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Patient Story – Anita, Suffering from Anxiety

Posted on the 05 January 2021 by Chandigarhayurved

A young girl Anita just 18 years of age has visited our clinic (Chandigarh Ayurvedic Centre ) with a depressed face and trembling hands . While giving the history of the disease her family told that she is suffering with anxiety disorder with panic attack in between . She started having anxiety issues 2 years back during her board exam get started before the day of first exam she had pain attack suddenly her body get tremors with feeling of unconsciousness , the family members couldn't understand what is going wrong to her and rush to the hospital immediately. As soon as they reaches the hospital she got admitted and her treatment get started there . Doctor gave him some sedative after which she got settled and went to sleep . The family still is very much worried about the well of the child and ask doctor about the diagnosis of her illness . Then the doctor told the family about panic attack but the region behind the condition still unknown because the patient is not in the condition to give her history and the family is not aware about the region of illness of the girl . They then wait for the girl to wake up and ask the psychiatrist to have a look at the child .After her regain of consciousness the doctor had a talk with girl to find out the region behind her illness . She told him about the stress and burden she has on her mind about the exam and the score of the board exam . The doctor council her about not to taken burden on her mind and give all the exam with a relax mind without any worry of the score . He also prescribe some medication for the same to overcome his anxiety . Her anxiety issues get resolve with no panic attack but her sleep increases very much with a forgetfulness of the things done recently also . They then again visit the doctor and tell him the problem she is facing due to the medication . Then he reduces the dose of medication and make some change in the prescription . After taking these medication for 3 days she again get the panic attack and the family rush to the hospital . She got admitted there but now the family members get more worried about the child and ask the doctor about how the condition of the child get worse when she keep on taking the medication regularly then the doctor told them about the MRI brain so that the other causes can be ruled out . They got agree to every test and only want their child to be fully cured . The report of the MRI turn out to be normal along with the other blood reports . After seeing the report the family again ask the doctor about the root cause of the disease and about the well being of the child . Then they again change some of the medication and discharge her after the counseling is done . But this time she doesn't seem to be alright and become very depressed . The family then took her to another hospital along with all the reports . The doctor prescribe her the medication and also done counseling of the patient . She after stating medication for some time faces problem of excessive hair loss , weight gain , fatigue etc and also with not much improvement in the condition of her illness . They then again visit the doctor and told him about the side effect of medication but got no satisfactory response . They then through internet came to known about the ayurvedic treatment and panchakarma therapies for the same . They then call Chandigarh Ayurved Centre and discuss the issue of the patient and also send report the patient . Then the doctor explain them of the ayurvedic medication and also the panchakarma therapy for the same . After getting satisfactory response on the phone they came to visit our clinic . After listening the full history of the patient and going through all the reports Vaidya Karanvir Singh told them about the medication and the panchakarma therapy ( Sirodhara ) after which she will get the complete cure of the disease which bring a relief on their faces . They then decided to take medication along with panchakarma therapy . After taking panchakarma therapy and medication for 10 days the girl get 90 % cured with no episode of panic attack in between . The family and the girl have immense happiness after seeing the girl fully recovered .

Ayurvedic medications are herbal product with no side effect and start working on the root cause of the disease . Panchakarma therapy help to be healthy both mentally as well as physically .

TREATMENT GIVEN TO HER :-

1 Detox Premium Powder :- These are herbal sachets prepared from Shankh bhasma , Parvalpishti , Sutshekhar Ras , Shukta , Shvetparpati , Giloy and Kamdhudh ras. This help the body toxin to release outside .

2 Stress Care Tablet :- It is a combination of herbs like Sarpgandha , Tagar , Brahmi, Jatamansi . This help to relieve stress conditions . They help to pacify the nervous system and also help to increase mental and physical performance.

3 Brain Relaxant Churna :- This churna is pure Ayurvedic which helps to rejuvenate the brain cells, improves memory, give strength to the body, & increases the concentration by calming down the brain. It is prepared from herbs that show calming effect on brain and gives you relaxation. Brain relaxant churna shows antioxidant, Neuroprotective, carminative and anti-inflammatory properties. Ingredients present in this churna are Amla , Sonth , Pippali , Marich , Haldi , Bala , Suddha Gandhak, Lauha Bhasma.

4 Mann MItra Tablet :-It is herbal and purely ayurvedic medicine. It is used in Ayurvedic treatment for psychiatric conditions and help to balance all the three doshas of body i.e vata, pitta, kapha. It improves intelligence and speech problems. It is helpful for making the nervous system strong and nerves as well. It contains various herbs like Bala, Vacha, Shankhpushpi, Nagkeshar etc that help you fight insomnia, anxiety, and stress. It works as a antioxidant, anti depressant, immuno booster, anti epileptic and as neuro protective drug.

5 SHIRODHARA :- In Ayurveda, Shirodhara is a classic therapy which includes pouring of warm herbal oil on the forehead in a continuous stream. The term Shirodhara comes from two words "Shiro" meaning 'head' and "Dhara" meaning 'stream' that is considered as Bahiparimarjanachikitsa, or external treatments in Ayurveda.

PROCEDURE: - Shirodhara treatment begins with Abhyangam. The person has to lie down on the table with closed eyes and relax the body. Before starting the treatment, eyes and ears should be covered with clean cotton to prevent the entrance of oil in eyes and ears. The procedure starts with the pouring of about 2 liters lukewarm oil continuously as a stream on to the forehead in an oscillating manner. The time duration of Shirodhara may extend 45-1 hour depending upon the condition of a patient.The therapist may also give a mild Shiroabhyanga during this procedure. After completion of the procedure, the head washed with lukewarm water and remove the cotton from the eyes and ears and clean that area with a clean cloth. The patient should be advised to avoid dust, sunlight, cold, wind for a short while.


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