started lately and only for five days for the first time, then nothing would be experienced unless you have been on long and have suddenly stopped it, then you would have withdrawal symptoms. I hope this informati... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I take a 100 mg tablet of Desvenlafaxine daily. However, due to the unavailability of the 100 mg tablets, I am currently taking two 50 mg tablets together. Is this an appropriate alternative? My work involves multiple shifts, which vary between starting at 7 a.m., 3 p.m., and 11 p.m. Co... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.There is no harm in taking two 50 mg tablets to achieve a 100 mg dose. You can take them at any time. If you experience sedation while taking this medication, consider taking it before bedtime. If there is no sedation after taking it, you can opt to take it in the mornin... Read Full »