Mental Health

Does long term use of schizophrenia medicines cause gynecomastia? I'm now taking olanzapine. Which antipsychotic causes gynecomastia? How to deal with side effects of antipsychotics? Does it cause kidney damage?

In March 2021, I was prescribed Depran L (Escitalopram oxalate 5mg+ clonazepam 0.25) for my panic disorder by a colleague psychiatrist of my doctor uncle. I was doing great when on medicine. I took it for 2 months (1 month regularly & 1 month irregularly to tapper it). After 10 days of stopping the medicine, brain zaps, panic & low mood started. Since then I was on no medicine and anxiety increased day by day. Some days ago, consulted a doctor online & he prescribed Paroxetine 12.5 with clonazepam. My question is that if then, I was doing better with escitalopram, should I go for Paroxetine? As Paroxetine has more side effects than escitalopram. Or can I consult you for better advice?

I have mild fatty infiltration in liver grad 1 when I did ultrasound in last year June,2020. I am currently on antidepressant Can I countinue meds or I shud not ?

I see dreams a lot while sleeping. Happens everyday. What could be the reason? How to improve?... Thanx

I gave been given rospitril by my psychiatrist, I read on internet that rospitril can kill you, I am experiencing very weird symptoms and my heart rate goes upto 150 and also I am fearing death.

Iam feeling depressed and hopelessness getting head ache pressure and some situations are putting me under pressure

Doctor prescribed me Anxit 0.25 but pharmacist gave Anxit 0.5 . Can I take half of Anxit 0.5? Can I break into half?

Hello doctor , I had issues of anxiety and depression last year and I used to feeling tightness in left and right side of my for head (feeling in head similar to when we travel to mountain ) I was prescribed etilaam0.25 mg twice and pexcep cr 12.5 and after few days it was fine but this year in April I got covid and had lot of stress as my whole family had covid and I was terrified and took lots of stress ...so I started the medicine again as I was having negative thoughts ...and it was fine Now when I miss the dose specifically night dose pexcep cr 12.5 I feel bit of dizzy in the afternoon and evening ... What is the reason ? Any advice Just to let you know since the last year March I have been in complete isolation and I have no work since I was in tourism field ...

When i try to sleep, just before the time i m completely slept, there comes a time when i feel a sudden reflex in body. Whole body gets shaken and it feels like i m falling from somewhere or it feels like a sudden current in the chest. It happens just for a second and then i can sleep normally.. Is this normal or what happens. What can be the reason for this.. is it related to our mind?? Stress or tension or what? Please explain.

I've been suffering from depression for the past 3 years, and I've taken treatment from multiple different psychiatrists for the past 1.5 years. I've been put on many different kinds of medications including SSRIs, SNRIs, augmentation medicines such as Antipsychotics, Lithium etc. And Ive not noticed improvement at all. I've been scanned for vitamin / mineral deficiencies that might contribute to depressive symptoms and everything is perfectly alright except that I have hypothyroidism. My thyroid levels are back to normal after taking the appropriate dosage, but my depression hasn't been resolved. I also think Therapy won't work for me since I have absolutely no internal or external stressors or any negative thought cycles at all. The only problem I'm experiencing is an extremely low mood which prevents me from doing anything at all. I've been suggested ECT by a psychiatrist but I do not wish to proceed with that. Where In Chennai can I avail Ketamine Infusion Therapy for my condition?