Mental Health - September 2006

My mom has paranoid schizophrenia. She had a relapse end of last year and recovered a few months ago but fell into depression instead. She has been seeing the psychiatrist and took some medicine../but after quite a while the psychiatrist said she's only recovered about 10-20%. So, he talked to my father about a new medicine that's according to him very effective but has a side effect that is it will weaken the body's immune system..something about affecting the bone marrow which is important to produce red blood cells and protect the body against diseases. My father told her about the medicine but hasn't told her about the side effects.We're deciding whether to let her take this new medicine which has quite a troublesome side effect. Any opinions? Thanks for reading:-)

2006-09-12 01:14:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

lately ive been trying to live souly by the golden rule, i tell myself alot that i need to treat people the way i would want to be treated. i get alot of positive reactions that i like but that is all i live by and alot of what i think about...is this a good way to live?

2006-09-12 01:12:47 · 9 answers · asked by lisa j 1

how do u know someone (not me) has ADHD? cos i think a lad i went to hospital with had it cos he was so hyper and clingy i thought something was wrong with him. i'm not being nasty i just want some info on ADHD. thanks

2006-09-12 00:58:41 · 15 answers · asked by stupid 1

Some people fear the number thirteen (triskaidekaphobia) others may be scared of spiders (arachnophobia) What is your phobia?

2006-09-12 00:38:19 · 23 answers · asked by Polo 7

can you give me some example of tranquilizer used in preventing diseases..please.

2006-09-12 00:34:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-12 00:34:12 · 13 answers · asked by Rico 7

for me I'd listened to disco/dance music and after a while I'd started to dance and become happy again

2006-09-12 00:24:57 · 22 answers · asked by LadyD 2

Teddyophobia perhaps?

Can anyone answer this for me? Thank you for your time!

2006-09-12 00:23:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it helpful for memory?

2006-09-12 00:01:07 · 6 answers · asked by chinnivanaja 1

I was prescribed 10mg of Lexapro for anxiety and depression. I find that on 10mg, I do not like the side effects. It does work for the anxiety and depression but I usually stop taking it after a few weeks because I get tired of the side effects which are mainly constipation, slight weight gain and sleepiness. If I take 5mg I do not have the side effects. My question is, has anyone taken only 5mg and found it to help with the anxiety and depression? I understand that we are all individuals and we all react to medication differently but I'm just wondering if anyone would be willing to share their own experience with 5mg of Lexapro. Thank you!

2006-09-11 23:53:05 · 6 answers · asked by Sparky 2

i always just think of negatively, feel depressed, lack of motivation. i have a feeling of fear and anxiety in me .so hoow do i remove all these.

2006-09-11 23:46:44 · 11 answers · asked by zinta 1

2006-09-11 23:15:16 · 7 answers · asked by furkan 1

2006-09-11 23:11:00 · 5 answers · asked by Undeserving 1

I've been on Zoloft 100mg for over three years for treatment for OCD. The doctor is weening me off the stuff, so now I've been taking 50mg for the past few days. Its made as edgy as hell and I'm wondering does anyone know from either personal experience or expert knowledge (and not conjecture) how long this should last.

2006-09-11 23:07:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mum was doing it last night and it freaked me out. it was like she was possesed. Wasnt being all exorcist like but it was really odd she was walking an talking but was obviously asleep. has anyone else experienced this? is it normal? she was up an about for about half an hour?

2006-09-11 22:55:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-11 22:50:01 · 7 answers · asked by Pratik Soni 1

I am taking it for insomnia and even 25mg can make me drowsy the whole next day. I seem to want to sleep for 16 hours when I take it. It doesn't do any good to reduce the amount because if I take enough to get to sleep that is enough to ruin the next day.Is there a certain way to take it so that you get a good night's sleep without nodding off all the next day?My Dr. says if I just take it early every night I will adjust to it and start waking up earlier?

2006-09-11 22:46:03 · 5 answers · asked by norcal763 2

Does anybody know the good medicine or any other cure for anxiety atacks? They are becoming worse, interfering with my work and social functions.

