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Suggest Remedies For Radiating Pain In Solar Plexus To Chest Bones And Fatigue
Question: A man attacked a woman which was with me, and the. tried to attack me as well.
Since then my solar plexus is giving me pain, that pain goes down along the chest bones, left and right, and hits me like a knife if there is a loud noise or something I should do which now causes ant kind of problems
which normally is not a problem. Have great diffculties to eat, a few bites, that's all! It makes me very tired, have to lie down all the time....
Thank you for your help
XXXX
Since then my solar plexus is giving me pain, that pain goes down along the chest bones, left and right, and hits me like a knife if there is a loud noise or something I should do which now causes ant kind of problems
which normally is not a problem. Have great diffculties to eat, a few bites, that's all! It makes me very tired, have to lie down all the time....
Thank you for your help
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Need physical examination and screening for PTSD
Detailed Answer:
Good evening. I'm very sorry you went through that awful experience. I take it that since you appear to be writing this from your home that you weren't severely hurt physically otherwise, you'd be in the hospital I'd imagine.
Well, did you even go to the hospital for a checkup? If not then, the first thing that needs to happen is that you need a full checkup to be sure you don't have any physical damage.....broken bones, dislocations, internal bruising, etc. Once that has been taken care of then, you will need to be screened by some knowledgeable in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder since the other difficulties you are and likely to be suffering with in the future due to this horrible situation will be PTSD as it's referred to in abbreviation.
If you are having any sleep disturbances or nightmares because of this episode then, please let your doctor know as well. You should also know that for nightmares and violent dreams (if you're having any) there are very specific medications which have been discovered in the past few years. They are PRAZOSIN and CLONIDINE.
My first choice for most patients is PRAZOSIN and if your doctor would like to read about it in the literature and get the specifics on how to dose the medication for such parasomnias then, they should look up the author: XXXXXXX RASKIND because it is his work that has been cited and quoted as the expert in the treatment of nightmares with the specific agent of PRAZOSIN. I'm not sure who first discovered the use of clonidine for nightmares....but I avoid that medication just because it can have a much more aggressive effect on the patient's blood pressure than prazosin.
If you are having such parasomnias then, this medication may help you sleep better.
If I've adequately answered your questions could you do me a huge favor by CLOSING THE QUERY and being sure to include some fine words of feedback along with a 5 STAR rating if you feel my answers/suggestions have helped? Again, many thanks for posing your questions and please let me know how things turn out.
Do not forget to contact me in the future at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi for additional questions, comments, or concerns having to do with this topic or others.
This query has utilized a total of 26 minutes of professional time in research, review, and synthesis for the purpose of formulating a return statement.
Need physical examination and screening for PTSD
Detailed Answer:
Good evening. I'm very sorry you went through that awful experience. I take it that since you appear to be writing this from your home that you weren't severely hurt physically otherwise, you'd be in the hospital I'd imagine.
Well, did you even go to the hospital for a checkup? If not then, the first thing that needs to happen is that you need a full checkup to be sure you don't have any physical damage.....broken bones, dislocations, internal bruising, etc. Once that has been taken care of then, you will need to be screened by some knowledgeable in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder since the other difficulties you are and likely to be suffering with in the future due to this horrible situation will be PTSD as it's referred to in abbreviation.
If you are having any sleep disturbances or nightmares because of this episode then, please let your doctor know as well. You should also know that for nightmares and violent dreams (if you're having any) there are very specific medications which have been discovered in the past few years. They are PRAZOSIN and CLONIDINE.
My first choice for most patients is PRAZOSIN and if your doctor would like to read about it in the literature and get the specifics on how to dose the medication for such parasomnias then, they should look up the author: XXXXXXX RASKIND because it is his work that has been cited and quoted as the expert in the treatment of nightmares with the specific agent of PRAZOSIN. I'm not sure who first discovered the use of clonidine for nightmares....but I avoid that medication just because it can have a much more aggressive effect on the patient's blood pressure than prazosin.
If you are having such parasomnias then, this medication may help you sleep better.
If I've adequately answered your questions could you do me a huge favor by CLOSING THE QUERY and being sure to include some fine words of feedback along with a 5 STAR rating if you feel my answers/suggestions have helped? Again, many thanks for posing your questions and please let me know how things turn out.
Do not forget to contact me in the future at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi for additional questions, comments, or concerns having to do with this topic or others.
This query has utilized a total of 26 minutes of professional time in research, review, and synthesis for the purpose of formulating a return statement.
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