Mental Health - October 2006

She is 16 and she has been refusing to do anything, chores, going to school, she doesn't do anything at all except sit on the couch and watch tv and sometimes she sits in her room and cries. Is this depression? If I take her to the doctors, how do they diagnose depression? Thanks!

2006-10-11 13:40:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Upset with anxiety, and keep crying. Is it normal to be confused at this time its like people talk to me and I have to ask them to repeat themselves, I feel like I am having a nervose breakdown I am so upset over this, How Am i going to get through has this every happend to you. And also so scared with anxiety to see her laying there at the viewing please help me?

2006-10-11 13:32:04 · 16 answers · asked by luckylove 1

Before I start I wanted to say I'm not looking for sympathy... just for people who are like me. I started self injuring my junior year. It started with cutting up my legs and arms. Now I don't cut anymore but burn myself. I'll take a cigarette and put it out on my body until it's all the way gone. It helps me to relax. Does anyone else have this problem? Especially with burning?

2006-10-11 13:07:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can I get support from my family and friends? no one seems to understand the severity of depression, they know nothing about it. how can i get their support?

2006-10-11 13:02:32 · 4 answers · asked by Queen of Halloween 3

he is like a stalker and he is fat and i am not fat in fact he keeps running into my closet and steals all of my stuff and i am like "dude you cant just run into my closet all of the time its really ticking me off" and then he says "are you calling me fat, or something??" and cries and runs out the door. what should i do

2006-10-11 13:01:15 · 14 answers · asked by surfer girly 2

2006-10-11 12:55:00 · 7 answers · asked by runon05 1

Does anyone know how much emphasis is based on psychiatry during med school? What makes someone decide to be a psychiatrist? Does it really make sense to have to go through med school to be a psychiatrist?

2006-10-11 12:49:57 · 4 answers · asked by jbrowning001 2

hey, the doc put me on this drug about 2 weeks ago, and when i first started taking it i felt awesome, (20mg tablet daily), but now i feel like i did before i went on them, i am thinking i should up the dose to 2 tablets, is that a bad idea?, or should i wait a few more weeks, since i have read on here that it may take 4-6 weeks for the drug to take effect any advice appreciated.

2006-10-11 12:39:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been taking Zoloft for depression/ anxiety for about 6 months and I do not think it's helping any more. I would like to switch to another SSRI (I've already been on Ativan and Celexa). I want to change, but to something that is going to be different but similar...understand what I mean?

2006-10-11 12:38:11 · 6 answers · asked by Bean 2

My doctor just prescribed some Xanax for me due to the fact that my 3 year old daughter was recently molested. I haven't ever taken anything like this and was wondering what to expect. Will it make me sleepy? Should I take it before bed or in the a.m.? Is it addictive? Thanks!

2006-10-11 12:29:43 · 13 answers · asked by Christy 4

2006-10-11 12:22:09 · 9 answers · asked by candace b 1

Or should i break up with him? He's really cute hot and sexy, and he's really sweet as long as i do everything he says and everything goes the way he wants. But he get drunk sometimes and when i ask him if he's drunk he gets mad and he's like no i'm not drunk and then he pushes me into walls and pulls my hair sometimes, but i just consider that the alcohol talking. What should i do? What would you do? And i think he's gonna get mad if i break up with him and he might go crazy so i dont know and ya did i tell you bout the time that i tried to break with him once during dinner restaurant and he got mad and called me names tried to pull my hair from across the table so i dont know he's unpredictable

2006-10-11 12:19:17 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard that it helps for mild depression and anxiety. Why? What is in it that makes it work and how? Has it worked for any of you? I suffer from mild depression, not enough to see a doctor about for a prescription, but just enough that I feel a little blue most days for no apparent reason...

2006-10-11 12:08:21 · 1 answers · asked by The New Mrs. Nguyen 4

the sayings you live by..
:)

2006-10-11 11:56:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 11:22:32 · 14 answers · asked by TR 1

not so much sore, but a weird feeling?

2006-10-11 11:18:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I suffer from depression and lately I have been getting physically ill ( vomiting). I am supposed to take my medication 2 twice a day. How can I make sure I get medication when I have been sick for the past 2 weeks. I have not been able to keep anything down for more than 4-5 hours.

2006-10-11 10:41:40 · 11 answers · asked by damisaunders@sbcglobal.net 2

since chilødhood i have a complex that i m ugly. no one has ever told me that and even ppl say my looks are above average but still i feel ugly and hate it when someone takes my photo during any occasion.why so? i need advice!!!!!!!!

2006-10-11 10:29:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 10:29:21 · 7 answers · asked by :o) 3

just pills pills pills thats all they ever say. i dont wanna jump off the bridge and not see another day. yet brain is multi-scrambled and running its own way.

2006-10-11 09:59:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

He has been diagnosed for 3 years and meds that he has tried have scared him (and the rest of us) with bad side effects. So has been unmedicated. He recognized the beginning of this phase (we have seen some horrific episodes in the last couple years), anyway he is going today to see about medication (probably lithium).
Any ideas/experiences about side effects or how long it takes to build up to effective levels would be greatly appreciated!

2006-10-11 09:50:39 · 8 answers · asked by Pixie Dust 3

im so bored at home. and need things to do or else i start getting panic attacks

2006-10-11 09:46:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I have anxiety and depression. I have started taking 25 mg of Zoloft today at 9:30. I have had the following side effects . .diarhea, and head fogginess (maybe a little anxious but thats pretty normal for me right now). The thing Im most concerned about is my pupils are enlarged. What does this mean and is it serious or normal? Will my side effects get worse than this or better?

2006-10-11 09:43:28 · 7 answers · asked by KARYN 2

2006-10-11 09:39:33 · 19 answers · asked by Raksha 1

Can anyone explain the procedure in more detail and tell me why its necassary? Also what exactly the results are.

2006-10-11 09:34:28 · 11 answers · asked by Fleos 1

because she tried to tell me about myself, im in a rut with my depression where i cant do anything, ive got no energy to do anything, not even pick anythin up from my no carpeted floor, im livin in a small flat which i hate, im stayin up all night not gettin any sleep then sleepin through the whole day, waking up in the evening, my mum tried to tell me to get a grip and help myself, and ive just shouted at her really aggressively sayin its really hard to just gett a grip. i wanna move out of here but cant see me doing so, i feel trapped, its a noisy rough area i live in. i honestly dont no how long i can keep it together for sometimes. and no. im not gonna turn myself in to a hospital. for anyone who tries to suggest it. my moods swing badly, i feel empty and low horrendous, when i go out i feel panicky, angry, paranoid, i have spinnin thoughts and very low self esteem, i stuggle to get a grip..this has been goin on for 15 years im 29, i dont have a life, i want a life, f**k !!

2006-10-11 09:30:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

person has deteriorated rapitly within 1 year

2006-10-11 09:19:24 · 5 answers · asked by corina s 1

2006-10-11 09:15:53 · 23 answers · asked by under looked 1

My sister (51, divorced, 3 boys, 16, 17, 18) met up with an old boyfriend she had when she was 18yo. They decided to drive a tractor trailer truck together, 10 days away, 4 days home. He is telling her he will pay off her mortgage, buy her a ranch w/ horses, cars, give her all his money, for a place to stay on thier 4 days home. I don't know if all this will take place or not. He has already started the driving, she is starting in Jan. Is he taking her for a ride? and most importantly, the 3 boys with be home alone when she is gone for the 10 days on. Should I be worried about them, or do you think they are old enough?

2006-10-11 09:10:17 · 14 answers · asked by zoe 3

his a white boy i have classes with him on computer science

2006-10-11 09:08:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous