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Suggest Remedy For Anxiety And Phobia Of Dengue And Mosquitoes
Question: Hi Dr. After reading the news on dengue in news paper on daily basis I got a phobia of mosquitos and in paricular the resason was because my wife is expecting there is afear that she might get it.
Last weekend we went out and one mosquito has bitten her in late evening. Post that my anxiety is at the peak and I cant share it with her otherwise she will also get tensed. I understand basis the articles i read on dengue that the chances are more than remote, but still i am not able to overcome the fear and its hampering my work and sleep.
How can I over come this Phobia
Last weekend we went out and one mosquito has bitten her in late evening. Post that my anxiety is at the peak and I cant share it with her otherwise she will also get tensed. I understand basis the articles i read on dengue that the chances are more than remote, but still i am not able to overcome the fear and its hampering my work and sleep.
How can I over come this Phobia
Brief Answer:
Stress Reaction
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Dengue mosquitoes are present during morning and not during late evening. And there is a very rare chance that one gets dengue by a single mosquito bite.
The condition that you are having is basically stress reaction. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give. I would suggest that you go ahead with clonazepam 0.5mg initially for 7-10 days and if symptoms still do not settle then paroxetine may be required.
Also there is an option of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This therapy is taken by either a psychologist or a psychiatrist in which the therapist identifies impaired cognitions (Thoughts) and try to correct them. They are 15-20 min weekly session and there should be around 8-10 sessions to help you with your illness.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Stress Reaction
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Dengue mosquitoes are present during morning and not during late evening. And there is a very rare chance that one gets dengue by a single mosquito bite.
The condition that you are having is basically stress reaction. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give. I would suggest that you go ahead with clonazepam 0.5mg initially for 7-10 days and if symptoms still do not settle then paroxetine may be required.
Also there is an option of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This therapy is taken by either a psychologist or a psychiatrist in which the therapist identifies impaired cognitions (Thoughts) and try to correct them. They are 15-20 min weekly session and there should be around 8-10 sessions to help you with your illness.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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