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Question: Hello
In the last week or so, I have on occasions been salivating with the sensation that I am going to be sick. Just had a piece of toast this morning and coffee and felt this again. I was salivating and immediately went outside for some fresh air - then the feeling went, This has never happened before but three times in a space of a week. I have felt increasingly tired over the last few months, have over the last year and a half suffered disorientation when driving on the motorway with a feeling of freezing up, heart rate increasing and world closing in on me - which has been dangerous. I am a primary school teacher and it has been rather stressful as of late, together with my 12 year old son going through puberty. This has made me question my health. I have just turned 49!
Can you shed any light?
Many thanks.
XXXXXXX
In the last week or so, I have on occasions been salivating with the sensation that I am going to be sick. Just had a piece of toast this morning and coffee and felt this again. I was salivating and immediately went outside for some fresh air - then the feeling went, This has never happened before but three times in a space of a week. I have felt increasingly tired over the last few months, have over the last year and a half suffered disorientation when driving on the motorway with a feeling of freezing up, heart rate increasing and world closing in on me - which has been dangerous. I am a primary school teacher and it has been rather stressful as of late, together with my 12 year old son going through puberty. This has made me question my health. I have just turned 49!
Can you shed any light?
Many thanks.
XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Panic Disorder
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
The condition that you are having is basically panic attacks. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a panic episode or expected situation where panic attack can appear.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Panic Disorder
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
The condition that you are having is basically panic attacks. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline, and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a panic episode or expected situation where panic attack can appear.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you Dr XXXXXXX XXXXXXX for your reply. I will take a trip to the doctors to see if she can prescribe something for the panic attacks.
Can I just ask about the recent episodes of feeling sick and salivating as of late. Does this have something to do with having panic attacks and the feeling tired quite frequently?
Thank you.
Can I just ask about the recent episodes of feeling sick and salivating as of late. Does this have something to do with having panic attacks and the feeling tired quite frequently?
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
May be
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back.
Yes, it may be associated with your condition.
Yes, you can discuss abut the same with the doctor you visit.
Wish you good health.
Regards,
May be
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back.
Yes, it may be associated with your condition.
Yes, you can discuss abut the same with the doctor you visit.
Wish you good health.
Regards,
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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