Mental Health - July 2006

My husband was reactivated by the US Army in January and is deployed to Afghanistan until next June. I had been on Zoloft for a year already when he received his orders. Lately it seems things have gotten worse. I don't know anyone around here and the friends I do meet... well lets just say they have their own agendas (like disappearing when it comes time to pay the bill.) I'm not close to any military installation anymore and my family lives far away. What can I do, so I don't sit around in my pjs answering Yahoo answers all weekend?

2006-07-26 18:48:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been taking Topamax for a year now for Bipolar and have had memory problems such as not being able to remember dates and information that others tell me, along with not being able to recall the right words when I am talking with others. I have been able to cope by writing everything down but now my dose has been increased making the symptoms worse and I am wondering if there are any other possible solutions out there. And no changing medications is not an options at this point.

2006-07-26 18:46:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have ben diagnosed as manic depresive(bipolar if you like)but i have days when i feel (for lack of a beter word )normal not being overly happy or depressed
any one else have these days

2006-07-26 18:41:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

whats the best medfor bipolar? i have it and am on effexor which the doc is tapering me over and lithium and xanax....

2006-07-26 18:31:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-26 18:19:04 · 14 answers · asked by pradeep k 1

Just plain unhappy due to major changes in your life? Not feeling like you are accepted(not feeling sorry for yourself!) Everything seems negative no matter how hard I try to pray for peace and happpiness. I always try to think of others and what I can do to make their lives better. I lost my way in caring for myself! Always tired and find it difficult to communicate with anyone outside of work. My confidence is falling and I hardly make eye contact with new people(in public). I am 41 years old, 5'2", 118lbs,long curly brown hair and blue eyes-People tell me how attractive I am but I just cannot believe it. even though I have been working out since I was 17yrs old. Please no catty responses! I am serious and very concerned!

2006-07-26 18:08:59 · 32 answers · asked by ms s 1

I've been asking a lot of questions on here about anti-depressants, trying to figure out which one to go on9i have a very sensitive stomach and most meds make me really sick). Finally, my doctor consulted with a couple psychologists and prescribed effexor for me, which I had never heard of. He said it would be great for me, and I trust my doctor. But after taking my first dose, i did some research and found scary stuff about strange side effects and withdrawl symptoms. Now I'm terrified that this is going to be a horrible experience. If anyone else has taken this, I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thanks!

2006-07-26 17:45:44 · 19 answers · asked by Nikki 1

Ever since I was at least thriteen, I have felt an intense rage burning inside of me. Of course, middle school was no fun for me and now, whenever I try to talk to people (friends and relatives) they tell me to get over what happened to me. It makes me angrier to hear that because no one understands what happened to me. I am angry at adults and those in high positions of power because they choose to ignore the youth. I am angry at my family for putting undue pressure on me to be "the good girl" and "the overachiever". The often compare me to the girls who got pregnant at sixteen and ended up leaving high school, claiming that I made better choices, and that I am a "good girl" for not having sex before the age of eighteen. IT'S ******* SICKENING!!! I hate being a good person all of the time, but if I speak my mind, people will turn their backs on me and judge me, shutting me out the way people shut me out in middle school and high school.

2006-07-26 17:44:55 · 7 answers · asked by Marianna 1

I don't know why I am unhappy. I have a great family, an awesome boyfriend, my schooling is okay; I'm surrounded by love, yet I feel empty, somewhat emotionless. It's not quite unhappiness, it's more like I just don't feel happy. It's odd. I have every reason to be happy. I don't know what to do, and I don't want to see a psychologist/psychiatrist. I keep wondering what my place is, what my purpose is. I wonder who I am, essentially. I sometimes wonder what the point is in living? I'm not suicidal. Is this normal for a high-school girl? Can anyone help me please?

2006-07-26 17:41:26 · 22 answers · asked by cadence_lost 3

the right i have to start over. and no i'm not rain man.

2006-07-26 17:28:10 · 4 answers · asked by steve b 5

i have only seen information on babies diagnosed when still in womb or newborn.

2006-07-26 17:20:53 · 13 answers · asked by chicafresa 2

2006-07-26 17:09:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really need to laugh right now

2006-07-26 17:07:46 · 7 answers · asked by wolfeee777 1

2006-07-26 17:00:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had this problem for a while, but noone has been able to help me with it. It usually involves a fascination with a person because of the way they look. Sometimes I like their looks and other times I can't figure out what it is about their look that fascinates me. I find myself wanting to know as much as I can about these people and creating imaginary worlds with them. Anybody got any ideas that may explain my behavior?

