Mental Health - October 2006

I was dissapointed, but not surprised, to read some of the answers to my question on Pete Doherty. There are so many people who think of addictions as self-inflicted. My daughter found her boyfriend dead (and decaying) when she was 17, had a mental breakdown, received no help and turned to alcohol to mask the pain, within 12 months she was a chronic alcoholic,and went through years of hell (sober now for 3 years thank god) Was that self-inflicted ?

2006-10-23 08:19:13 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, my memory is really good, I can remember things from when I was a toddler - how is it that something I wanted to say 30 seconds ago is gone forever??

2006-10-23 08:15:22 · 14 answers · asked by Funky Little Spacegirl 6

2006-10-23 07:58:32 · 8 answers · asked by PCP 1

2006-10-23 07:57:59 · 1 answers · asked by ouchmad 1

I got effexor from the pharmacy....but I usually get Effexor xr...and the pills look different.

2006-10-23 07:38:29 · 4 answers · asked by charming_imogen 2

I am currently weaning myself off Effexor XR. I was on 150mg daily for around 5 years up until a couple months ago when I started the weaning process. I am now at the lowest dosage which is 37.5 mg. So far the withdrawals haven't been too bad since I'm weaning extremely slowly, however, I am experiencing one major change since starting the weaning process and that is weight gain. Since the weaning began I've gained 20 pounds (and that's in a 2 month period). I haven't been eating more or doing anything differetly since I started to wean, so it's weird. I asked my doctor if that is a normal withdrawal effect and she said "no." I'm just perplexed as to where these 20 pounds came from and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this or knows anything about it? Any and all responses are appreciated. Thanks!

2006-10-23 07:30:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-23 07:23:58 · 13 answers · asked by syelark 3

2006-10-23 07:06:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-23 07:04:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not sure what the symptoms of an anxiety attack are but I was sweating like crazy and I felt like I couldn't breathe and my heart was beating crazy. I felt like I was extremely scared, the way my heart was beating, but for no apparent reason. It took 3 or 4 hours to fall asleep.
And no, I don't do any drugs, drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes.
And no, I didnt have anything to be nervous about the next day.

Is it just stress? Should I see a doctor? Is this what an anxiety attack feels like?

2006-10-23 06:51:58 · 18 answers · asked by Trinity 3

I started taking prozac and I'm not sure if you can drink or do drugs while your on it (I don't) but I'm curious if you can. Especially since I'm going to a club this weekend.

2006-10-23 06:50:11 · 11 answers · asked by lololol 2

also ive heard there constantly trying to provoke you, and if you do give in and lose your temper they all surround you, jump on you, beat you up, and put you in a seclusion cell, then they sedate u with a drug that knocks you out for months and you never get out of the mental hospital. and most nurses wear white shirts grey ties or red ties, and they look like the buisness suited men in halloween 3 or kraftwerk. is this true? plus in england there more severe because they beat you up in a seclusion cell all the time. with women nurses that watch. then afterward they log it in the computers that you became violent? is this true

2006-10-23 06:49:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

anything that my kids do...like misbehaving or hurting my momma's feelings, i feel that there is something i can do to make them not act like that. anything anyone says to me, i take to heart and usually look more into it. if my momma's depressed, i always think that i did something to make her that way. how can i stop thinking like that? and how can i stop being so paranoid? i always think when i walk into a room that people start talking about me. i'm in counseling, but that isn't helping at all...i'm thinking about getting a new counselor. but in the meantime, what can i do?

2006-10-23 06:42:47 · 13 answers · asked by trisha_r_c 3

2006-10-23 06:40:08 · 7 answers · asked by frosty1018@sbcglobal.net 1

...and is it addictive? i.e. Will you experience depression if you stop taking it?

2006-10-23 06:06:40 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am taking Lexapro, which is causing me to arise every single morning at 2 am. (no matter what time I go to be). He gave me xanax to help me sleep, but it doesn't last long. My doc is very in tune to listening to suggestions and then nays or yays them. Any ideas for me? I go to him this Thursday.
Thanks

2006-10-23 05:46:50 · 25 answers · asked by Kay M 2

A year ago two days before thanksgiving a woman who was very special to me & was going to marry this year broke my heart in & stabbed me in the back. Not only did she leave me but kept the wedding ring as well. She claims she mailed it by parcel post & that she don't want to keep a 50 cent ring. Since then i lost alot of my confidence. I started changing in ways i never thought possible. I started going to work with dirty & stinky clothes. I started not eating. I would go to work with my hair uncombed & i would not shave. I hated life hated god started to despise women. Sometimes i wish that i would just die already. For the first time in my life i actually was thinking of doing harm to someone. I start being teary eyed or start crying everytime i hear the songs we used to hear together. I hate going to family gatherings b/c i feel like the loser of the family. I'm tired of feeling this way but i honestly don't know what to do anymore. Any help would be appreciated. :-(

2006-10-23 05:31:14 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mom died back in November of 2005. I have been taking care of my dad and he is an alcoholic. He won't pay bills complains when money that is spent on bills is spent. He won't eat when I cook. Even if I bring in food he won't he. All he does is drink. He hasn't been to work in two months. He went into the hospital and tried to fight the doctors and nurses. Now he is in alcohol rehab. I work and my paycheck every two weeks isn't enough to pay the mortgage. I pay all the utilites. I sometimes talk to my cousin and so-called friends, but this past weekend I found out that they are all talking were talking behind my back and I almost lost my friendship with my cousin because of it. I am tried, worn out and I need to talk to someone. I really miss my mom. What is it like to talk to a psychologist before I make the appointment. I hope I don't regret this. Need advice please help!

2006-10-23 05:27:03 · 10 answers · asked by Nikki 1

I am a HUGE procrastinator. I always put things off until the last minute! What should I do?

2006-10-23 05:07:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

What symptoms will you have?

2006-10-23 04:58:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think m goin crazy..cz of my moms death... i cant take it anymore...i feel lonely n depressed...what i shoul i do?Do i deserve to live? whats gonna happen to me?

2006-10-23 04:56:19 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

be it text messages..stupid things i've written or whatever. i just cant seem to throw/delete them!!!!!!

2006-10-23 04:55:11 · 10 answers · asked by sacred_90 2

i think m goin crazy..cz of my moms death... i cant take it anymore...i feel lonely n depressed...what i shoul i do?Do i deserve to live? whats gonna happen to me?

2006-10-23 04:54:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or will I just learn to manage it? I went to a group therapy today for anxiety and learned SOOOO much! But one thing that I'm still not clear on, because even the group facilitator didn't have an answer is if it ever goes away the way flu does or if you just learn to manage it the way you do diabetes? I am on meds but apparently not enough because I still do a lot of the 'what if's'. Will those ever go away completley? I hope so.

2006-10-23 04:40:39 · 6 answers · asked by helpme1 5

I have depression and it just gets worse, the cause of my depression is a long winded 5 years of hell and im not going to go into that but i cannot move on from what has happened untill i have answers from my dad. He messed up my whole families lifes. He used to be such a family man and now hes totally changed and we dont have any contact at all. I dreaded my 18th birthday, and now im dreading christmas, i have panic attacks and dont sleep (i have insomnia but this always gets worse with stress)
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

2006-10-23 04:32:56 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I need to go look for a job and stop hiding at home but I'm so scared that I don't do anything. I'm not scared of rejection I'm scared of actually getting hired! See, my choosen career field, in which I have experinece, is just dead, it's competitive and the slow season. So now I have to take a job doing something I don't want to do. I'm too damn old to have to work b/s jobs. It's not like we can't pay bills, we can, we can't do anything else. I'm usually a real go getter. I have goals and I can't accomplish them from home. Someone point me in the right direction. Give me an inspirational mantra to repeat as I walk out the door. HELP before I turn into Mama Grape. Oh yea, home almost 3 mos. and gained 10lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-23 04:22:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

she does not have a good relationship with her mom, Her dad lives out of state and her brother and her are just now trying to rekindle thier relationship. She and her boyfriend (who has not always been very gentle...if you get my drift)are living with us.

2006-10-23 03:31:01 · 6 answers · asked by Annie Omis 1

The question reffers to children who present difficulties to keep their attention on one task or activity, they show up like lazy kids though they can prove thay are good at science and Mathematics. The question goes related to the problem of being enable to keep focused for certain periods of time in a quite, calm and almost timid kid. So , please do not consider the possibility of no attention for being hiper-active kid, because this is not the case. On the contrary, there are strong signs of timid attitudes.

2006-10-23 03:29:05 · 1 answers · asked by Vivian V 1

I never seem to remember names and telephone numbers of people I am intrduced to.

2006-10-23 03:27:48 · 11 answers · asked by shiv s 1

My hubby of six years has been diagnosed with schziophrenia. I was shocked and some what releived because I knew that something was wrong with him. I knew that he had to be mentally ill a few years ago when he started talking to himself. Now six years and two baby girls later I am hit with this problem. He is unable to suppport us and I have to go to work. This also means that I have to find childcare for my children and some kind of care for him as well. Is it ok to say I don't want to do this. I have grown to fall out of love with him because I have dealt with alot of abuse due to this illness. Please someone has to have some advice out there??!!! Thanks for you help.

2006-10-23 03:18:07 · 11 answers · asked by andrea R 2