Mental Health - September 2006

Has anyone been on Ativan prescribed for anxiety for a long period of time? what is the average dosage? and does it really become less effective after time?

2006-09-20 11:50:09 · 4 answers · asked by jenk 5

Last night I dreamed that my husband & I were going to see a movie.About 10 minutes into the movie it stopped & we thought there was a problem with the power.Apparently it was something bigger because no one was being allowed to leave -government orders.Hurricane Katrina & people being stuck in the Superdome came to mind in the dream.We saw some people leaving, so I convinced my husband we should leave too.We got in the car & I said,"We should go straight home."However, my husband decided we should stop to have the oil checked.The guy behind the counter in the auto place said he would have to tow our car back to the theater & ask if we were supposed to leave before he worked on it.I didn't know how he knew who we were& I got agitated while he was gone. I was thinking, If only we had gone straight home! Right after thinking that I saw a lady we know (who is old enough to be my husband's mother - she is someone my husband used to confide in from before we began dating.

2006-09-20 11:40:07 · 9 answers · asked by SuzieQ92 3

i know what im doing wrong i just cant change. help???

2006-09-20 11:37:59 · 19 answers · asked by alinanonymous 3

I have a eating desoter and I con't stop it
there are days that I whant to die and some times I feel that I dont belong here the rape dost not help a thing I try and try And no one can help me I just need help I can see my salf kill mysalf

2006-09-20 11:32:15 · 13 answers · asked by Rachelle S 1

sometimes which is like semi-exact mood, i live forgetfulness aspecially about words. not so serious but i feel my thinkink way is changed. in past i had been playing chess not bad. but nowadys i do foolish moves in games.

do you have an idea about my problem?
or should i describe that as a problem?

2006-09-20 11:29:22 · 2 answers · asked by Yogurt 1

A friend of mine keeps threating to overdose on something, and I really want to "scare" her away from it, has anyone here tried it? what happened to you? what did you do it on? She's going to therapy now, but she's having a hard time at the moment.

2006-09-20 11:28:09 · 5 answers · asked by RyanCameron 1

I need to know when you first started having signs/symptoms (what age). Do you think it maifests as adhd as a child? Does anybody else in your familly have it?

2006-09-20 11:27:14 · 8 answers · asked by Rairia 3

i saw this news program about 1 guy who actually did it and 2 other guys who tried some other way but failed.. they are trying to remove there own arms and/ legs.. they said they would live a happier life does any one know more about this?

2006-09-20 11:16:55 · 12 answers · asked by jamesonleadfoot77 3

2006-09-20 11:12:37 · 4 answers · asked by RyanCameron 1

I am not deformed or anything and I don't have terrible acne. I can't control my facial expressions. I see other people walking around and when their not engaged in conversation they seem to be able to maintain a somewhat neutral facial expression that doesn't look peculiar. They seem relaxed and content. But when I see myself in pictures, my expression is always different than I think it should be. I'll be feeling fine and not upset, but then sometimes I'll see a picture of myself and I have this serious, almost angry exprssion on my face, even though I'm not angry. Sometimes I think I'm smiling in a picture and it turns out that I have a blank expression or flat affect. I notice when I'm talking to people, say for example, a cashier, they give me weird looks and by the end of our transaction they just avoid eye contact with me. But then their friendly with other people. It's like my facial expressions are inadvertantly turning people off. I can't make make the right expressions.

2006-09-20 11:10:58 · 10 answers · asked by conundrum 1

I have a case pending with Social Security. I applied for disability because I am bipolar and have gone thru 4 jobs in less than a year. If I am approved will my 13 year old son receive benefits?

2006-09-20 11:10:28 · 6 answers · asked by andieangel2003 2

as many times that i have comfronted him about it, it seems to always end up in and argument and frankly im tired of arguing with him about it, i just cant leave him like that and not help him i want to help him so bad that it just hurts me more. What do i have left to do? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

2006-09-20 11:02:33 · 8 answers · asked by Isa L 1

I was diagnosed as 'clinically depresed' a long time ago, like 15 years ago. I feel I have more symptoms of BPD or bipolar II. I am currently being treated with Zoloft, 100mg a day, and seemed to be doing alright - not great, but alright - for quite some time.

