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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety

Posted on Tue, 7 Oct 2014

Question: I have a Severve anxiety issue, I have been self medicating with alcohol. I seem to feel very good the day after drinking..drinking is effecting my organs.. What steps do I need to take to get a prescription for avitan or lorazepam. These seem to be useful, when the anxiety gets bad it causes stress induced Graves' disease.. It's effecting my heart and thyroid.. I don't want to have to drink every night.. Look at the photo below my Adam's apple

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
explained

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern.

I would suggest you to consult a psychiatrist
so thet a XXXXXXX mental state exam is performed. to ascertain depression and or anxiety, Medication can be prescribed and adjusted afterwards in addition
to cognitive behavioral therapy. Yoga and meditation , too have proven benefit
in addition to relaxing exercise.

You mentioned Self medication by alcohol
I would advise against this as I practice evidence based medicine
and such drugs haven't been studied extensively
with respect to their efficacy side effects
and interactions with other drugs in rigorous
clinical trials , so their efficacy and
safety cant be guaranteed for sure in your case specifically.

I saw the photo you uploaded and the swelling is quite evident
Please get an ULTRASOUND OF THE THYROID and TFTs ( thyroid function tests)
done in consultation with your doctor. The thyroid if hyper functioning could be the cause of your anxiety symptoms.

Let me know if you have any query

wishing you best of health

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T