Mental Health - November 2006

Ok, my sister is going crazy. She is 25 years old. A few months ago she was put on Prozac for depression. Since then she has kicked her husband out and gone through I don't know how many men. She has a daughter.

Tonight she got into a fight with her boyfriend and he came by to tell me that she was threating to kill herself. I am scared for her and my neice. I just want to help.

I tried speak to her Dr. about her behavior after being put on the drug, but because of HIPPA he could not help.

What can I do?
Who can I call?
Where can I turn?
I live in Pennsylvania. Does anyone know the laws or where I can find them?
Can I commit her?

PLEASE HELP!!!

2006-11-05 09:35:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a friend who has been clean for 3 months but been in rehab 3 times.should i believe that this could be him clean for good or am i getting my hopes up?

2006-11-05 09:21:13 · 3 answers · asked by hooter 2

im 29 ive had this for well over ten years, ive done better over the years, im trying to get help by seeing a psychiatrist this month....but years and years ago i was really out of control staring and lashing out impulsively in public, im ashamed of this and i just want help so i can live a normal life i dont no what kind of treatment i need?........i wory really badly because whenever i see a serious violent crime on the news i worry like mad and thing god i hope i couldnt do anything like that.....i think will my anger just explode out of my control one day?? does anyone no anything about this? and treatment and whether i can be treated?

2006-11-05 09:07:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should i ? My life stinks right now, and i feel like suicide is my only option. I just want out. If you want, you can try to talk me out of it. My life is just soo messed up. And i wanna run away or do something to myself. I know that i posted similar questions like this. But the things that are happening in my life. My life is just getting worse. But again you can talk me out of killing myself if you want! But i don't know if i'll ever stop having these kind of thoughts!

2006-11-05 09:02:40 · 44 answers · asked by Kayla B 1

2006-11-05 08:55:28 · 5 answers · asked by badgirl 2

does anyone understand the retention of generic memory? I'm becoming overwhelmed with school that I just can't think straight right now so any help would be appreciated thanks I need help w/delayed language too

2006-11-05 08:45:59 · 1 answers · asked by confused 2

2006-11-05 08:43:08 · 2 answers · asked by luvprincess 2

My son has a severve atatchment disorder and i need a uk site and some info for children

2006-11-05 08:37:40 · 4 answers · asked by sammie 6

My doctor may be putting my dose of anti depressants up from twenty mg to forty, but i am a bit worried because that means their is definitely something wrong with my mind. does this always happen? it was hard enough to take the first dose let alone start again. Any advice??

2006-11-05 08:36:16 · 20 answers · asked by Tiamat 2

2006-11-05 08:11:35 · 6 answers · asked by Eric Inri 6

Whether i am right to think my mother is pretty self centred person, selfish and senseless, i believe she is the cause of my brothers illness. Dignosed with Sciphorenia (sorry cant spell it), she has always been the one discouraging and placing negatitivity into his life. she did with me, when i lived at home. He wanted once to go to college yet she discouraged him to do that. He is now in hospital, i want to visit yet have been told to stay away, why should i? After all i am concerned, ok a little to late... he has been in there a while now... yet thinking about it recently, i grew more worried of the time he has spent in there. Surely, me visiting him would help his social abilities, and may cheer him up. He has always been happy to see me. So, what her problem with me going to see, him?

2006-11-05 08:09:18 · 29 answers · asked by lonely as a cloud 6

2006-11-05 08:07:06 · 15 answers · asked by foodgelove 2

Why cant i concentrate?
i have a hard time concentrating. i need to read this nook call the federaliest for one of my college classes and i cant keep my mind on it. i know it is not just the book, i also lose concentration when driving or reading abook i enjoy. why does this happen. i end up half reading and hald imagenanating and i end up not learning any thing. this happens all the time wether i like that i am doing or nit. how do i make it stop

2006-11-05 08:00:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi my mom accused me of being manic the last two nights. I was on a conference and out with my friends shopping. I wanted to call her and ask her about the size of something for someone, when she told me I said that's all thanks bye. I did that two other times. Then the next night I called her adn asked her if she can give me a debit card because I keep running out of cash and not everyone can accept cash. Is any of that manic(extreme high)?

She says kept telling me to shut up so she can talk. I never heard her say that once. I listened when she said something.

What do you think?

What are examples of Mania?

2006-11-05 07:47:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 34 and my 3 year old daughter and I live w/my parents. My mother is an alcoholic. She has been to a detox place three times and has tried AA. After about a month she falls back into her old ways. Sometimes not as bad though. When she is drunk she nags and annoys everyone. I don't want my daughter around her because I think it is confusing for her. I know that the baby knows something is wrong with her. My daughter found her passed out on the floor bleeding all over. I thought that would be "rock bottom" for her. It wasn't. She has fallen before because of being drunk. Recently she woke up outside after falling and hitting her head. I am afraid to leave her home alone. What if she dies. My father travels a lot and everytime I say I am not staying home with her but I'm afraid she'll kill herself from falling or something. She lies constantly about it. I think that it's pretty selfish of her to have the entire family's life revolve around her bottle of Vodka that can never be found

2006-11-05 07:28:21 · 13 answers · asked by makingsomesense 1

i care to much about what other people think about me. im always shy when i go places and i have no self esteem. for example, if i go somewhere and someone acts like a real ***** to me, ill care what they say nd i wont stand up for myself. i know it shouldnt matter what they think, but i cant help it. how can i stop this? i mean, im not ugly at all, im smart, nd im a nice person, so really theres no reason for me to be shy. nd im never like this at home. im straight up and say it like it is. how can i be more like that in public?

