Mental Health

Doctor, can reducing the physical symptoms of anxiety also help reduce psychological anxiety or fear?

31. Male. 5'5".77 kg. Taking invega sustenna 150 mg monthly depot since June 2024 and taloprex since last week. My doctor says invega works region specific and won't affect dopamine activity in regions like prefrontal cortex. But AI says it blocks dopamine throughout the brain. Who is correct?

I have been suffering from depression for the past 10 years, and have been taking the  SSRI 's  for the past 3 years and I am not happy with these , even though the physical symptoms are reduced but still not able to get out of this empty feeling.

Hey I've been taking treatment for 'mixed anxiety nd depression' for 8 months now... Alot has been improved but the low energy problem has arrived from last two months... My b12 nd vitamin d levels have been checked they are very good... Nd also I've been taking benfotiamine 100mg, ala etc from 1 month now... Nd b12 1500mcg from 2 months every day nd 60k iu vit d weekly from 2 months... Also checked my lipids nd cholestrol, nd thyroid urine etc...My doctor increased my escitalopram by 10mg 1.5 months ago but a slight improved nd nothing happens... I Do exercises 4 times weekly... I'm a jee aspirant nd this mental health thing is taking my life away nd bcz of depression I've taken 2nd drop nd this it... I'm taking venlafaxine 75 mg in morning, 10mg escitalopram in afternoon, 10mg escitalopram nd 0.5 mg clonazepam at night.

I took finasteride 1 mg started stopped and the started and then finally stopped(took it for 10 days) and had a prolonged arousal which erectile Dysfunction and hyperspeamia (high semen volume). Erectile Dysfunction is gone but hyperspeamia is  still there it has been 14 days .When will my hyperspeamia go away and why this happened?

I would like to explain my history before we decide on treatment. In 2024, one of my close friends died from a sudden cardiac arrest in front of me. After witnessing it, I had a severe panic episode, blanked out, couldn't speak properly, couldn't eat, and had intense anxiety. My family doctor prescribed Alprax 0.5 mg before meals, which helped me recover. Unfortunately, after 4–5 months, my family doctor passed away, and I continued Alprax on my own. Now I want to stop it safely. I have consulted a few psychiatrists who prescribed Diazepam or Tryptomer but advised me to stop Alprax suddenly. Every time I tried, I developed severe rebound anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite, and worsening symptoms. I am not asking to stay on Alprax permanently. My only request is a gradual, supervised taper, with any long-term medicine you feel is appropriate, so I can discontinue Alprax safely without severe withdrawal or rebound symptoms

I have severe OCD. i was taking uvox cr 200 mg, risdone ls at night and clonotril 0.5 mg at night but to no effect. So my doctor changed the medicines and gave me serta 100 mg twice a day, clonil sr 75 mg, risdone ls twice a day and rexipra forte 20 mg at night. What i have seen is that except risdone ls all 3 contain serotonin. Will my body be able to process this much serotonin? Should i take this medicines or change it? Pls help me

Hello Doctor, I have a question. I don't feel afraid in crowded places, I can travel alone and talk to people normally. However, I feel anxious only when I have to talk to professionals like HR, managers, or during interviews because I feel I am being judged. Could this be performance anxiety rather than social anxiety? I would appreciate your opinion. Thank you.

I am not feeling well for a long time, I get irritated easily, my mood is also upset most of the time, get angry on the smallest things, i also have a habit of repeating things in my mind like checking the things i have done, from a few years i also take long time in taking shower or in the washroom, few days ago i also had acute diarrhoea around 15 days & my periods also last only for two days this month, i have a skin eczema problem also from past 4 or 5 years so my question is should I visit a mental health doctor .

My brother has some issues like he would don't like to meet people and he easily angery. Never talk politely...he suffering this kind of problem from last 3-4 year