Cancer patients fears of depression

April 24, 2017

Cancer patients fears of depression is being registered by the professionals and it is time to take action without further delay

Cancer patients fears of depression: Panic attacks and cancer

Depression, increased levels of anxieties and fearfulness are normally triggered by certain situations in life that could be threatening. Cancer patients fears are common with many people because it is inbuilt. This could further be complicated if the individual victims panic along the way. Take, for example, you’ve known all along that you’re healthy and one visit to your doctor’s office changes everything at the announcement that your cancer diagnosis is positive. This is what cancer patients fear the most. When the patients were not expecting this kind of feedback the risk of depression can be very high. This lack of preparedness is an ingredient of fear and anxiety. Besides, the fear of treatment, frequent visit to the doctor’s clinic and tests might also cause apprehension. Because of the impact attributed to these feelings, we want to discuss the best ways of controlling anxiety and fear felt by cancer patients today.

According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury’s care, the feelings of fear are scare whenever you’re sick are normal. Individuals may be afraid of hysterical pain, dying, or the aftermath of death, including what might happen to loved ones. These feelings may also be experienced by family members and friends too. It is, therefore, important that we are well informed of the signs that will indicate the presence of such fears and anxieties. The following are some of the signs and symptoms of fear and anxiety

Portraying anxious facial expression
Hysterical worry
Difficulties in solving problems and focusing thoughts
Muscle tension
Quivering or trembling
Restlessness may feel keyed up or on edge
Dehydrated mouth
Irritability or angry outbursts

Because cancer patients fears of depression can be life threatening, if anyone is showing the majority of these signs thereby causing some interference on a daily basis, the mental health of such individuals needs to be evaluated. And you can also be helpful by making the following observations.

Cancer patients fears of depression: What to do

Polite encouragement to share the experience.
Share feelings and fears that you or the anxious person may be having.
Listen carefully to each other’s feelings. Offer support, but don’t deny or discount feelings.
Remember that it’s OK to feel sad and frustrated.
Get help through counseling and from support groups.
Use meditation, prayer, or other types of spiritual support if it helps.
Embrace deep breathing and relaxation exercises. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, focus on each body part and relax it, start with your toes and work up to your head. When relaxed try to think of a pleasant place such as a beach in the morning or a sunny field on a spring day.
Talk with a doctor about using anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medicines.

Cancer patients fears of depression: Do not

Make effort to argue with a person whose fears and anxieties are severe instead consult with a doctor on the kind of medications to help.
Keep feelings inside.
Persuade one who is not willing to open up and talk to do so.
Blame yourself or another person for feeling fearful or anxious.

Finally, with this knowledge, we can be a good resource in helping many who are suffering from such conditions. You can also seek an appointment with doctor Akoury for further professional input now on any area that needs clarification.

Cancer patients fears of depression: Panic attacks and cancer

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Panic attacks in cancer patients

April 24, 2017

Panic attacks in cancer patients needs timely action

Panic attacks in cancer patients: The significance of these attack

Careful consideration should be taken in managing panic attacks in cancer patients since it can be an alarming symptom of anxiety. According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, panic attacks can happen suddenly and often reach their worst in just about 10 minutes. The victim may seem fine between the attacks but are usually afraid that they will happen again. The following are some of the symptoms of panic attack.

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients: Symptoms of panic attack

Shortness of breath or a feeling of being smothered
Running heart
Feelings of dizziness, unstable, lightheaded, or faint
Chest pain or discomfort
Feeling as if they’re choking
Quivering or trembling
Sweating
Fear of losing control or “going crazy”
An urge to escape
Impassiveness or tingling sensations
Feeling “unreal” or “detached” from themselves
Chills (shaking or shivering) or hot flashes (may involve sweating or facial reddening)

If a person is having any of the first 5 symptoms or any five for that matter, it can mean an urgent or life-threatening condition. In this case, the presence of a doctor would be required right away to attend to the patient if someone unexpectedly has any of these. It is also very important to note that these symptoms can be signs of other, more serious problems such as shock, heart attack, blood chemistry imbalance, collapsed lung, allergic reaction, and many other chronic conditions. Therefore it’s not safe to make an assumption that they are panic-related until are diagnosed and confirmed by a doctor.

What to do

Check with the doctor to be sure that the symptoms are caused by panic and not another medical problem.
Stay calm and speak softly during a panic attack.
Sit with the person during panic attacks until he or she is feeling better.
Call for help if needed.Anxiety
After the panic attack is over, encourage the person to get treatment for the panic attacks.
Provide transportation to treatment if needed. The person may be afraid that a panic attack will happen while driving.
The ideas listed under “What to do” in the section “Anxiety and Fear” may also be helpful.

