Dr. Anirban Gozi

  My situation A few years back, one day, I suddenly fainted on the lawn of my office. It was quite a hot day, along with that there was huge stress to reach the targets at year ending. My colleagues gave me cold water to drink after I came back to my senses. After a few days, again I fainted in my home. I went to a doctor along with my father, and I was diagnosed with probable epilepsy, and was prescribed antiepileptic. I started taking it, but my faint attacks continued to occur. While taking the antiepileptic, I suffered from severe abdominal pain. Subsequently, I was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The antiepileptic was the probable culprit that caused the sufferings, as I came to know later. We were utterly confused about what was to be done.      My treatment As I was in unbearable stress, my father booked an appointment with the best psychiatrist and took me for a checkup. The doctor heard me patiently. Eventually, after a few sessions the attacks were found to ...

My son is in 3rd standard in a reputed school in Kolkata. His best friend stays nearby. During this lockdown, my wife started teaching both my son and his best friend so that they neither get bored nor do they give up on their competitive attitude.  This online way of teaching and learning is yet to be accepted by many children as they miss their school and the fun they used to have, along with studies and extra-curricular activities. A few months ago, my son said that his friend was behaving strangely. I did not pay attention to it, but after a week, the child's mother had a talk with my wife regarding his son's changed behaviour. He used to sit alone and did not talk with anyone. He even stopped sharing things with my son, who happened to be his best friend. The child's parents were tensed; they were in search of a child psychiatrist. I provided them with the contact number of the  best psychiatrist  who also treated my sister's daughter when she was in class 5. I tru...

  This pandemic has influenced both our personal and professional life. It has become extremely difficult for us to differentiate both from each other. As a result, our lives are getting messed up. This work from home concept has taken all the peace of our minds. Towards the beginning of the lock down, my manager had verbally forced me to work 12 hours a day. I tried to manage at first but failed, so I directly talked with him over the phone about the situation but of no use. I had no other option than to work for at least 12 to 13 hours a day. It affected my sleep as I was under stress. Once I tried talking to the head, he also said that nothing could be done as everybody worked hard. When it was the time of appraisal, I neither got the hike of salary I expected nor could I secure the position I deserved and worked hard to achieve.  I got anxious. At first, I thought it would go with time, but my anxiety attacks kept on coming back. My wife witnessed all my whims, and she d...

Dementia: Dementia may be caused due to several different mental issues. Dementia mainly damages one’s thinking abilities, memory, and social abilities. As a result, your daily life gets interrupted, and your social life gets affected badly. Dementia is not a specific memory loss disease. There can be many reasons for your memory loss. Yes, dementia usually involves memory loss and other symptoms. Still, only memory loss cannot be termed as dementia, says Dr. Anirban Gozi, one of the  best psychiatric doctors  based  in Kolkata .  Alzheimer’s disease is a common reason for progressive dementia, generally observed in older adults. Symptoms: Symptoms of dementia vary from person to person, depending upon the cause. However, the signs and symptoms may include: Cognitive changes: ●         Memory loss usually can be first observed by someone who is very close to the person, like a spouse ●      ...