Difficulty in facing medical internship

2018-01-25 19:00:17
I'm a recently graduated doctor who started internship one month ago.i was having anxiety and depression earlier also.this time i ended up in the same situation and feel like giving up and currently i have taken a leave from internship.i'm getting lot of suicidal thoughts as well.i consulted a psychiatrist and his idea was to get exposed to the ward and has prescibed alprazolam and venlafaxine.now the symptoms are a bit relieved but still i am scared to go back to ward and work.please help
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Good that you are on medication... Wait for some time like few weeks for drug to act..... You will feel much comfortable  then. Also consult  a psychologist  for cbt 😊

Answered2018-01-26 04:10:32

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