Dealing With Depressive Thoughts by Routine Activities Q: Dear sir, I am 37 years old and married. I have a 2 years old daughter. I have been taking treatment for depression since many years. I prefer to stay alone. I do not like company of even my father or mother. I had medical problem of […]
Deanxit (Flupentixol + Melitracen) Tablet Deanxit is grouped under medications that are used for treating depression. Deanxit is made up of two components- flupentixol 0.5mg (or flupenthixol, an antipsychotic) and melitracen 10mg (a tricyclic antidepressant). When mixed together, the drugs work by maximizing the effect against illness. However, it’s not a good choice because of […]
Dealing With Phobia of Eating Food Q: Dear doctor, when I was 19 years old, I read in a newspaper that a tablet stuck in a throat of a 12 years old boy. Then a doctor took it out. After that news, I suffered from ‘eating phobia’. Now I am 40 years old. I cannot […]
Abnormal Sleep Linked to Depressive Illness Q: Hello, I have sleeping problem. I am sleepy most of the time and want to sleep all the time. Yesterday I slept 15 hours without interruption. I am at college so I lost most of the lectures because of sleeping. In the morning I simply could not wake up. At […]
SSRIs Preferred Over Deanxit Due to Adverse Effects Deanxit has many side effects. It has been banned in many countries including Denmark (the country where it was manufactured) and the U.S. This drug is basically a combination of two psychoactive components. They are- flupentixol and melitracen. The second component (melitracen) is still not fully studied, […]
Early Adverse Effects of Medicines for Depression and Their Management Q: Hello, I have many psychiatric problems. One of them is anxiety. I feel hopeless. depressed and shying. So I went to a psychiatrist and he gave me some medications. It’s about 4 days that I used these medications. I felt some better but they […]
Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) – Pros and Cons of Shock Treatment Q: Hi Doctor, my elder brother who is 23 years old has some psychiatric disorder. We consulted a psychiatrist who gave a medication, by which he was almost cured in 10 days. After that, doctor decreased his dose and prescribed a different drug. But […]
