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I am experiencing loss of focus, memory loss, depression which makes me want to hurt myself and minute vision loss.

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Loss of interest, decreased concentration and attention, feeling low and disturbed sleep or appetite are some of the signs of depression. Consult a psychiatrist who will assess you in detail. If you a ...  Read More

I have been taking this tablet for last nine years. I am having problems like weight gain, memory loss, depression, hair fall. Please suggest me any other option. Please please please...

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What tablet are you taking since 9years.withoyt mentioning complete history it is difficult to treat ...  Read More

Brain Problem, Depression, Memory loss forget things pain in body neck shoulders muscles. lack of interest in work and education change of mood strings lack of socialism feel stress, think for masturbation many times a day at least 1 time a day

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I guess you are suffering from depression and u need medication. ...  Read More

Hello Dr Does eating nonveg (mutton, chicken and sea foods) will cause memory loss or thinking Incapability and less concentration or lack of adequate IQ.

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Gud evening who told u this wrong thing.pls kindly there is nothing like that. ...  Read More

I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety during an eating disorder incident about ten years ago. I have not received much help as an adult (I'm almost 25), and I never feel good. I've tried counseling three times in four years, and can't get past the intake session. It's hard for me to book appointments, I always cancel. I'm suffering memory los

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Hello dear, Depression, anxiety, and eating disorders should clearly mean a well planned treatment for you. However resistance to treatment also seems to have some psychological underpinnings for you, ...  Read More

My mother is having this problem. She cannot come out of my father death before 25 years. In earlier years she was busy in our grown up but now she has no activity to do. She does not have any company of her age . Memory loss is the cause of depression ???

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Sorry to hear about your mother's difficulties. Prolonged grief can cause depression, which in turn can affect concentration and thus result in difficulty with recall/memory. Also given her age, demen ...  Read More

Dear sir/madam, I am a 25 year old working professional from hosur. I am suffering from memory loss. I take a lot of time thinking for a simple question. My mind gets fogged frequently. At times I go to some places in my room and don't know why I came there. At times i forget what actions I have done a few hours back.

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HI, I understand you are having difficulty in remembering things, at this age the memory loss occurs due to preoccupation with some constant thoughts or due to depression. please consult a psychiatris ...  Read More

Does cool lip tobacco cause permanent or temporary memory loss if we swallow its liquid?

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If any one swallow it accidentally then consult nearest hospital. If we swallow it for self harm then u must consult psychologist to deal worse situations in life. It has many side effect. ...  Read More

Does over mastrubation causes memory loss or any other problems...i cant even remember any thing i have read for 1 day i have noticed it a month ago

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No ...  Read More

What is the medicine of memory loss. Sometimes memory got loss and sometimes ok. It is not for every day.

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1) it is absolutely normal. There is nothing wrong with your brain. 2) this happens due lack of concentration. 3) do meditation, aerobics exercises daily and have a healthy diet. Be positive in life ...  Read More

Depression,anxiety,getting otherworldly type sensations of musk,genital discharges and nausea along with memory issues too. Also please help with improper sleep.I feel so sad and lonely.So help me treat my memory issues and internal depression issues with homeopathic medicines.

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Anxiety and depression are not merely conditions to be suppressed; they are often signals from the mind, body, and life circumstances that something deeper needs attention. In homeopathy, every indivi ...  Read More

Ive been facing depression after the two deaths of my closest grandparents in this one year only and also due to the grief and other problems of family and job im unable to remember things well,facing depression severely that I cant relive like before full of radiance and also my sleep is so irregular and disturbed.I feel lonely too.I tried other h

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Hi, medicines can help. Consult online for treatment ...  Read More

I am taking lot of stress, anxiety due to overthinking of past negative events and anxiety on what bad might occur in future... this fear and stress is maybe affecting my memory and alertness focus... I forget what im doing, get lost in thoughts and make mistakes in small tasks...my gait has become slow and brain feels slow. Is this due to stress a

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Need few more details for proper understanding of your issue. You can consult with me online on Practo or whatsapp on eight three one eight four six nine eight eight six for proper diagnosis, conclusi ...  Read More

In depression (primary) or secondary cause( inflammation, medicine drug withdrawal, migraines, headaches), low nutrition etc, is there any death of brain cells? As one online resource was saying that inflammation causes depression and leads to loss of brain cells. Is there any loss of brain cells in stress, anxiety, depression? Yes or no? Reversibl

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Reduce mobile phone usage to minimal, best to avoid smart phones ( proven cause of brain cell death) ...  Read More

After receiving 5 b12 injections last year,I suffered from severe side effects like headaches,constipation,knee pain etc. in which total inability to sleep at night(couldn't sleep at all or could only sleep for 1-2 hrs sometimes)and passing large volumes of urine at night were the most severe ones.After 7 months,all of the side effects went away an

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Consult ayurveda physician for proper diagnosis and root cause of ailments before consuming any medicine ...  Read More

Mainly the loss of memory. Sometimes he recollects his childhood memories. At the same time he is not able to recognise me as his son for sometime. Some what of Alzheimer's may be.

