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Asked for Female, 24 years old from Delhi
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MBBS, MD - Internal Medicine, DM - Cardi...read more

Cardiologist•Delhi
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Betacap is known to cause erectile dysfunction in few patients, in view of your heart rate it was probably prescribes to you, but you can consult your treating doctor for change in medication. Also the cause of your high BP and fast heart rate should be thoroughly investigated, please consult a cardiologist regarding the same.
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Hello doctor this is goutam, I am 29 years, bp 115/75, I have some anxiety, mania and dizziness problem from childhood, so 4 years ago a neurologist suggest me some blood check up and brain mri, blood report ok but in mri there is some small spot in left basal ganglia, on that time my anxiety and depression level was high. So he suggested me clopitab75 for 3 month, betacap tr 40 (propranolol) and zaptra 12.5 (paroxetine+ clonazepam), after 3 month stopped clopitab 75. But for depression continue betacap and zaptra, after 1 year I felt good, depression goes down, but there was some problem like concentration, confusion, memory problem, palpitations, from last 4 year I am taking those medicine, now I take zaptra in alternative days and betacap tr reduce 40 to 20 for last 3 month, how can I get rid off from those medicine? I don't want to get addicted, and I don't know is there any major side effects effect on brian and heart the main tension is that. Please try to help me doctor. Thank you.

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Psychologist•Jaipur
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Dear user you have a long history of depression and anxiety. You tried almost every kind of treatment but you didn’t try counseling sessions. With medicines you need proper counseling and then we will taper you medicines accordingly. I don't know what are the circumstances under which you are taking medicines, I want to know the whole details about your disorder. But due to certain reasons if you are on antidepressants you have to take some extra care of yourself. You need counseling session f...more
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Hello doctor this is goutam here, I am 29 years old, I have some anxiety, mania and dizziness problem from childhood, 4 years ago a neurologist suggest me some regular blood check up and brain mri, blood report all are ok bp also ok 115/75 but in mri there is some small spot in left basal ganglia, so he suggested me clopitab75 for three month, betacap tr 40 (propranolol) in morning and zaptra 12.5 (paroxetine+clonazepam), in bed time, on that time my anxiety and depression level was high. After three month he stopped clopitab 75 but for depression he suggested me to continue betacap and zaptra, after one year of treatment I felt good, depression anxiety goes down, but there was some problem also like concentration, confusion, memory problems, fickle mind some time palpitations, from last 4 year I am taking those medicine, now I take zaptra in alternative days from last 2 month and from last 6 month betacap tr reduce 40 to 20, how can I get rid off from those medicine? I don't eat to get addicted, and I don't know is there any major side effects effect on brian o heart now that is my main tension. Please try to help me doctor. My english is weak please excuse me, thank you in advance doctor.

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Psychologist•Noida
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Has there been further mris done? What has your doctor told you? Additionally are you taking up counseling to manage your behaviour, low concentration, confidence etc? Both line of treatment should run in parallel for overall results. Psychiatric meds do have side effects but they should not be stopped without consultation with your Dr. If you are finding improvements and your Dr. can confirm that then gradually the dosage can be reduced and subsequently stopped. But it is very important to go f...more
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Social anxiety disorder, also called social phobia, is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. Anxiety (intense nervousness) and self-consciousness arise from a fear of being closely watched, judged, and criticized by others. Symptoms include: Tremors, feeling anxious or nervous, sense of panic, sweating, increased heartbeat, feeling of impending doom, stomach discomfort, dizziness etc These can be debilitating. If the anxiety us overwhe...more
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General Physician•Amritsar
Best is to avoid trigger for migraine. It could be something in your diet, perfumes, poor sleep, depression, fasting and many more. Betacap tr is first line of preventive treatment. Wait for 1-3 months for appropriate response. This dose can be increased. We have to be very cautious giving her this preventive treatment as many drugs terratogenic and she is in reproductive age group.
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General Physician•Delhi
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it does cause minor weight gain but not to that extent. there could be other factors in your case . so might need more hormonal testing. also you would need to be good diet and exercise
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General Physician•Mumbai
As of now continue your medication and Few tips- avoid any triggering factor, take folicacid regularly, eat a healthy diet, always be stress free , exercise regularly
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General Physician•Alappuzha
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If you have asthma yo cannot take the tablet and I am wondering why you did not tell this to your doctor
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