Mental Health - August 2006

2006-08-23 05:27:18 · 2 answers · asked by beth 1

My husband is diagnosed bi-polar. For the last 3 years, lithium alone was enough to keep him stablized, however about a year ago he was under extreme stress at work and the doctor put him on prozac. She also gave him a huge prescription of xanax to help him relax. Needless to say, the prozac caused a full blown manic episode that landed him in the hospital for a week. We were then told that ssri's are never to be given to type 2 bi-polars because they function at a high level and the lithium is trying to bring that down, while ssri's are attempting to bring them back up. The conflict of the two often leads to manic episodes. Now, my question is that my husband is taking lithum, xanax (periodically), and two different bloodpressure/ cholesterol prescriptions. He is so sedated he has zero personality, and can hardly remain awake during even his favorite past times. He is also starting to go through depression once again on top of all the rest of this. What bipolar meds would you suggest?

2006-08-23 05:25:00 · 6 answers · asked by friend4u726 2

The group are trying to get the anwers to 3 questions on the website to do a project for world mental health day in october. the questions are
1. what does mental health mean to you
2. why is good mental health important
3. do you think raising awareness of mental health is important THANK YOU SO MUCH they are very keen and would appreciate your help. if you reply will you say what country you are from please to help them get their WORDSA ROUND THE WORLD

2006-08-23 05:18:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-23 04:52:10 · 3 answers · asked by Candace D 2

2006-08-23 04:52:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If there are things that no one else knows and you dont think that anyone should know...do you tell the shrink or not?

2006-08-23 04:51:40 · 17 answers · asked by skipper 4

I have been on Effexor XR 150 for about a year, my doctor wants to try me on something else... I did 150 for a week then went down to 75 for a week and now i have none and I added in Lexapro 10mg... The side-effects of quitting the effexor are messing me up... I'm dizzy, irritable, very sensitive, and feel a little loopy... I havent had it for 3 days and its just now starting to affect me... How long does this last? What can I do to deal with this emotional drop? I really don't want to spend $40 to go see my doctor and ask him these questions... any help would be appreciated!

2006-08-23 04:51:31 · 8 answers · asked by BeachLvr2006 3

I woke up from a very surreal and frightening nightmare and I'm still kinda shaky about it. It's also too weird to explain so if you really want to know, just shoot me a message and I'll explain in private.

Anyhoo, how are nightmares formed and are they formed the same way as regular dreams (which I assume is true)?

2006-08-23 04:49:58 · 4 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7

2006-08-23 04:49:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-23 04:38:57 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

i've been cutting myself for about six months now and i want 2 get help cos i've got other problems too, like the fact that i'm extremely shy and have no friends. and i had many nasty experiences in childhood involving my alcoholic father (who i dont see anymore)

basically i just really need 2 talk 2 someone cos ive never told anyone any of this. i cant tell my mum (she wouldnt understand), or anyone my own age (theyd call me emo) so i want 2 tell my guidance teacher at school. problem is, i dont know how 2 tell her.

has anyone done this themselves and can give advice, or can just give me an idea of what 2 say?

2006-08-23 04:38:52 · 21 answers · asked by Emma :) 4

what is your name?

2006-08-23 04:38:33 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-23 04:31:18 · 20 answers · asked by mysterios_lady2001 2

2006-08-23 04:29:03 · 13 answers · asked by Steady State 1

Okay so i only ever leave the house in periods between 2 days and two weeks, is this like a problem? I dont necessarily fear outside just dont wanna be in the public eye of ppl who are just goin to judge me and stare at me, i hate people.Ive got nothing to go outside for, but is this staying in a small space all the time a problem?
also i a, terrifyed of my teeth falling out, what fear is this?

2006-08-23 04:10:31 · 10 answers · asked by lily paige 2

What is wrong with me...for the past year or so I've been worried so much that my stomach will make loud embarrassing noises in class. I don't know why I'm so worried! Since I've been at my current school, my stomach has made ONE somewhat noticable noise. That's it! And nobody cared. Why do I worry about this? I know it's weird, but I get SUPER nervous before class because I'm so scared.

2006-08-23 04:03:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm trying to get off of paxil cr and i'm down to 12.5 mg and wonder if i can start my effexor now.

2006-08-23 03:56:21 · 3 answers · asked by bridget p 2

A male friend of ours daughter stated that (A) she is bipolar (B) depressed (C) attempted hanging herself. She stated that she went to the basement and hung herself. A male friend of hers walked into her home and when he did not find her on the two main floors of the home, he went to the basement found her and cut her down. Need of no medical attention! I find this most difficult to believe. If she heard him upstairs and when he was walking downstairs she leaped would he be able to save her then either? But "hanging" how long can one hang prior to death. I always thought it was nearly immediately. Please anyone with sincere knowledge answer. And thanks

2006-08-23 03:46:43 · 14 answers · asked by chattylady47150 3

Recently I've been feeling realy down and I've been taking it out on some people i really love. Some days I'm so bad I only sleep for 2 or 3 hours, and i don't know the reason.

I've been looking at buying some happy pills, they all say 'no side effects' but i dont know which onse i can trust and do any of them actually work??

http://www.21stcenturyorganics.com/nutritional-supplements-catalog.php
these are some pills i've found so far

2006-08-23 03:42:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-23 03:40:50 · 6 answers · asked by gwen 1

Do you experience any forms of anxiety and if yes what do you do to control it! In what way does it affect you?

2006-08-23 03:33:39 · 13 answers · asked by Baby Girl 2

why do I get depressed all the time and not know why I'm depressed???

2006-08-23 03:22:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-23 03:09:57 · 1 answers · asked by Tinkerbell 3

Feeling lonely....got a lot of life in me, but weighed down with the blues...any suggestions?

2006-08-23 03:05:22 · 28 answers · asked by lotte_37uk 2

2006-08-23 02:55:38 · 7 answers · asked by startreatment 1

My husband and I seriously think that his 6 year old son has ADD/ADHD. We are trying EVERYTHING to figure out house rules that can also apply to him. Everytime we ask him questions like "Why did you do this?" or "Why are you running in the house?" or "Did you hit your sister?", his answers are "I don't know" but he also cries when he answers. BUT, he knows that the rule in the house is no running, no hitting and other things. He can tell me every single rule that we have here. If we ask him, "Did you turn off your light?" he'll look right at you and say "NO". He runs into things alot, because he doesn't seem to pay attention to what he is doing. He lies alot, he had started stealing, he cries and whines over EVERYTHING. My husband said hi to him the other day when he came home from work, and his son started crying. He wasn't in trouble or anything. I need to know how to discipline my 7 yr. old daughter and step-son equally fair without being harder on one and not the other.

2006-08-23 02:43:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

he also yells shutup to our dog and she is a puppy. either that or he turns his lawnmower or leaf blower on and places it by our fence. my family thinks he has a mental problem cuz when I was little he was so much nicer. he let me come overr when i was 6 to help him wash his car. what should i do when he turns on his lawnmower or his leafblower or when he yells at our dog?

2006-08-23 02:39:03 · 12 answers · asked by cul8r07 3

i think i am afraid of wrong happenings.even if i see something going wrong nearby me i get upset and uncomfortable.

2006-08-23 02:19:55 · 2 answers · asked by jp 1

2006-08-23 02:17:45 · 10 answers · asked by mbtafan 3

....they've just been diagnosed with psychosis? A school friend of mine phoned (the first time in 7 years) to tell me that she has this condition and now wants to "announce it and let everyone know" on a well known schools reunited website". Why would anyone want to do that and to let them know they've had a breakdown in the office?

2006-08-23 01:35:27 · 12 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4