2006-07-26 16:55:04 · 5 answers · asked by noone 1

I'm NOT crazy! I'm very philosophical and also have tons of common sense but the voices come in loud and clear sometimes.Maybe I'm in a constant state of meditation? Maybe Creator of thought and his cult of personality shining though? I'm not crazy.

2006-07-26 16:31:27 · 10 answers · asked by unmovingasp 3

What is the best type of meditation to practice for stress relief? Can you feel a difference immediately or does it take time? Any suggestions on books to help me get started will be appreciated

2006-07-26 16:31:14 · 6 answers · asked by funlady6632@yahoo.com 6

Sometimes when I Go Running for a long time And i Sweat I Feel Like, Sometimes my heart is irregular but i think is cuz i worry too mucho for a lot Stuff...

2006-07-26 16:28:23 · 7 answers · asked by djeladio479 1

2006-07-26 16:23:47 · 30 answers · asked by ChiefNickNameadvancer 3

I also have Chronic Nightmares. HOWEVER - I didn't have any stressful or traumatic events before they started and they have not stopped due to medication or lack of stress or anything I've done. I've seen doctors and have been simply told "we don't know what's wrong with you". Over the counter and prescription drugs do nothing. They do not shut it off and it is not that I don't sleep, but like a few others I've found, I sometimes fear sleeping because they become so vicious. There are no repetative occurances. They started before I turned 14. I am now 23 and they have never stopped. Please, if you have it, give a real thought....not "less stress" or "more alcohol"... be realistic! I'm asking for help!

2006-07-26 16:07:37 · 7 answers · asked by kikuvian_yaslana 1

feel like a piece of CRAPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as in... feel really down, pissed off, want 2 give up, angry....
blablah blah

no, i dont have pms and no silly answers! or i will bite your head off!! :)

2006-07-26 15:52:06 · 19 answers · asked by marzipanchan 3

can i get in trouble since one is a doctor and the other is a psycologist and they are two different kinds of stress medicines that are prescribed???????????

2006-07-26 15:50:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i had my son last year in march, i dont know why sometimes i feel so depressed and suicida ( but i wont go through with it) and the next im very happy. im still breastfeeding also, could it be my hormones ?? I dont really have a reason to be miserable, and everyone asks me why and i dont know why.

2006-07-26 14:40:34 · 21 answers · asked by sourgirl 3

how many hours does it work, until the next dosage is needed

2006-07-26 14:26:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some people will doing anything for animals but nothing for other people. Is there a name for this neurosis?

2006-07-26 14:23:09 · 4 answers · asked by clayblasdel 1

I don't always have good thoughts about my body. And I know that's not good. I just sometimes feel that I need to look like a model for me to feel comfortable with myself. I know I should be happy with who I am, but sometimes I just don't feel that way. I'm not fat or skinny. I 'm inbetween the two. And people tell me I'm prertty, but I don't believe them all the time.

2006-07-26 13:55:05 · 15 answers · asked by snappypappy797 3

Sigh.....I'm Bipolar & I've had a snowball effect of emotions this week causing me to have a small nervous breakdown. Any suggestions?

2006-07-26 13:50:42 · 16 answers · asked by ♥sista 5

mom is sick in brazil, american citizen and needs assistance to go back to the usa and a place to stay. i have generalized anxiety disorder. I am an american citizen. and i desperate need help from some organization to go back to the usa closer to my daughter that live in illinois. i will be homeless here. please help.

2006-07-26 13:45:05 · 3 answers · asked by chrislobato 1

I have a question and maybe someone could help me out ( please only real people ) For a long time I have had trouble I keep hearing this saying over and over in my head like a broken recorder. Its toward God and it is not nice. I have been wondering through out the years what disorder this is.can someone out there who may have the same trouble contact me or tell me what it could be. I am not crazy even though at times I have wonder. Also I have noticed that I seen to become attach to people.

2006-07-26 13:29:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can PPD be treated at all? Have you ever come across a person with paranoid personality disorder and how did you deal with them?

2006-07-26 13:23:35 · 19 answers · asked by tulipsnow 1