As our brain adjusts, we may experience mental and emotional symptoms such as anxiety, mood swings, insomnia, confusion, and hallucinations. Going through alcohol detox at home is highly dangerous due to the variety of symptoms that can occur. Alcohol detox can go from unpleasant to being life-threatening very quickly. And without proper medical supervision, permanent…
He completed his child psychiatry fellowship at MUSC in Charleston, SC, where he served as chief fellow. He is the founder of the Eappen Clinic, a private outpatient mental health practice with locations in Chicago and Oak Brook, IL. If a patient experiences severe side effects, a clinician may want to consider giving them a…
Coping mechanisms are tough—they work temporarily, and allow us to avoid and put things aside for the time being. We use drugs to numb ourselves and our emotions and to push off thinking for another day. But when we no longer have those devices at our disposal, we’re left with only our minds, our willpower…
