Medical Advice on "Psychiatry"

Why is sleeping pill not working for my husband?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, then his sleep disturbance is expected. There is reduced need for sleep in bipolar mania. As he is in the admission, I do not think there is a need to ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi

I often feel very sad. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Persistent sadness along with decreased interest in communication is an indicative of clinical minor depression. If there are more symptoms, then it can be a major depressive disorder. In case of minor depression, I su...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary

What is the treatment for delusion of jealousy?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The treatment is antipsychotic medicines like Olanzapine, Aripiprazole, etc., followed by insight oriented psychotherapy after remission. But, please ensure that there are no other symptoms like delusions of persecution or...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sonia Malhotra

I am doing well in my regular life, but feeling low. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq I think you are doing all the right things with respect to your lifestyle choices. Sometimes, people can still feel depressed for no obvious reasons. - If you are feeling persistently low for more than 2 weeks / if your sl...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Suresh Kumar G D

I get constant intrusive thoughts in my mind. What to do?

Hi, I understand your problem. The problem what u have mentioned looks like your are suffering from repetitive , intrusive thoughts which are called obsessions. Before going to diagnose need further information like, the stress which you mentioned n...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anantha Kalyan

How to control porn binging?

thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist. I can understand your situation and I am sorry for the late reply. you may be forcing your self to keep abstinence, but when you get uncontrollable urges then there is binging of masturbation or porn. i...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vishal Anilkumar Gandhi

I am experiencing intrusive thoughts and it makes me awake. Suggest an effective way to combat it.

Hi, After reading what you mentioned about your problems, it looks like you are suffering from a disorder called obsessive compulsive disorder. Obsessions are the repetitive, intrusive, unwanted , useless thoughts which are not in one's control and ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anantha Kalyan

I looking for suggestion to stop my depression medicine. Please help.

Hello thanks for asking If you are doing good and are symptoms free then you can think of reducing the doses of these drugs. Since these are psycho-active drugs so dose reduction should be done in gradual manner. The dose of Desvenlafaxine can be re...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi

How to stop excessive daydreaming?

Hello at times we use day dreaming as an escape from reality..we want to avoid pain and hardship of real world hence mind want to engage in daydreaming but is it not a solution of any problem and it itself became a problem for you I need to assist ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vandana Patidar

I suffer from substance-induced psychosis and taking medicines. Is this condition permanent?

thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist. I can understand your concern about it. your illness will be under control on medications. let me explain you in simple language. When a patient is suffering from diabetes, the doctor needs to control o...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vishal Anilkumar Gandhi