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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management ...  Read More

I had good memory power before 8 - 10 years. But now I am really struggling to recall my memory and most of the memories are fading from my brain. I have a crystal clear memory on things and events before 10 years. But now this memory loss is affecting my work and daily life. Is there any real and permanent solution for this issue. Please help me &

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It's very young age to have memory loss Did you have any history of traumatic injury ? Sevete anxiety or depression could be a cause , if you having that get a counselling done ...  Read More

How to analyse Dementia Alzheimer's memory loss? How to know if i may be prone to memory loss. I have been suffering central nervous system nerve damage. Im on pregabalin nt 75mg twice daily & ciplar la 40mg daily. Tramazac 50mg on sos basis. Headset tablet or napra d 500mg for headache which i get very often. Kindly advice. I got type 2 diabet

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There are clinical tests for memory loss ...  Read More

Suddenly he lost is memory and talking about young age thing. Unnecessary visualization he is doing and talking himself.2 days back it is started. Could you please suggest what I need to do . He is having only medicines for BP, diabetic every day. every day.

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What is the age & is there any trauma history ? ...  Read More

I am 65 years of age. I have auditory hallucination problem which is more than 20 years. I starts treatment first time this week only in this 20 years. Sunday i went to psyctarist and the dr given riskon Is tablet. First two days dr told me to take half tablet, After two days take the full tablet for two weeks. From yesterday i taken full tablet.

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A little tiredness or mild forgetfulness can happen in the first week of Risperidone and usually gets better. These are not harmful side effects, so you don’t need to worry. Please continue the medici ...  Read More

Ive a short term memory loss and absent mindedness since I suffered through alot of social and personal problems in my life related to health and family life too. And even after taking herbal medicines im still not able to get back the same sharp memory and mindfulness like before. Please help me treat this. Im not able to understand how do I get b

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Not easy to answer with the given details. Take a private consultation ...  Read More

I suffered from depression in the past due to this i have experienced loss of sexual desire and erectile dysfunction. Now the root cause of depression is fixed, but since a year sexual symptoms still persist. How can I reverse my sexual symptoms as it was before depression.

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Depression can trigger this kind of issues. I will recommend you to visit any sexologist. A sexologist has specific qualifications along with skills in psychiatry. Along with that you can take some s ...  Read More

I am consulting regarding some memory related issues I have been expericing .I have noticed increasing difficulty in recalling gernal knowledge and familier facts such as name of everyday objects,price of the products that I sell everyday which I understood may be related to sematic memory loss.These changes have been affective my daily functioning

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Get an MRI Brain P+C done ...  Read More

I have been taking treatment for my depression and ocd that comes along with anxiety for 5 years from various places, where they have used every type of medication to help my situation as i have ocd induced depression but i normally have terrible brain fog which makes me dumb ( i was a sharp person ) and morning anger (maybe cortisol). I have been

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There are adjuvant medicines which can help in cognitive improvement. ...  Read More

I had episode of dipressing and stress..and i had taken drugs previously...currently not in any medication..i have severe memory loss and difficulty in remembering thing..wat is it due to ?help me out

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Hi..it could be due to anxiety, depression, vitamin deficiencies etc. will need further history regarding the same to advise appropriately. ...  Read More

My mother, is loosing memory, cannot remember daily tasks. Keep repeating same sentence through the day. Always need assistance for all the household work. Please guide me as what kind of treatment needs to be taken. Do I need to take her to NIMHANS.

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Please consult a neurologist to get a detailed evaluation and work up done ...  Read More

Hi , I am having sever problem of memory loss please suggest how to improve the memory I am facing lot of issue due to this. Regards,

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Start proper ayurvedic medicine.. To get rid of this problem .. To increase ur memory power and immune system ...  Read More

For the last 1 and half yr I have been taking paroxetine CR 12.5 mg for my anxiety (GAD ) & now since few months I've been experiencing difficulties with recalling things from memory be it details of some conversation I had, or what I ate today or what I studied, which seems gradually noticeable with time. I'm a govt job aspirant so it's so cr

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Taking aripiprazole 10mg, Waklert 50mg, and THP 2mg, but experiencing memory loss and difficulty watching videos or reading. It's been a year since I was diagnosed with acute transient psychotic disorder. Is this normal?

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Hello, Please visit your treating psychiatrist about this. This is has to be reported and medication has to be changed ...  Read More

My mother is diabetic and has BP both under control is now in few days has short term memory loss. She will walk into room and forgets why she came and what she is doing it's currently for few seconds but multiple episodes do we have worry and if so whom should we consult

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Memory loss can be due to stress anxiety or organic cause Needs a consult with neurologist and thorough evaluation before concluding anything ...  Read More

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