2006-09-11 22:24:31 · 15 answers · asked by OC 7

Im 16, and I have alot of mental problems. My parents and therapist want to put me in a mental institution or whatever you call it. Apparently, I am a danger to myself or something. I dont know, I dont care.

anyways, what is it like? Im just really freaked out about it, and idk what to think. I've barely spent time in a regular hospital, what will things be like in the mental one?

2006-09-11 22:01:00 · 9 answers · asked by trainboy765 4

Women who is having memrory problem, how much berries she can take a day?

2006-09-11 21:54:12 · 3 answers · asked by chinnivanaja 1

I am 22 and i have had a depressive disorder thats been effecting me constantly (fluctuating in severity) for about 2 yrs now.

This disorder caused me to pull out of uni last year in my 2nd yr of the course but i came back this year and completed one semester but it was hard, and i am experiencing even more trouble this semester and i am worried about having to pull out.

This depression (at least i think it's depression, all medical tests and blood tests are fine) is having a severe impact on my attention span, memory and general ability to think, my reaction time is terrible.

I see a counsellor and a doctor and have also seen clinical psychologists and psychiatrist.

Within this year my hair has also started to thin out considerably and this more then one would think is really depressing greatly me but maybe its' the stress in the first place.

Help me... i am really am so sad and i don't want to die but all the time i get images of putting a gun to my head.

2006-09-11 21:37:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think my mother (63 yrs old) is not mentally healthy. She makes conclusions with wrong causal ordering of the facts, doesn't believe anybody (especially: "Doctors know nothing! I know more than any of them!" - she has diploma in geography... long time ago). She is houswife for 35 years - didn't applied for job, ever. She has not a hobby or anything with what she would be occupied. Interferes in my life, and the life of my sister (but she doesn't realize that, although she is one step away from divorce because my mother has cooked that up, by my observations.) She made my life very hard instead of helping me, but I manage somehow. She humiliates my father, but he is very patient. I think she needs therapy, but how to make her aware of it?

2006-09-11 21:20:06 · 7 answers · asked by Wintermute 4

i am a schizophrenic and my family sem to think that all i have to do to get better is ignore what the bad person in my head is telling me to do.
it really upsets me as if i could do that then i would not have to worry.
i dont think they realise what an awful illness this can be.
does anyone know of any information i can get on the internet to teach them a bit more about the illness?

2006-09-11 21:19:01 · 12 answers · asked by welshwife 4

this 'illness' has been greatly effecting my memory and concentration. To the point; I am currently at uni and am trying to do some assignments currenlty but my mind is just not working but i desperatly don't want to have to pull out of this semester it would be terrible for me. If there is anything anyone can suggest to get me through this hurdle tell me now.

2006-09-11 21:05:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the morning and for the most part of the day I am fine, I feel highly productive and normal, when it begins to get dark and then its night time I begin to get nervous, kind of weary, and begin to think of bad things that will make me panic or get nervous, in my case DISEASES and being ill and having something wrong with my body, my sister and family are always like "OMG you hypochondriac!" and say that I am paranoid, I can live with it, its not a big deal and I kind of like it when they say that, cause I mean in reality I know its nothing, but as soon as dark hits, I get nervous, :( anyone?

2006-09-11 20:51:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do. It's like they have a mind of their own and they're staring at you for a reason. Babies too!!

2006-09-11 20:41:27 · 9 answers · asked by BadGirlGimpy 3

2006-09-11 20:31:47 · 6 answers · asked by Tim 3

i obsess and constantly worry about whether things are evenly spaced and aligned. right now, i have to make sure my computer screen is straight, neither of my hands is touching the desk more than the other, and my elbows are resting equally on the handrests of my chair.
before i seek medical help, which i am going to, does anybody have any advice as to how i can deal with this without medication? i'm not against medication, i would just rather be able to keep it under relative control until i can get medical attention. please help!

thanks in advance

2006-09-11 20:03:57 · 5 answers · asked by kitten 2

I dont wanna go to the looney bin, but I just cant stop hurting myself. It makes me happy.

2006-09-11 19:53:44 · 10 answers · asked by TRIXY 2

How'd you get over it? How do you stop being afraid it'll take over again?

2006-09-11 19:20:47 · 7 answers · asked by Alex62 6