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My father is 60 years old head heavyness
Hi this question is regarding my father who is 60 years old and senior citizen he is facing some king of issues since past 1 month , he is facing problems like his right side of head gets heavy and on that particular time he feels like fear of and doesn't feel good neither he eats anything he feels discomfort , he have bp which is 160/90 ,and diabetic , thyroid, we went of neurologist in Appollo kolkata we did brain ct scan and ncv of 4 limbs but nothing found in reports dr gave in antidepressant pills so can anyone help me what going on
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Co morbidity control and also behaviour issue psychiatry medicine should be first started, he needs a psychiatrist assessment, consult online/offline
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First of all at this age, not all antidepressants are good, we have to be very selective with it. These symptoms can also be related to age associated mood symptoms which can be occurred due to multiple reasons ( commonly noticed now a days).
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Hi.. usually any sudden onset of psychiatry symptoms in elderly points towards organicity. Will need further history regarding the same to advise appropriately. Consult online for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Indraja Sharma
Psychiatrist
7 yrs exp
Kota
Since CT brain and NCV are normal, this is unlikely to be stroke or nerve damage.
Symptoms like head heaviness, fear, discomfort while eating strongly suggest anxiety/panic episodes, often worsened by uncontrolled BP (160/90), diabetes, and thyroid imbalance.
What to do:
• Strict control of BP, sugar, and thyroid
• Continue psychiatric evaluation (antidepressant/anti-anxiety medicines are appropriate if chosen carefully at this age)
• Rule out panic disorder, somatic anxiety, or tension-type headache
• Red flags needing urgent review: weakness, speech issues, vision loss, seizures
Overall, this looks functional/anxiety-related, not structural brain disease.
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