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Suggest Treatment For Symptoms Of Anxiety

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2015

Question: what causes a person to be sitting that they feel your body is there but your brain is not

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Such symptoms can occur due to anxiety

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM

The symptoms like thinking that body is there but brain is not there could occur due to chronic anxiety state. Symptoms like that can occur due to feelings of derealisation. Feelings that body of there but brain is not may occur due to derealisation.

I would like to know more details about your symptoms so that I can tell you in detail.

Since how many days you are having such symptoms?

If these symptoms are persistent or occur in episodes?

Any other associated symptoms along with that?

Any trigger factor for such feeling?

If you have ever had feelings like outside world is unreal?

Please provide these details in follow up question so that I can comment with certainty.

Thanks

Dr Seikhoo Bishnoi
Consultant Psychiatrist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (37 minutes later)

what is derealization

I can be sitting at work and just all of a sudden it happens.

I was told that I have the blood pressure of a child and that I need to be careful

I have seen a neurologist here in XXXXXXX one told me not to touch diet pills from what I had been trying back two years ago.

I do help run a company which is not a mon to fri 9 to 5 job. n th Im awake early in the morning

I did have an eeg done two years ago I had an MRI done also of my brain.

I can go and sit on the couch and it just happens for a brief second.

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
it is alteration in experience to external world

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking a follow up

Derealisation is alteration in experience to external world. Though the symptoms you have mentioned are not sufficient to make diagnosis of derealisation but such presentation can also occur.

Most probable reason for such symptoms is heightened anxiety and individual may feel that brain is not there. Altered perception may occur. Other possibility is some type of seizure. In Absence or Petit Mal Seizures sudden abnormal neurological symptoms may occur that last for seconds to minutes. But such type of seizures are seen commonly in children and also your EEG came normal, so we can rule out these seizures. Your other investigations also came normal so possibility of any neurological reason is very low.

Then we are left with anxiety as reason for your symptoms. I would advise you to visit a psychiatrist for evaluation of your symptoms and for treatment.

Thanks, hope this helps you. Don't hesitate to ask again for more follow up questions.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (15 hours later)

thanks for your in put. I will follow up with my dr. on my mri of my brain there is a small calcium build up on the outer layer of the brain between the skin whee the hair is and the other layer before the skull i think that is the next part. I know that they will be doing another mri to see what the calcium deposit looks like now

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Old healed granuloma or scar or trauma may result in calcification

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking again

The calcification can be a normal incidental finding. Old minor trauma on head may be the reason for calcification. Old healed granuloma in brain may develop calcification after years. As per my opinion no need to worry about that. Just get it throughly investigated to remove any doubt or anxiety about that. Rest be assured most likely the clinical symptoms you have mentioned are due to anxiety only.

Thanks, hope this helps you.
Wish you a good health, take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (3 hours later)

Thank you for your answers. There is a lot of stress in running a business and dealing with the Canadian Government in our kind of business. (cheese manufacturing) and your right anxiety is there also. This sense of feeling doesn't happen very often but since my issue two years ago I pay more attention to what happens now. I will start a journal to keep tabs on how often this happens, going forward.

Thanks again XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Keep work related stress away from mind

Detailed Answer:
Hello again

Anxiety due to stress at work can be a possible reason. Try to keep work stress away from mind. Relaxed mind will help in improving your business. Continue to note the episodes of anxiety. Visit a psychiatrist for evaluation if needed.

Thanks, wish you a good health.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju