Mental Health - July 2006

I am 16, and have been suffering from extreme highs and lows and major depression since i was 10. it has gotten worse in the past few years. i think my prants have it, but they dont know. i have always kind of known i've had it, but havent actually been diagnosed with it yet. so i was wondering what is the typical age for it to start and what medications are best usable? thanks to anyone who can help me :)

2006-07-14 09:56:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi everyone, I am 18 years old from Canada. I Have had the worst year and 1 month of my life. last year on June14 I delivered a stillborn baby. I struggled with Clinical depression and an eating disorder. I am working with a psychologist and a dietican to get everything back on track. My psychologist has told me I defeated depression and wow what a feeling when you never thought you could. I have this social anxiety now that I deal with due to not leaving the house at all in this last year. I have anxiety attacks with the thought of going to certain places. It seems that I have some sort of permanent nausea that I have to deal with pretty much everyday. some days are really good some days are just horrible. for the past 3 days I feel as though I am down in the dumps. I just want to be alone and just think, and cry, and scream. but that doesn't seem to help. Does anyone know anything I can try to do on these bad days. I just need some help or a boost or something.

2006-07-14 09:43:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

For 2 weeks i have been having bad anxiety attacks about a health issue that went away. i had symtoms of having trouble breathing ,heart palpations, headaches, tingly feeling. But now im totally relaxed but i still fell anxiety , and its getting to the ponit where my heart feels fatigued if i do excercise, my lungs feel liek i have a horrbile upperrespiatory sickness nad my stomach feels totally bad, all liek im gonna die!. I went the doctor 2 week ago with minor symtoms he said its anxiety. But its just gotten worse and worse. I am totally extremly calm person my whole life, not worrying aobut anything. I mean i was very careless, almsot too careless. Now out of nowhere one day a panic attack hit me. Im a young person in my teens healthy, who runs daily. Now expalin this, how in the hell do i randomly get an panic attack out of nowhere? I dont even think aobut anxiety anymore and its still there. Do u guys think i have something wrong not anxiety? Or is the anxiety damaging my body

2006-07-14 09:33:44 · 14 answers · asked by tyler 1

I hate myself for being weak. I have been clean and sober for 7 months now. I quit smoking cigarettes 5 days ago. I wish I was eating just "normal" healthy foods. Not ice cream and chocolate. I am not a large person (yet) I know I will become a lazy sloth the longer this continues. Any advice?? Do u all think I have a type of eating disorder? Its just that when I eat I am happy.
Am I crazy or something?

2006-07-14 09:30:40 · 11 answers · asked by Spay-n-Neuter-Your-Pets 3

I was once diagnosed as someone with symptoms of bi polar disorder. I felt I had this from about age 14-25. I was on meds (Depekote, Celexa, Buspar, and Klonopin) for almost 2 years. Age 23-25ish. After I got off, I felt much better. And now I'm 27 and have to do very little to stay "normal."
Have any of you had this experience? Why do you think I have been feeling fine for all this time? Did the medicine "cure" me? Opinions?

2006-07-14 09:20:50 · 8 answers · asked by happymommy 4

For me, this is a very serious question. I am seventeen yrs. old, and I have been diagnosed with Ashberger's Syndrome: an autism spectum mental disorder. I recieved my vaccinations when a lot of mercury was used as a preserative in them. The reason I ask this question is that this murcury has been linked to autism spectrum diseases. I want to know if the murcury has anything to do with my particular case, but I don't want to die to find out.

2006-07-14 08:48:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 18 years old.. and i feel like for the past 5 years of my life I have had a cloud hanging over my head. I go through small patches (2 weeks - 1 month) where i am happy and i feel normal.... like i fit in, i enjoy what i do, i have more energy, and i just all around want to have fun. But then the rest of the time i feel like crying. I cry almost every day most of the time..... but i never really have a reason to... I hurt inside and i can't seem to make it go away.... i have tried psychologists- no luck, anti-depressants- no luck, combination of the two- still no luck. I am so tired of crying... i just don't want to feel this way anymore..... please help me out.... if i don't figure something out soon I am not sure what will happen to me.... i feel so bad... :(

If you are offering the advice "see a psychologist/psychiatrist" then if you know of any good ones in broward county florida please include thatin your answers

2006-07-14 08:46:12 · 12 answers · asked by NewMommy!!! 3

2006-07-14 08:25:42 · 4 answers · asked by romy_melendez 1

2006-07-14 08:13:03 · 19 answers · asked by Spay-n-Neuter-Your-Pets 3

Any thoughts?

2006-07-14 08:12:41 · 10 answers · asked by slans 1

After a major car crash I was admitted to hospital with six broken ribs and and a busted lung. I was in much pain.

I was given morphine for the pain. Within a few hours I was convinced that I was no longer in hospital and that the staff were foreign agents trying to kill me!!!

This halucination seemed absolutely real. I was terrified and even physicaly assaulted a female nurse who I gave a black eye to even though several male nurses were holding me down. Even so I managed to break free and make a run for the nearest window in order to escape (9 floors up!!!) Eventualy I was sedated.

Next day I could still remember clearly my visual and mental aberation although I realised this was purely an halucination. Dispite my assault on the nurse, this was never mentioned. I bumped into her a couple of days later (with black eye)

My questions are 1) Is this a normal reaction to morphine? 2) is this anything like class-A drug reaction? 3) Why was I not prosectuted for the assault?