2006-11-05 07:17:30 · 10 answers · asked by ♥ 2

Well, lately, i think ive been crying too much. everything makes me want to cry, and its not always when im on my period, ive already paid attention to that, it has nothing to do w/ that, but like, me and my exboyfriend were dating for over a year, and the last four months were on and off, but every little thing made me bawl my eyes out. We still tell eachother everything, and were still friends, but every little thing he does (like flirting w/ other girls, ect) makes me want to bawl. and w/ my friends, even the slightest little thing makes me want to cry. And a few days ago, i just cried my eyes out for no reason, i guess it was b/c i felt alone? but i honestly dont know why. is this any kind of sign of depression??

2006-11-05 07:06:41 · 12 answers · asked by hello12345678910 2

I was taking Wellbutrin for a little over a week and I did not notice it working. I was becoming increasingly more depressed to the point I was thinking about suicide. Today I was reading the pamphlet and it mentioned that the drug can cause suicidal thoughts and to stop taking it. Needless to say I am going to discontinue use. My question is, whay would this happen? If the drug is supposed to make depression go away, why would it make mine worse??? Does anyone know a good antidepressants I can try? Preferably one that also relieves anxiety and compulsive urges?

2006-11-05 07:02:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother passed away seven and a half years ago when I was nine. Even know it wasn't my fault I still feel so guilty. I was molested by my uncle and have also been physically abused. Right now I'm dealing with stuff that I can hardly understand. I'm anorexic, depressed, suicidal, and I cut myself. I also have OCD. All this really isn't anyone's fault so why do I feel so bad. Things aren't so bad in my life right now so why do I feel so awful? Is there something wrong with me? Is this all my fault? Do I deserve to die? Can I not have an okay existance? Also my dad has taken all of this really hard. He still refuses to admit there is a problem though. I' m wondreing what I have to do to convince him that this isn't just going to go away. I've caused him a lot of stress and I feel so bad about that. Should I have kept quiet and pretended everything was okay so my dad would be happy? He wonders why I told my teacher this instead of him. It is so hard to talk to my father.

2006-11-05 06:55:22 · 6 answers · asked by Candace B 1

Everything seems so messed up. I have doctors, family, and friends constantly bothering me about my weight. I just want to be left alone to do what I want. Even if that is killing myself. I know they care and only want to help but they just keep making things worse. I've made my choice and I know that I want to die. I can't go on like this anymore. I have dreams but none of that seems to matter. I know I'm depressed I've been taking Prozac for the past month. It isn't working. I still feel the same way. Every time I look in the mirror all I see is this horribly fat girl. I'm seventeen years old, 4 foot 10, and ninety pounds. I know I'm not fat but I can't stop feeling like I am. I realize there is more to this than just eating. I've asked for help and I've given it time but the pain doesn't go away. No one will understand if I kill myself but I can't stop thinking that that is the only way things will get better. I need so advice. There has to be something else I can do.

2006-11-05 06:26:51 · 11 answers · asked by Candace B 1

I am under the psych team, and have tried many different meds. None of which work. The team have tried to help but I still feel depressed and suicidal with it. Any sugestions on how to cope with this?

2006-11-05 06:19:39 · 17 answers · asked by madhouse 2

I have suffered with depression on an doff for so many years i dare not count
i am starting to feel i may be a manic depressive
i get on a high and then all at once i hit a low no middle no stopping off point just BANG straight to the bottom some days i feel i can end it when this acures and i hate it this goes on for weeks where i could finsh it, but then all of a sudden
i am great and think what the hell was i thinking wanting to lose everything then it happens again and again
if anyone knows the answer please help

2006-11-05 06:18:49 · 23 answers · asked by lesley w 1

Yesterday i told my mum about everything i have done like overdoseing on 40 paracetamols and always hearing voices in my head. I also find myself talking to the people in my head but today it got worse and i layed there on my bed crying because i could see people shouting at me. but she just said that i was being stupid, does anyone else think i am bein stupid? ! plz help.
Ellz 13

2006-11-05 06:11:28 · 25 answers · asked by Dyla 3

has anyone else felt like this . Or how do i tell if it is depression starting again..

2006-11-05 05:44:32 · 4 answers · asked by 1300honda 1

What would you do if you was my friend that smokes and drinks and your parents didn't know about it. Would you ground them or not and why or why not?

2006-11-05 05:30:00 · 6 answers · asked by alittleprincessiam 1

i cant sleep please help me i want to change my life style should sleep earlier , from teenage i use to sleep very late at night , but now i want to sleep early like 12 and wake up early , what do u think is better to get sleep xanax 0.5 or rivotril 2 mg , i use to take paxil , but stop it because i know its side affect can kill me in later life , and because of paxil my sex drive is completly gone....
pls help me immediatly

2006-11-05 05:14:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I remember all my dreams for the last 10-12 months. Before I rarely remembered them. I worry that sth happened in my brain. Can it be sth like that?

Thank you so much for your answers in advance.

Sally

2006-11-05 05:00:44 · 9 answers · asked by sj 1

my mom smokes and im afraid maybe we or her wil get sicknesses every time i go tell her she says "mind your own buisness!" it is my buissness but im afraid to answer her back

2006-11-05 04:56:53 · 13 answers · asked by wintergirl211 1

what are the first, most noticeable signs of an anxiety disorder??

2006-11-05 04:50:17 · 9 answers · asked by MIMSTRIK 1

2006-11-05 04:28:31 · 7 answers · asked by MIMSTRIK 1