Dr. Rameez shaikh

Health anxiety patient worrying over medical reports and internet search results

Precautions and Self-Help for Health Anxiety (Illness Anxiety Disorder)

🔍 What Does Health Anxiety Look Like in Real Life? Let’s look at a few real-world examples of how it shows up: 👤 Ravi, 34, IT Professional He checks his blood pressure 6–8 times a day. Bought his own machine. Keeps comparing readings. If it goes slightly up, he panics, googles symptoms, and books another …

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Young man managing schizophrenia through therapy

I Have Schizophrenia and I Don’t Want Medication. Can Therapy Help Me?

💭 “I want help… but not more pills.” If you’re living with schizophrenia, you’ve probably heard this phrase from your doctor more than once: “You’ll need to take medication long-term.” But what if you’ve already tried? What if the medication made you feel: Sluggish Emotionally flat Drowsy all the time Heavy, anxious, or disconnected from …

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“सब कुछ होते हुए भी अंदर से खाली क्यों महसूस होता है?”

“डॉक्टर साहब, सब कुछ है… फिर भी मन खुश नहीं रहता। ये क्यों हो रहा है?” मैं अक्सर अपने क्लिनिक में ये बात सुनता हूँ। अच्छी नौकरी है, परिवार ठीक है, कोई बड़ी परेशानी नहीं — फिर भी एक अंदर से खालीपन, बेचैनी या ‘अधूरापन’ बना रहता है। यह सिर्फ एक भावना नहीं है। ये …

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Psychiatrist Dr. Rameez Shaikh consulting online with a patient via video call.

Your Mental Health, One Click Away: Online Consultation with Dr. Rameez Shaikh

🌐 What Is Online Consultation? In today’s fast-moving, tech-driven world, not everyone can walk into a clinic. Work pressure, travel time, social anxiety, or living in a remote area—these are real barriers. That’s where online consultation steps in. An online consultation is a private video or audio session with a psychiatrist, where you get the …

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Family observing an energetic young man pacing late at night, illustrating hypomania

Understanding Hypomania & Mania: A Friendly Guide for Patients & Families

Quick‐fire overview (before we go deep) Hypomania = a “lighter-than-full-blown” high mood that still disrupts sleep and judgment.Mania = the full fireworks display: sleepless energy, racing thoughts, risky decisions. Both are part of Bipolar Spectrum disorders and need medical attention—no matter how “good” they feel in the moment. 1. How does it feel? (Symptoms with …

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