Mental Health - October 2006

just after reading an artical and it says that eldery people with dementia take seroquel and can be quite affective does this mean people with schizophrenia and mannic depression have more chance of taking dementia

2006-10-30 07:58:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

(i accidentally deleted the question i just asked, anways)He said he went to a mental hospital a few months ago because he had overdosed or something.. and then i try to see what it is that is bothering him.. and he's like.. oh you dont know and he manages to change the subject.. however i have another friend who talked about being in an abusive relationship and about how her stepdad hit her and stuff.. and this other friend of mine opened up to her while i was there too.. and my friend (the guy who is depresed) was like.. he was molested when he was younger. So anyways, i am desperate because he is moving to his country to try to "find himself" and see if there is a point in living.. however i dont want him to just leave if he is this suicidal (sorry i am just throwing details but i am very desperate and the story is pretty long and detailed) so what can i personally do to make him open up about his problems and get help?

2006-10-30 07:53:52 · 6 answers · asked by sammi 1

0.5 mg xanax /every other day
60 mg cymbalta /day

2006-10-30 07:07:28 · 4 answers · asked by jzero7 1

I am taking Lexapro, which helps. But my Medicare Part D presciption insurance will only pay for 30 pills per month at any dosage level. I really need 40mg/month to be symptom free, but because the plan won't allow me to get 60 tablets at 20 mg each, I have to get 30 tablets at 10mg and 30 tablets at 20mg, for a total dosage of 30mg per day each month. When will generic Lexapro be available? Do I have any other choices? I can barely afford this, and am getting to the point of having to choose between food and medicine. HELP!!!

2006-10-30 07:05:09 · 7 answers · asked by Peace Pup 2

I have been on Paxil for several years and wonder if it's effects are wearing off. I have been very depressed and anxious several weeks.

2006-10-30 06:55:27 · 10 answers · asked by alicia.sanchez 2

2006-10-30 06:54:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Oh my gosh, I have a terrible case of the "Mondays." I didn't get enough sleep last night. That is one reason why I am cranky. People are getting on my nerves and I just want to yell at everyone to shutup! Any tricks on how to relieve my crankiness? Please no smart and rude comments!

2006-10-30 06:13:50 · 3 answers · asked by CbopXB 2

How do you help a Friend with Flashbacks ?
How do you help someone with FlashBacks?
I have afriend who cannot stop talking about her tragic childhood.
She has a great business, and has done some amazing things for herself and as a young person in business ( shes only 27!),

but everytime she slows down, its like, boom, she goes into this "my parents left me, I can't trust anybody, Why did it happen, why do these things happen" kinda deal.

It doesn't help matters that she also recently went through some really tough things with an unfaithful husband.

Shes a cool person otherwise, really devoted to her Faith, and like I said, when it comes to her business, shes on Fire.

But behind closed doors, she can be a wreck.

How can I help her?

( i originally asked this is in Family & religion, but this may be the best spot.)

2006-10-30 05:12:37 · 7 answers · asked by littlegirlblue 2

Do they increase the sucide thinking or thoughts of hopelessness

2006-10-30 05:06:00 · 12 answers · asked by Finkerbell 1

My doctor recently prescribed Zoloft to help my depression. I have not begun taking it. I've researched this medicine and found some disturbing stories of severe weight gain. I've taken Lexapro in the past and it made me gain a ton of weight. I've also taken Wellbutrin in the past with no adverse weight gain side effects. I've researched the drug Cymbalta and haven't found any stories of weight gain. I'm thinking of suggesting this drug to my doctor to see if he will switch my prescriptions. Has anyone taken Cymbalta with a success story to share?

2006-10-30 04:45:07 · 4 answers · asked by creepingfuzzy 2

i have been on anti depressants for 3months now. they are helping me in someways. i feel happier now but i now feel like a fake. its like the pills are just masking the problems and unhappiness i had before. i smile more genuinley now but still feel empty and lonley. im having three types of counselling but nothing seems to work. any veiw or experiences are welcome

2006-10-30 04:27:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seriously! I know that some may say that this question belongs in the Television section, but I put it in the Mental Health section, because I think these women have major mental health issues. First of all, what sort of person airs his/her dirty laundry on TV? Second, sometimes the guy being tested isn't even the father, so that means that the woman was sleeping around. In fact, I remember seeing a guest named Marisol who had over 10 guys tested, and none of them turned out to be her kid's father. What do you think is wrong with these women?

2006-10-30 04:22:57 · 12 answers · asked by tangerine 7

health and friendship

2006-10-30 04:07:38 · 11 answers · asked by timsbabe 5

The same questions are asked over and over, e.g. "I feel like ending my life", "What meds do I take for depression or bipolar", "How do I relieve "ADHD or OCD" etc., etc.,

2006-10-30 04:07:08 · 11 answers · asked by been there, done that 5

Anymore. would you go back to the doctors?? I want to avoid this is there any self medicated things i can do? Its mainly anger, lack of sleep,loss of appetite issues which is worse as i have 3 children under 5 so all you ideas and help that does not involve more medication would be helpful

2006-10-30 04:06:53 · 17 answers · asked by jules 4

and I'm not talking sex, or a good book. I mean something awesome, please. like, not shopping awesome.

