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Anxiety disorder

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

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

Mental Health Related

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 .

Need Clarification About

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.

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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