Alcohol Addiction Treatment

Alcohol addiction, also referred to as alcoholism or alcohol dependency is a kind of substance abuse disorder in which the concerned individual develops a physical as well as psychological habituation with liquor. Griffith Edwards, a British psychiatrist was the first ever to have conducted a study on alcohol dependency syndrome and understood the same to have seven different elements. Detoxification is the first stage of treatment in which alcohol from the blood is completely washed out after total discontinuation of alcohol; this method is characterized by withdrawal seizures, delirium tremens, hallucinations, and even death.

Alcohol addiction, also referred to as alcoholism or alcohol dependency is a kind of substance abuse disorder in which the concerned individual develops a physical as well as psychological habituation with liquor. Griffith Edwards, a British psychiat ... More

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Clarification

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

Anxiety disorder

Is it safe to eat antidepressants for long time for people having chronic anxiety disorder or generalised anxiety disorder

Memory problem and mental health issue

Hello Doctor, I am 33 years old male. For the last few months I have been having memory problems. I forget passwords, names and sometimes have difficulty recognizing familiar faces. I also feel confused and find it hard to concentrate. These symptoms are affecting my daily life. Please guide me about the possible cause and whether I need any tests or treatment.

Mixed anxiety depression disorder

I am taking oleanz plus and trinicalm plus for my symptoms like heavy head, uncontrollable thoughts, memory problem, depressive thoughts , heavy head from 12 years... but last year , i came to know about supplements from youtube...so i started taking supplements such as omega3, d3 and many more... my main focus was on memory supplements...my health went from 10% to 80% in 12 months... but now i am tired of taking supplements with these medicines ... because uncontrollable thinking is irritating me... what should i do now? earlier oleanz plus and trinicalm plus were not working...but from 3 days , when i take these medicines...it feels like someone is holding my head...and freshness or clarity fades away for some time... what should i do now

OCD problem

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

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