Stress Management
Ongoing stress is a leading chronic disease risk factor and can lead to serious consequences when left untreated. Dr. Mohan strongly believes in the old saying “mind over body.”
Stress management at Carefree Internal Medicine includes solutions that help you feel less stressed, anxious, or depressed. It improves the way you feel overall and markedly reduces your risk of developing diseases like heart problems, high blood pressure, and diabetes. It helps you sleep better, which is just as important as good diet and exercise .
Available Women’s Health Services:
- Routine physical exams
- Breast exams
- Pelvic exams (as indicated)
- Pap smears (as indicated)
- Birth control counseling and prescriptions
- Postmenopausal hormone therapy (if indicated and with risk assessment)
- Nonhormonal treatment of peri and post menopausal symptoms
- Breast cancer screening
- Colon cancer screening
- Bone density screening
- Menstrual disorder management [ limited to internal medicine scope of practice]
- Screening for heart diseases
- Screening for diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.
- STD screening (when indicated)
- Vaccines
- Medical weight loss
- Nutrition counseling
- Labs and imaging studies (ordered if necessary based on concerns)
- Simple gynecologic conditions can be treated by the physician but others may require gynecologic referral
Risk Factors for Stress
- High-stress relationships
- Dysfunctional home situation
- High-stress job
- Overly busy schedule
- Chronic diseases
- Terminal illnesses
- Financial uncertainty
- Job loss
- Death of a loved one
If stress is severe and not resolving spontaneously, please make an appointment at Carefree Internal Medicine.
How Does Stress Affect a Person:
These effects may be subtle and go unnoticed for a long time:
- Unintentional weight gain or loss
- Sleeping problems
- Physical aches and pains
- Headaches
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Fatigue
- Irritability and angry outbursts
- Social withdrawal
- Lack of motivation
- Restlessness
- Difficulty concentrating
- Substance abuse
Stress Management Options:
- Referral for counseling with a therapist
- Address lifestyle changes with focus on mindfulness, yoga , meditation, exercise, adequate diet, sleep, avoidance of alcohol, other mind altering drugs, lifestyle changes
- Guidance into prioritizing tasks and situations
- Lighten your schedules
- Spend time outdoors
- Enjoy your hobbies
- Socialize
- Medications can help you feel less depressed or anxious in response to stressful life events
- Addiction management through other professionals
Don’t live with stress that negatively affects your health and wellness.