Neuropsychiatric symptoms of chronic stress and pharmacist counseling

Chronic stress negatively affects both mental and physical health. The most common manifestations are neuropsychiatric disorders, which can be characterized by their symptoms and assessed using the proposed "6N" concept. The growing prevalence of these disorders increases the need to address them in pharmacies as well. An effective and safe self-treatment for the neuropsychiatric symptoms of chronic stress involves treating magnesium deficiency with over-the-counter magnesium-containing medications as an etiopathogenetically oriented approach, given the vicious cycle of stress and magnesium, as well as symptomatic treatment of the main symptoms using registered phytopharmaceuticals. In this article, we present the results of a survey and provide explanations and recommendations for the pharmacist's practical approach in real-world pharmacy practice.