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How To Treat Mental Disorder?
I am 40 years old, female weighing 103 lbs, and 5'1" my bp was taken last friday and was 138/83 it has always been 110/70 i have had intermitten chest pain related from stress the last few weeks but also have been looking back at other symptoms and would like to know if they are related please. I have been not sleeping, not eating and losing weight for past few months and have been cyring way more then normal, I have pushed family and friends away and wonder why?
Thu, 22 May 2014
Hello,
Your symptoms are suggestive of depression and anxiety problem which can.be due to several factors- the stress you mentioned facing( can be one of them. ).You should meet a psychiatrist and start medicine.
Had I been seeing you I would have preffered sertraline 25-50mg for sadness and anxiety and zolpidem for sleep.
The sleeping pill can be stopped after a week or so when sleep gets better.
When you will start feeling normal, you will feel bad what all you did to your closed ones ..but donot have guilt, remember you did that under stress.
So, once better, go out and meet everyone and tell them the reason of your behaviour in past. Im sure they will undertand and help you out.
Do continue meds for some time even after getting better..like for 4-6 months to let the neurons heal compeltely.
All the best!
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
Your symptoms are suggestive of depression and anxiety problem which can.be due to several factors- the stress you mentioned facing( can be one of them. ).You should meet a psychiatrist and start medicine.
Had I been seeing you I would have preffered sertraline 25-50mg for sadness and anxiety and zolpidem for sleep.
The sleeping pill can be stopped after a week or so when sleep gets better.
When you will start feeling normal, you will feel bad what all you did to your closed ones ..but donot have guilt, remember you did that under stress.
So, once better, go out and meet everyone and tell them the reason of your behaviour in past. Im sure they will undertand and help you out.
Do continue meds for some time even after getting better..like for 4-6 months to let the neurons heal compeltely.
All the best!
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
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