Recently, I stopped taking birth control pills. I was taking Seasonale, which I was told by my obgyn was a low dose pill. This has coincided with a dramatic resurgence of many of my problems, including anxiety disorders, major mood swings, and suicidal idealogy. I have held a job for the past six weeks, but my job involves approaching people and asking them questions. Which I know find I cannot do without suffering a panic attack. Things had been going well at home, but of course my mood and anger towards everything is now jeopardizing that.

Has anyone had issues with birth control pills and depression like this?

2006-09-20 10:47:43 · 5 answers · asked by Steph Gas 3

I was recently diagnosed and I was just wondering if there were any tricks or any soothing stimulants to deter any complications that may arise over time?

2006-09-20 10:28:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do some people say its a depressant and it makes you feel more depressed and some people say it makes you forget about your problems? So which is it it cant be both.

2006-09-20 10:23:27 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-20 10:20:41 · 17 answers · asked by Gee 1

2006-09-20 10:11:02 · 9 answers · asked by Isa L 1

hi i am on antidepressants at the mo but my doc wants me to change to a diffrent one i have been told to just stop taking the ones i was on for one week then start on the new ones a week later but snice i have stoped taking them i have felt ill ive been really dizzy and had a massive head ake i was just woundering if this is normel

2006-09-20 10:09:39 · 12 answers · asked by fl1cky 2

I liked alcohol better but I quit..now I'm on this dam computer all night......I think I'm gettin a twelver for ol times sake.

2006-09-20 10:07:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

he told me that he would stop smoking it and today i found a spoon under the sink, somthing told me to just look and i did and there it was, now i feel like crap cuz he promised me that he would stop and he has'nt what can i do for him besides leave him that is the last thing i want to do i love this man with all my heart and soul. im very much stuck between leaving him and loving him and being there for him. HELP PLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-20 09:57:47 · 15 answers · asked by Isa L 1

i know it's a strange question but if you're bipolar, i want to know how many of you wouldn't change it for the world.

2006-09-20 09:55:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 18 and have been diagnosed with ADD. I've been on and off 30 mg of adderall for about 6 or 7 years (I would stop taking it after a while because I stopped feeling its effects.) I've always noticed it to have a speed-like quality. Are those who have ADD not supposed to feel this? Could this really put me at risk for amphetamine-induced psychosis?

2006-09-20 09:52:42 · 3 answers · asked by Bennn 1

Don't you agree? You can go all day not worrying about something but once the light goes off there it is looming over you like a black cloud.

Also, on a lighter note, what's the silliest thing that's kept you awake that seemed like nothing in the morning? I'm good at that one! Even remembering to put the bin out the next morning can startle me awake during the night. LOL

2006-09-20 09:42:33 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone here ever been helped by talk therapy? If so why? I actually don't like going because it becomes boring and annoying.
I've been to many therapists but it's all the same to me. I take meds too that don't work at all. I don't know how to get better on my own. I've had severe depressive episodes for 15 years and they only get worse..I am 26

2006-09-20 09:38:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-20 09:36:54 · 7 answers · asked by badchad173 1

my mum is sick, my boyfriend is sick, I feel tired all the time, I'm frustrated with life and I'm broke. Oh well..it can only get better. words of support please?

2006-09-20 09:20:00 · 25 answers · asked by minerva 7

(( for female , consider the situation for your partner ))

2006-09-20 09:01:44 · 10 answers · asked by fafar 1

since being on prozac for the last 3 weeks i dont feel hungry. is this normal?

2006-09-20 08:48:55 · 15 answers · asked by english_latina 1

I'm switching from Paxil 40 mg to Wellbutrin. I took half doses (20 mg) for five days while taking the Wellbutrin. My doctor told me to take the half dose of Paxil for another week but I don't want to. This is my second day without any Paxil. I'm only taking the Wellbutrin. Is it okay to stop the Paxil now and how long does Paxil stay in your system?

2006-09-20 08:43:13 · 3 answers · asked by aries316 2

It's a place where those with mental illness come to hang out, watch tv, whatever.

2006-09-20 08:42:24 · 2 answers · asked by CollegeGirl 1