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Question: I skipped eating for a day last week due to my anxiety, and have sense then eat small easy to swallow food items. I am very scared for my safety and survival. I need some advice on if im going starve to death, or if im going to be just fine? i have no knowledge of what to look for to know if my body is in trouble, or not. Please help.
Brief Answer:
Please visit a psychiatrist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
You will not starve to death; but there may be other nutritional deficiency conditions arising.
It seems that you have an anxiety disorder probably a phobia. It might have started with an episode of choking and since then you are afraid about the choking. It needs both medical and psychological treatment. Among the medical treatments, you may require escitalopram or mirtazapine or fluoxetine along with clonazepam or lorazepam etc. But along with these medicines you will require psychotherapy in the form of behaviour therapy. Systematic desensitization in the therapy required for this kind of problem.
You will not starve to death. You need a visit to a psychiatrist who can evaluate you in further detail and then yo should be fine. Your mind is in trouble.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Please visit a psychiatrist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
You will not starve to death; but there may be other nutritional deficiency conditions arising.
It seems that you have an anxiety disorder probably a phobia. It might have started with an episode of choking and since then you are afraid about the choking. It needs both medical and psychological treatment. Among the medical treatments, you may require escitalopram or mirtazapine or fluoxetine along with clonazepam or lorazepam etc. But along with these medicines you will require psychotherapy in the form of behaviour therapy. Systematic desensitization in the therapy required for this kind of problem.
You will not starve to death. You need a visit to a psychiatrist who can evaluate you in further detail and then yo should be fine. Your mind is in trouble.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
I have also been drinking boost nutritional drinks. Thankfully I see my psychiatrist this morning. Should I schedule a doctors appointment seperatly? Or go to an emergency room for my eating issue?
Brief Answer:
A psychiatrist appointment should be sufficinent
Detailed Answer:
Hello
A psychiatrist appointment should be sufficient. There is no medical issues and hence no additional doctor or emergency visits are warranted.
Drinking boost nutritional drink is fine but it wont solve the problem.
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy
A psychiatrist appointment should be sufficinent
Detailed Answer:
Hello
A psychiatrist appointment should be sufficient. There is no medical issues and hence no additional doctor or emergency visits are warranted.
Drinking boost nutritional drink is fine but it wont solve the problem.
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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