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Hi, I understand your concern. This is a mere stress induced depression. First thing you need to do is please get an psychologist consultation and simultaneously psychiatrist consultation. It will take little long but you are sure to get out of it with determination. Past cannot be repaired and it should not reflect on your present and future. Make your mind a beautiful garden to new sprind n buds to bloom. Warm wishes.

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If you are in good condition as you say, you are indeed fortunate. But you must consult a doctor before quitting this addiction. It is safe but the doctor may want to examine you thoroughly before recommending a proper manner for deaddiction. Otherwise, you may also visit a hospital for deaddiction over two weeks. If you have developed this habit because of other reasons that has precipitated this addiction, then you need to meet a counsellor in tandem. Your desire to want to quit itself will wo...more

Dr. Pooja anand sharma

Https://www. Lybrate. Com/delhi/doctor/dr-pooja-anand-sharma-psychologist

Ph. D - psychology, m. Sc. - counselling and psychotherapy, m. A - psychology,

18 years experience 1000 at clinic 500 online

The doctor is well-known in the field of psychology for treating various mental diseases such as schizophrenia. Anxiety induced by bipolar disease, traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, migraines, and trauma head...more

Dr. Girish Gadre
MBBS, DM - Neurology
21 Years Experience 500 - 600 at clinic
As a neurologist and a general physician who specialises in medicine, he has made a name for himself via the work that he has done. He obtained his MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College in 2001, and he received his DM in Neurology from NIMHANS Bangalore in 2007. Both degrees are in the field of medicine.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Girish Gadre has been practicing in the Malleswaram neighborhood of Bang...more

मोटापे की समस्या को इन दिनो महामारी कहा जाय तो अतिशयोक्ति नहीं होगी। जीवनशैली में शारीरिक सक्रियता की कमी, खाने का अनियमित समय, दिन भर कुर्सी पर बैठ कर काम करना, असमय खाना पीना, अनियमित दिनचर्या और वर्किंग आवर्स ने मोटापे को महामारी का रुप दे दिया है। मोटापे से निजात पाने के लिए डाइट से लेकर जिम तक हर कोई कोशिश कर रहा है। लोग सफल भी हो रहे हैं। पर क्या हमने सोचा कि वजन घटाने की हमारी कोशिश से हमारे शरीर और दिमाग पर क्या असर होता है। आइए जानते हैं वजन घटाने पर हमारे शरीर और खासकर दिमाग पर क्या अस...more

1. Dr. M Sri Vidhya Venkatesan
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Bachman Institute for Psychotherapy,
22 Years Experience 300 - 500 at clinic 300 online
A psychologist with experience working in clinical psychology. In addition, working as a psychotherapist and treating patients with mental illnesses. In addition to that, she is an accredited relationship counselor. The treatment of mental diseases such as stress, anxiety, and other trauma-related issues done as a Psyc...more

Hello lybrate-user
your doctors advice is right
ativan and lonazep both are benzodiazepines which cause dependence. Meaning you can get addicted to them.
In the long term the addiction will result in memory disturbances, gait disturbances etc which you must avoid right now.
Reduce it slowly over two months but do reduce it.

Tolifast is generally used for muscle spasm. I am not sure if it was suggested to your wife because of headache /heaviness of head. Muscle relaxant can cause drowsiness as a side effect. Please discuss with your local neurologist.

Dear Sarkar,
Please get your serum lithium level done, 12 hours after the last tablet. If it is less than 0.8 mE/l, try increasing lithosun s r to 800 mg.