
Suggest Treatment For Depression, Uncontrollable Crying And Fear

My sister gets tensed and always in tearful. She thinks that God is going to send her hell for the sins she has done. She always thinks God will punish her the worst. Because of such thought she always cries and inconsolable. She is 42 years and doesn't get proper sleep.
What should I do? Please advise
Regards
probable depression; consult psychiatrist.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concerns for your sister.
She is always tearful, fearing the god will punish her for her sins.
From your description, I feel that she is suffering from depression.
However, a detailed mental status examination by a psychiatrist is must in such case.
As you have mentioned that she is inconsolable, it must be assessed whether her beliefs are delusional or not.
Antidepressant drugs like sertraline or paroxetine and sleep inducing drugs like clonazepam or alprazolam will help her.
If needed, antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine in low doses will supplement antidepressants.(all are prescription drugs).
Kindly visit a psychiatrist for her thorough examination and appropriate treatment.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Take care.
Regards.


Thank you so much for your kind help and prompt reply.
Is depression a serious psychological disorder? Is it curable or manageable? Should she take medicine for a period of time or like most other psychiatric patients she has to be kept under management for life long? Please also suggest a reputed psychiatric in XXXXXXX / Rajpura (in Punjab) or in New XXXXXXX
With warm regards.
depression is treatable with drugs.
Detailed Answer:
You are most welcome.
Depression is a common psychiatric disorder which is easily treatable with medicines. If left untreated, it can become serious.
Duration of drug treatment depends on how person responds to drugs, duration of illness and severity of condition.
Usually, treatment of 6-9 months is sufficient in most cases.
You can consult Dr. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX in XXXXXXX He is a XXXXXXX psychiatrist. His resides in civil lines, tagore XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
In XXXXXXX you can consult at Institute of human behavior and allied sciences (IHBAS) in XXXXXXX garden.
Hope this helps.
I wish for speedy recovery of your sister.
Feel free to ask if you have more queries.
Kindly close the discussion if you are satisfied with response and give your valuable feedback.
Regards.
.


Thank you so much. Your reply gave me a lot of consolation and solace. May I ask request you to give the address and contact number of Dr. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX in Ludhiana?
With warm regards and lots of thanks.
XXXX
happy to help.
Detailed Answer:
Happy to help.
The address of his clinic is XXXXXXX clinic, Tagore XXXXXXX Near Hero Heart Centre, Civil Lines, XXXXXXX
Sorry but I do not have his contact number.
You can visit him directly.
Thanks.
Wish you good luck.

Answered by

Get personalised answers from verified doctor in minutes across 80+ specialties