Do not

Minimize or make light of the person’s terror or fear.
Judge the person for feeling scared and acting strangely.
Try to talk the person out of their fear or other feelings.
Hesitate to call the doctor if you have questions about what’s happening.

Finally, for us to win the good health back, we must ensure that we change our attitude towards anxiety and fear more so when it comes to handling cancer patients. Everything we do will matter a lot in the healing process of the cancer patients. Therefore seeking for treatment in good time and from experience and qualified doctors will be the best you can do for yourself. Doctor Dalal Akoury is one of such professionals you can contact for any health conditions you have that is cancerous. Make the best decision today and schedule for an appointment with doctor Akoury for a life-changing treatment that will give you your life back enjoying it to the fullest.

Panic attacks in cancer patients: The significance of these attack

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Stimulant induced skin picking

September 7, 2016

Stimulant induced skin picking can be controlled effectively at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center

Stimulant induced skin picking: Cocaine abuse

Stimulant induced skin picking due to excessive and abuse of crack cocaine has become more common as more people use crack disorderly. This has necessitated the sudden increase in negative health issues linked to this habit. Professionally in the medical understanding stimulant induced skin picking is seen as a compulsive foraging response (CICF – ‘cocaine induced compulsive foraging’) but the compulsion to skin pick has also been called psychogenic excoriation, delusional parasitosis, self-inflicted dermatoses, dermatillomania, formication, or hypoesthesia; which is quite surprising considering that there has been so little research on the subject.

Stimulant induced skin picking: Characteristics of skin picking

The features of skin picking may include excessive scratching, picking, gouging, lancing, digging and squeezing of normal or slightly marred skin. Even though the whole body can be involved, commonly the most picked areas include; fingernails, face, lips, scalp, arms and legs. This is made possible because drugs like cocaine, methylephenidate, phenelzine amphetamine and anticholinergic drugs often produce increased nerve activity tactile sensations like burning, tingling and crawling (worms under the skin) that can lead to skin picking. So while it is clearly a chemical reaction to the drugs you’re taking, it can be closely linked with psychological issues such as extreme anxiety or childhood trauma.

Stimulant induced skin picking: So why do some people skin pick excessively, where others don’t?

Studies suggest that it’s a coping mechanism for dealing with emotional pain. Physical pain distracts the individual and can help to alleviate feelings of guilt through self-punishment. Many S-P’s (skin pickers) report increased levels of tension prior to skin picking and a sense of relief or satisfaction following the picking. Some experience an altered state of consciousness whilst picking resembling a dissocialized state. However, lack of pain during picking episodes may also be related to opioid dysregulation. We can see elevated levels of B-endorphin in S-Ps, because pain, in this case through self-injurious behavior, leads to the release of B-endorphins, which in turn leads to the release of tension.

Stimulant induced skin picking: Crack cocaine

Doctor Dalal Akoury who is also the founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center registers that cocaine increases the activity of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the automatic nervous system associated with pleasure which is important for reinforcement of behavior. However, for reasons we don’t have the space to go into, too much use of cocaine can lead to a lack of dopamine in your system, which in turn leads to mood and anxiety disorders. S-Ps often suffers from one or more of the following conditions:

Agoraphobia
Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
Body dysmorphic disorder (hated self-image).
Dysthymia (depression tendencies)
Eating disorders
Kleptomania (compulsive stealing of objects) and
Major depression
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Trichotillomania (hair /eyelash/body hair pulling)

Beside the mention conditions, some studies have also established that more than half of the individuals with serious skin picking conditions also reported a history of body rocking, thumb sucking, knuckle cracking, cheek chewing and head banging. Along-side with all these, skin picking also causes a lot of anguish. Like for instance, the victim can feel embarrassed and this may lead to shame and even impaired social functioning and in some cases people withdraw altogether from social activities and confine themselves to their home. Some people also experience medical complications as a result of skin picking, like ulcers, infections, permanent discoloration and scarring. Remember that too much scratching leads to open wounds and sores and when this is combined with injecting, infection can travel from the skin to the blood, causing serious illnesses such as septicemia or endocarditis. And that should be an incentive for you to schedule for an appointment with doctor Akoury for a more professional medical approach.

Stimulant induced skin picking: Cocaine abuse

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients

September 5, 2016

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients require professionalism and care

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients: This attack can be life threatening

Careful consideration should be taken in managing panic attacks in cancer patients since it can be an alarming symptom of anxiety. According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, panic attacks can happen very suddenly and often reach their worst in just about 10 minutes. The victim may seem fine between the attacks but is usually very afraid that they will happen again. The following are some of the symptoms of panic attack.

