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Hi, am not sure what s going on with my body for weeks, I ve been feeling a lot of anxiety and stress than I started feeling depressed. Than right now I feel like my arms are moving slowly and they feel heavy. I am having trouble eating, I ve lost a lot of weight and that s not supposed to be right I used to weigh 110 and it dropped to 101 and now am having trouble getting back my weight again
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
Hello,
Your symptoms can be due to simple anxiety disorder or organic. Getting following blood test will help to rule out any organic cause behind these symptoms- blood pressure reading, bl. sugar, Hb%, kidney and liver tests, TSH.
If they are almost normal then the root cause is anxiety and can be managed with meds like- sertraline or paroxetine. There will be significant improvement in one to two weeks of treatment. The meds should be continued for few months after having complete improvement.
Wish you good health.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
Your symptoms can be due to simple anxiety disorder or organic. Getting following blood test will help to rule out any organic cause behind these symptoms- blood pressure reading, bl. sugar, Hb%, kidney and liver tests, TSH.
If they are almost normal then the root cause is anxiety and can be managed with meds like- sertraline or paroxetine. There will be significant improvement in one to two weeks of treatment. The meds should be continued for few months after having complete improvement.
Wish you good health.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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