2006-07-14 08:09:35 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2

every time i see a sharp object - i wonder what it would be like to cut myself. I think of it as - If i cause pain on the outside, my pain on the inside will go away right? I kno i shouldnt be thinking about this .. but I cant help it - I really think I am depressed and I need help. How do I fix me?

2006-07-14 08:02:48 · 38 answers · asked by confused 1

Iam not receiving the care & support i think i should be getting via the Local Health Authority.I have just made a complaint to the local trust & got the reply back today.Everything is just in such a mess & i cannot seem to find someone who will listen & take my concerns seriously.
I dont feel i can trust anyone any longer dont feel like there is anyone out there who can help me.
I feel at rock bottom right now & yet dont know what to do to lift my mood.I just feel like giving up!. I used to have a support worker but all he did was take me out to a burger van once a week & my CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse)did very little for me either!.
I would like to know what one does when you feel like like no one is understanding you.I dont have any family i can turn to for support & only have a couple of friends who live locally who have mental health problems themselves.I feel totally isolated.
Have rung support lines up before but they just pass you onto someone else.Please help me!!!.

2006-07-14 07:55:22 · 22 answers · asked by terry 2

Sometimes I get depressed for little or no reason. I have a really great life and I know it but sometimes despite all of that I allow myself to get cheered down. When you are feeling down in the dumps for no reason what do you do to snap out of it?

2006-07-14 07:55:00 · 16 answers · asked by hotsauceg 2

2006-07-14 07:39:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to grasp the concept of just how many people out there suffer from these. Maybe you know of someone who suffers from this. Feel free to tell me your experience. A friend of mine feels he is alone in this situation...I would like to help him feel better. =)

2006-07-14 07:25:44 · 12 answers · asked by nobody 2

Hi can anyone tell me how to be alret and aware. I love reading....but no point as I forget whatever I read instantly and even after knowing things I am not able to communicate and this seems like the biggest hurdle in my personal and professional growth ....Can this problem be ever solved?? Help please....

2006-07-14 07:24:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 33 and falling to pieces.I am afraid of everything even my neighbors.I have avoidant personality disorder and borderline perosnality disorder and possible some type of paranoia what should I do?

2006-07-14 06:41:39 · 22 answers · asked by Patrick 2

ok this doesnt really go with mental health problems but i just want some advice... i cant sleep and i dont know why, i dont remeber my dreams but they keep me sorta awake all night tossing and turning... some are about the internet and most are about some girl i dont know but is everything i want and need i can never see her face and alot of my dreams are of me turning super power on people and either killing them or saving them... what is wrong with my head is it just normal or is it sleeping disorders?

2006-07-14 06:17:58 · 28 answers · asked by Fumadero 3

2006-07-14 06:08:20 · 13 answers · asked by dennisbasson 1

2006-07-14 05:53:50 · 3 answers · asked by lilbern54 1

helping the needy n just keeping ownself satisfied with whatever god has given someone is the real pleasure of life

2006-07-14 05:38:18 · 10 answers · asked by reshu jalan 1

Why is it after so many years, the psychiatric profession which has proven itself to be a complete fraud still is given the slightest ounce of credibility??? This disgusting group of sleazy opportunistic con artists have continued to abuse patients who are in their care with extremely dangerous medications, electro shock therapy (ECT), endless (not to mention mindless) PSYCHO BABBLE at rates of $150 per hour (which is really only 45 minutes) to begin with. The statistics have shown over the years that whenever a shrink screws up, patients are either MAIMED or KILLED and this is wrong. The shrinks themselves are pathetic cowards who always refuse to accept responsibility for their own wrongdoings. Yet, when the cases go to trial, the shrink usually ends up in jail. Why do shrinks continue to hand out dangerous drugs such as Prozac as if it was halloween candy. This poison actually causes patients to have suicidal thoughts. It is supposed to make you feel better. HELLO???

2006-07-14 05:33:32 · 5 answers · asked by maddog 5

Six years ago we found out that my husband couldn't have children. Two years ago I had to have a hysterectomy so after all this time I'm still grieving the child we'll never have. Some days I do ok and don't even think about it. Other days it's all I can seem to think of and cry until I'm sick to my stomach or have a migraine. What can I do to get over this?

2006-07-14 04:54:28 · 11 answers · asked by Kaye 2

I'm having some major depression issues right now. Why do I push my support circle away in the times when I need them the most? I did something really stupid on Monday and had to spend the night in the hospital, but am somewhat better now. I am following up on this. I had my first counseling appt yesterday and have to go back on Tuesday. I am surrounded by friends and family, I just don't understand why I push them away when they see I need help. Why can't I turn to them?

2006-07-14 04:38:22 · 16 answers · asked by greenmountains84 3

2006-07-14 04:37:58 · 25 answers · asked by Bobbi 1

2006-07-14 04:37:33 · 5 answers · asked by moose man 2

2006-07-14 03:49:00 · 8 answers · asked by andi r 1

I'm 19.. in shape, and get compliments, but I constantly obsess over my body and never feel satisfied with it. I have very low self esteem and always feel bad about myself anytime I'm reminded that I could be skinner and that it looks better. (this is like all the time..)
what can I do to stop obsessing? and start getting my life back? i want to be happy and have self esteem. any suggestions?

2006-07-14 03:41:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-14 03:14:00 · 4 answers · asked by cn c 1