Suggest treatment for agoraphobia
Patient: Hey im really worried about my girlfriend, she's really scared of more or less everything, mostly the outside world, she'll lay in bed all day and will find any excuse not to go outside. She won't even work because she's scared of meeting new people and being in big crowds. She has pains in her chest and shakes alot. She wen't to the doctors because at one point she was passing out because of it the doctors took some blood test and said nothing is wrong. Iv'e tried making her see the doctor but she's even scared to do that. The only way she can go outside is with me she say's she feels safe around me. And we can go out in busy places and i notice shes very clingy when we care like wont let go. She can't even leave a window open because she thinks someone can get inside her house. Im getting worried because I can see it get worse and I want her to make more out of her life. Please help me what do i do ! Doctor: Hello She is having symptoms of anxiety like pains in chest, tremors etc. She is not able to move out of home alone. She has fear in crowds and she is very scared with most of people. She is not able to control her anxiety and she is not even getting ready to consult a doctor. See from available history I can tell you that she is definitely having some form of anxiety disorder with symptoms of agoraphobia as well as claustrophobia. I would advise you to consult a Psychiatrist for her detailed treatment. Try to request her to make her ready to visit a Psychiatrist. You can visit psychiatrist on her behalf and then you can ask her to visit. Many medicines like low dose benzodiazepines as clonazepam can be given in her case to relieve symptoms and then when she become a little better, she can visit psychiatrist.Hope this helps you, thanks