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients: Symptoms of panic attack

Shortness of breath or a feeling of being smothered
Running heart
Feelings of dizziness, unstable, lightheaded, or faint
Chest pain or discomfort
Feeling as if they’re choking
Quivering or trembling
Sweating
Fear of losing control or “going crazy”
An urge to escape
Impassiveness or tingling sensations
Feeling “unreal” or “detached” from themselves
Chills (shaking or shivering) or hot flashes (may involve sweating or facial reddening)

If a person is having any of the first 5 symptoms or any five for that matter, it can mean an urgent or life-threatening condition. In this case the presence of a doctor would be required right away to attend to the patient if someone unexpectedly has any of these. It is also very important to note that these symptoms can be signs of other, more serious problems such as shock, heart attack, blood chemistry imbalance, collapsed lung, allergic reaction and many other chronic conditions. Therefore it’s not safe to make an assumption that they are panic-related until are diagnosed and confirmed by a doctor.

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients: What to do

Check with the doctor to be sure that the symptoms are caused by panic and not another medical problem.
Stay calm and speak softly during a panic attack.
Sit with the person during panic attacks until he or she is feeling better.
Call for help if needed.
After the panic attack is over, encourage the person to get treatment for the panic attacks.
Provide transportation to treatment if needed. The person may be afraid that a panic attack will happen while driving.
The ideas listed under “What to do” in the section “Anxiety and Fear” may also be helpful.

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients: Do not

Minimize or make light of the person’s terror or fear.
Judge the person for feeling scared and acting strangely.
Try to talk the person out of their fear or other feelings.
Hesitate to call the doctor if you have questions about what’s happening.

Finally for us to win the good health back, we must ensure that we change our attitude towards anxiety and fear more so when it comes to handling cancer patients. Everything we do will matter a lot in the healing process of the cancer patients. Therefore seeking for treatment in good time and from experience and qualified doctors will be the best you can do for yourself. Doctor Dalal Akoury is one of such professionals you can contact for any health conditions you have that is cancerous. Make the best decision today and schedule for an appointment with doctor Akoury for a life changing treatment that will give you your life back enjoying it to the fullest.

Managing panic attacks in cancer patients: This attack can be life threatening

Managing anxiety and fear by cancer patients

September 4, 2016

Managing anxiety and fear by cancer patients can effectively be done by offering alternative cancer treatments

Managing anxiety and fear by cancer patients: Panic attacks and cancer

Every time we are faced with any life threatening situation, we become depressed, fearful and our anxiety level goes up. This is common with people because it is inbuilt. The problem often becomes more complicated when we fail to be calm and panic in the process. Like for instance, the news about cancer infection can be very lethal on the part of the patient especially when they were not prepared of the possibilities of being cancerous. The luck of preparedness is the major cause of the greatest portion of fear and anxiety. Besides this, the fear of treatment, frequent visit to the doctor’s clinic and tests might also cause apprehension. Because of the impact attributed to these feelings, we want to discuss the best ways of managing anxiety and fear by cancer patients in the present generation.

According the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury’s care, it’s normal to feel afraid and scared when you’re sick. Like for instance people may be afraid of hysterical pain, dying, or the aftermath of death, including what might happen to loved ones. These same feelings may be experienced by family members and friends as well. It is therefore very important that we are aware of what signs that will indicate the presence of such fears and anxieties. The following are some of the signs and symptoms of fear and anxiety

Portraying anxious facial expression
Hysterical worry
Difficulties in solving problems and focusing thoughts
Muscle tension
Quivering or trembling
Restlessness, may feel keyed up or on edge
Dehydrated mouth
Irritability or angry outbursts

Doctor Akoury recommends that when an individual is showing majority of these signs daily, and they are causing interference with their lives, then at this point a mental health evaluation could be helpful. Under these circumstances you can be very instrumental in advising the patients by observing the following.

Managing anxiety and fear by cancer patients: What to do

Polite encouragement to share the experience.
Share feelings and fears that you or the anxious person may be having.
Listen carefully to each other’s feelings. Offer support, but don’t deny or discount feelings.
Remember that it’s OK to feel sad and frustrated.
Get help through counseling and from support groups.
Use meditation, prayer, or other types of spiritual support if it helps.
Embrace deep breathing and relaxation exercises. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, focus on each body part and relax it, start with your toes and work up to your head. When relaxed try to think of a pleasant place such as a beach in the morning or a sunny field on a spring day.
Talk with a doctor about using anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medicines.

Managing anxiety and fear by cancer patients: Do not

Make effort to argue with a person whose fears and anxieties are severe instead consult with a doctor on the kind of medications to help.
Keep feelings inside.
Persuade one who is not willing to open up and talk to do so.
Blame yourself or another person for feeling fearful or anxious.

Managing anxiety and fear by cancer patients: Panic attacks and cancer

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