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What To Do If Having Anxiety, Depression, Sleeplessness, Nausea, Weakness, Loss Of Balance After Being Diagnosed With Cancer?
Hi, my husband has. Cancer ,small cell aggressive. It has spread to hi abdomen, chemo and radiation. Have not. Worked, Dr just warn
To keep him comfortable, however , although he is not in pain, he has. Terrible anxiety,depression ,sleeplessness,and nausea... Weakness in his legs. And loss of balance... What can he take to address. All these symptoms?
To keep him comfortable, however , although he is not in pain, he has. Terrible anxiety,depression ,sleeplessness,and nausea... Weakness in his legs. And loss of balance... What can he take to address. All these symptoms?
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All his symptoms are suggestive of depression. Depressive symptoms are seen in some cancer patients especially as time progresses. Since the main aim of therapy towards the end life is to keep the patients free of pain and symptom free, he needs to be treated for depression. Tricyclic antidepressants are the drugs of choice since he has sleeplessness also.
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