Stress & Anxiety

Hello, everybody. I am Dr Ashish Kumar Mittal and I am M.D. Psychiatrist in Gurgaon. Today I am here for stress, anxiety and its management.

What are the treatments for this situation?

So we can do something in our lifestyle so that symptoms can reduce.

• We need to see our sleep whether we are sleeping properly or not. Take 6-8 hours proper sleep. Fix your sleeping and wake up time.
• Switch off the television, internet 1 hour before sleeping so that your mind can be at rest before sleeping.
• Don't use excessive caffeine. Caffeine is present in tea, coffee, cold drink and chocolate. So not more than 2 cups of tea should be taken in a day. Because more tea can lead to lack of sleeping, more anxiety

In students, we can notice such things. To stay awake they consume more amount of caffeine through coffee or tea. And because of more Caffeine, they increase the anxiety in themselves and reduce concentration and disturb their sleep. So we need to watch it over.

Also, we can start exercises like cardio exercises or yoga which are very good to reduce the excessive anxiety. So these are some lifestyle changes. We should fix our meal timing. Engage yourself in some sports activity.

Many people think that ayurvedic and homoeopathic medicines bring a cure. I don't deny managing these things. But if you are not getting benefit from ayurvedic and homoeopathic medicines, then switch to Allopathic medicine also. It brings relief within 1 or 2 months. We have many patients who improved to great extent.

The third barrier in the treatment is Stigma. People think that if we are going to a psychiatrist, then we are mental. Actually, it is not so. The person who develop stress and anxiety problem, are smarter than another person. That is why they are developing anxiety problem, they are anticipating more, developing more, they are more bothered.

So when you will see the good doctor, you will see the number of persons is coming for the treatment. Then you will realise that you are not alone. The other people are seeking for the treatment. So don't worry about the stigma, worry about your health and seek the treatment. And the treatments are easily available if you search a good doctor.

If you want to consult me, you can consult me through Lybrate.

Thank you.