It’s been a fun week at Life Medical Volume 2 BOOK FOR SMOKING CESSATION A patient came in to see me and asked for a prescription for Chantix which is the most popular pharmaceutical to help people stop smoking. Instead of prescribing Chantix I suggested that he get this book which in many cases seems […]
Category Archives: Conditions
Patient education articles on medical conditions
ADD/ADHD
By Jacob I. Mirman, MD Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are characterized by a group of symptoms, such as difficulty concentrating, hyperactivity, behavior issues, etc. This diagnosis is closely related to Oppositional Defiant Disorder, anxiety, OCD, etc. All these conditions have something to do with dysfunction of the brain cells […]
Anxiety/Panic Attacks
Written by Jacob I. Mirman, MD. Anxious about Anxiety? Anxiety comes in many forms—panic attacks, phobia, and social anxiety—and the distinction between a disorder and “normal” anxiety isn’t always clear. The telling distinction between an anxiety disorder and just having normal anxiety is whether your emotions are causing you a lot of suffering and […]