Geriatric Counselling Questions

Medicine may or may not be required .Counselling is a must.
Detailed Medical history, dietary history, stress history are all required to treat the root cause.
Anxiety may also be a symptom of other disorders eg -thyroid disease the time taken depends on how long you have this issue and the magnitude of the trigger factor which is causing this issue.
Just remember
you cannot fix your health without fixing your diet.
Take a consult for specific advice.

Dear lybrateuser,
- Your father can have more of fruits & vegetables, protein from low fat dairy, avoid protein from organ meats such as liver, kidney
- can have whole grains like wholewheat, brown rice, oats, corn.

I think medicines with intensive counselling in the form of MET and RPT will be needed. Depending upon the situation, either inpatient or out patient may be required. I suggest that you don't lose heart and give up. In order to help you better, I will need more details from you such as previous records and detailed description of the amount and nature of drinking behavior. Please revert back with these details. Take care! Remember that people with far worser situation get better! Don't worry!

Yes, you need to go for premarital counseling. Explain all your problems, doubts, past experiences and relationships and how to handle any situations. Your gender orientation may not be a problem unless you are still involved in that. But clear all your doubts and check your compatibility and adjustability problems too.

Dear lybrate user. I can understand. Agoraphobia treatment consists of cognitive behavioral therapy, life style changes, relaxation therapy and meditation. Once you learn how to manage your anxiety yourself with the help of the above treatment methods, you will be cured and you can stop the medicines if any. You are already under cbt treatment. Usually it takes 6 months to one year for a complete cure. The improvement purely depends on the efficacy of the cbt. Hope your cbt is good. Take care.

Hi lybrate user
Don't diagnose anything by yourself please take help of any professional regarding this.in the mean time try to follow my suggestions-make some good friends with whom you can share your feelings as one research in USA it is proven that by sharing feelings our stress level decreases by 60 % ,make some good friends ,join any hobby class,expand your social circle,Do Yoga and meditation,in short don't sit and think on this topic again and again it will give you nothing and only w...more

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Hello there,
1) depression has to be treated scientific way & at all levels simultaneously.
2) counselling is a supportive management.
3) you have to treated at disease level & root cause level.
4) we have to improve - increase joy - happy hormone.
5) we have minimise - decrease sad - depression hormone.
6) patient has to be rehabilitate at home, society & work place. Nap therapy, medicines & nap yoga is very effective.
Consult for further management.

Stress, melancholy along with getting older are normal cause. From time to time, most women offers decrease of desire for sex on account of suffering caused by dryness of vagina, some women of all ages features aversion as well as apathy for you to sex, therefore the girl should carry homoepathic medicine. Consult me for homoepathic treatment without side effects.

Try to figure out what you are afraid of. Is it in response to something that has happened? Fear or anxiety is a common response to an unpleasant event. Depending on the situation. You may be able to overcome it on your own. However if the fear or anxiety becomes overwhelming, or you feel suicidal, consult a psychiatrist immediately. Other than, try yoga or meditation or deep breathing to reduce your anxiety. Exercise regularly and maintain a proper sleep schedule. You may consult me if required...more