2006-10-30 04:00:15 · 20 answers · asked by Becca R 2

My friends think i'm a tad crazy, but i have this really bad phobia of lice. I have a pick that i use everyday at least three or four times a day. I pray that I don't get 'em, b/c last time I did, I lost it, I went loco. Shaking, sobbing, ect.. now i'm scared that people will think i'm a freak b/c i'm so scared. My hair is my pride and joy, and if I get 'em, I'm cutting my hair. I hate large gatherings b/c of the risk, and I hate going out in public. SIgh, I guess I am crazy. :(

2006-10-30 03:52:18 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sometimes I think I have undiagnosed ADD or ADHD, but I have no clue of the difference. I am a smart young lady, but I have a horrible attention span, never watch movies- and if I do I have little retention of what the movie was about. I can remember important things, like birthdays, and I pay attention to detail. But, I go crazy at work sitting in front of the computer, in my car I have to have music I can sing along to as I drive. I hate being bored, or sitting for too long, or being in one place for too long. Do you think I have either ADD or ADHD? It feels like it!

2006-10-30 03:47:06 · 7 answers · asked by Fran Y 3

2006-10-30 03:16:22 · 3 answers · asked by tangerine 7

Complex , Superiority mixed with Inferiority . Problems at work?
So , I have this superority complex ( I have been pretty good at acads) but my Inferiority stems from the fact that I feel I am not a people's person . Not that I dont like to help people but...I find it difficult to be humourous . I used to be a clown sort of person at school n college , alwas turning up late etc..which made people more friendly coz of my slack nature ...
Now at work , I find it difficuult to look at someone and laugh . So I get very self conscious when I speak to other person that I drain him of his energy . Now since I started working its bothering me . I try to avoid the supeiority complex but it all becomes pretention I have this smile on this face that offends people . Coz it

Can anyone seriously advice me how to work on this ? I dont wanna be a loner ...
Do you find it difficult to look at someone and laugh ?

2006-10-30 02:25:38 · 1 answers · asked by WaterGuy 3

I feel useless like I dont matter, and that hardly anyone cares about me and i have so many thoughts of suicide, I just cant find a reason to live anymore and I am so tired of suffering and feeling so bad....i know it is kinda of selfish but i hav no idea y i should live anymore....help?

2006-10-30 01:50:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

When faced with hard decisions what directs you.

2006-10-30 01:34:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am in the tenth grade, and we are two months into school. One would think after already going to school for 10 years, this problem would not be happening but it is. I feel like i dont want to leave my parents, and leave the comfort of home. I just want to grab my quilt, bring it to the couch, and watch tv. Its like the first day over and over again, everyday. So far, i go to school 3 hours late, missing 3 classes because i can get more time at home. I dont know what i am afraid of, but it is tearing me apart, and i dont want to deal with anything like this, Also school isn the best of places either. I cant make any friends, in some of my classes, and i have this body odor problem. I feel like i am giving the other students a hard time with my body odor, and i also feel sad when i see students covering there nose. Students probably think i dont take showers, but i do and am very clean. I am a normal indian kid, i have a couple advanced classes, and i am slacking off. plz respond:(

2006-10-30 01:11:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please pray for me I am falling Please

2006-10-30 01:09:51 · 2 answers · asked by Tellie 4

everytime i feel like collapsin, my body pushes down towards the earth like gravity pullin me down, i dont understand what it is, sometimes i do things that make me mad and wanna do bad things and act on them, like hittin someone, but sometimes i smell something odd and the same thing happens, i dont know what it is, sometimes i feel it comin on inside me.
my dream is to box, and i really wanna solve this problem, yeah i know it sounds stupid but i guess its what i wanna do. its like my brain knows whats wrong or right. some kinda warning singnal goes off in my brain. im just trying to figure out what is causing this. i also take medication for schizo and hear voices. but i think thiers some way i can battle it, i dont know what it is. but i thought maybe one of you might have the answer. its similar to a seizure but its not light headedness, its like i have a outta body experience and my soul wants to leave while my body is completely relaxed. everytime it happens i go into a dream.

2006-10-30 01:07:57 · 4 answers · asked by the_zero_file 2

crying for like maybe an hour and then off and on all day and then i block it out by thinking about other things?

2006-10-30 00:42:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you please help with ideas to keep a 70 year old man amused while he is stuck in a nursing home. He has lost the use of his legs but is mentaly well and has fairly good use of his hands.

2006-10-30 00:22:17 · 16 answers · asked by mishka_aurora 1

Occasionally, I go through a period of increased tension and anxiety, extreme sensitivity to noises even someone else speaking is disturbingly loud as well as light and colours, an inability to concentrate or read more than a few sentances or comprehend anything, I'm very tired, my forehead feels tense and my thoughts feel jumbled or oddly imaginative or paranoid to the point that I have to ignore them to function. It usually lasts for a few days to a few weeks or months and spontaneously lifts. My sleeping pattern is normal. At work I don't find it a problem except I might need to write down more in my lesson plans and refer to my notes to keep my thoughts organised (I teach) but, outside of class my mind is blank almost retarded.
This has been going on periodically since I was a teenager. I'm not much older. Sometimes I worry that I might be schizophrenic but, people with schizophrenia don't know when are sick and can't ignore it can they? Does this sound like regular anxiety?

2006-10-30 00:14:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Iam a 9 std student. my xams r near, and nowadays I sleep a lot and I am not able to concentrate in my studies.What can I do?

2006-10-29 22:47:28 · 16 answers · asked by Neha Mathew 2

I wanna ask you to tell me which drug mixed with alcohol can cause immediate death. I want to destroy myself as soon as I can and you know previously in my life I tried to adjust to life and people but it seems no one really reciprocates me as people care with their own lives and they do not understand others if the other is sad or has a complaint. I also hate the hypcorites who pretend to be happy just to be accepted by others or by the majority.....

2006-10-29 22:41:38 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous