Hi. I am a doctor and doing PG degree at an institute. I am married since 7 years.I live away from my wife and kids. I have been late in joining my PG course like by 10 years due to some issues. Finally I am doing it. But now due to seperation from my kids, I am feeling very sad, my sadness reflected in my work, making me lag behind other my peers who are far younger than me like 7 to 10 years.I have a very low confidence level. for that, I consulted a psychiatrist, who put me on paroxetine and propranolol. But it wasn t helping me any good except the propranolol. So, I started taking fluoxetine and later escitalopram on my own, which did help me to a certain extent, but that too was inconsistent. I was feeling confident at one point while anxious and helpless with poor confidence at other point. And, the major issue( which has compelled me to write a post here) is that I have become extremely extremely shy of women around! Well, I am an introvert, and have never been so comfortable around females, but that wasn t as serious an issue as this is! It has grown up TREMENDOUSLY! I am extremely timid in front of females, I can t talk looking them in the eyes. If I look, I stare. So I better avoid eye contact. This behavior gives them the impression that I am flirting with them! No matter how good or bad looking the person may be. No matter how old is she from teen to granny. I am terrified by the fact that few of my female teachers above 50 years are in the delusion that I am in love with them! Shit! What s this! It is totally out of my hands. These antidepressants are just making my life miserable in this regard. Otherwise I am fine. Can manage almost anything but not this female thing. I am helpless here. I even tried modafinil for some time. But this also couldn t do any wonders. Mostly my gynophobia peaks in early morning, evening hours. I use to take escitalopram in the night or morning time. Modafinil in the morning or evening. But when I am being helped by escitalopram or modafinil, that time I can confidently face females. But those are very few times. Mostly I am having a disadvantage at female interaction. What should I do? I being a doctor, am expected to be free with female colleagues like my all other male friends are, except me. And everybody knows that I am a married man. So they will be having bad image of me in their minds like he is a pervert..or so. I am not just being able to break this jail which is eating me out of female trouble! Help me plz..