Mental Health - November 2006

I am considering asking my doctor for BuSpar, an anti-anxiety med, to treat my anxiety and the migraines that are caused by it. I was wondering if anyone has tried it and if they experienced any side effects from the drug. Thanks!

2006-11-08 12:50:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

It was all okay until about 3 yrs ago when I got out of the coast guard and came home with my wife and tried to work a 8 to 5 job here in Louisiana. But things just kept going downhill. I kept getting sh1tty jobs, quitting or got fired ( I was an electrical helper ) and this year my wife and I divorced, I lost my last job, and now I am forced to live at home again with my parents. When will the downward spiral stop? Is it a curse because I got out of the Guard with greener grass syndrome? Help! Dr. Phil, Oprah, Somebody!!

2006-11-08 12:45:53 · 8 answers · asked by Back the Mack 1

It happened at night after I couldn't get to sleep and suddenly that happened for no reason, I wasn't under stress or anything.....?

2006-11-08 12:44:11 · 8 answers · asked by starmist822 2

I want to ask my mom if I can take anti-depressants, but I don't know how to ask. I'm not sure how to tell my mom that I am depressed, because she doesn't know I'm depressed. How do I ask?

2006-11-08 12:29:10 · 16 answers · asked by gally 1

I am very upset over everything in life. War, clergymen abusing children in God awful ways, people in the streets homeless. Seeing important people in my life leave this earth. Kinda doesnt seem worth it to be here. My life isnt any better than anyone elses. I am sure the outcome couldnt be any worse.

2006-11-08 12:24:57 · 10 answers · asked by texaslady78 2

i fell like giving up and ending my life i always do dumd things everybody makes fun of my weight sometimes i think it is my fault the way i look i can run 2 miles a day and night i work out and im not the best looking is there anybody out there can give me some help

2006-11-08 12:12:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know if this is a common sideeffect and if some one else has had headache because of takin wellbutrine. I am also tired all the time and I can not function at school. I think i am getting memory problems too.Is there anyone else like me and does any one know any better medication?

2006-11-08 12:09:06 · 6 answers · asked by me 1

2006-11-08 12:06:06 · 6 answers · asked by scorpiochick668 2

i'm having a really bad day to day...any suggestions that'll help me to becoming less stressed?

thanks for your help

2006-11-08 11:54:07 · 9 answers · asked by Kayla Chris 2

I have a loved one that has tried to end her addiction but always ends up back on herion. She gets clean and stays that way for around 3-4 months and then goes back to using. She will not change her enviroment or friends that seem to bring her down. She does not shoot up but smokes it.

2006-11-08 11:49:05 · 14 answers · asked by Michael M 2

What are some funny things to say someone who is down?
Some humorous comments or questions in emails?? Funny comments to cheer someone up?

2006-11-08 11:48:59 · 3 answers · asked by Nightflyer 5

This question is for a friend! She did not want to get an account for just one question.
She is really depressed can't sleep, doesn't eat much, cries all of the time, can't consintrate on her school work she has been this way for over a year. She wants to finally get on depressed medicine. She is 19 years old so she is an adult but she is still under her parents insurnace because she is in college and gets it free through the place her dad works. How can she go to the doctor wtihout her parents finding out? After trips to the doctor the insurance company sends paper working saying how mcuh they covered, what you paid in the copay and how much is still left to pay. So her parents would see it in the mail. Is there a way to get around that or something? Her parents would totally not understand her wanting on depression meds, her brother got on meds for schitzofrinia (spelling) and they disowned him. She does not want to be disowned also.

2006-11-08 11:31:25 · 10 answers · asked by Hot Mom 4

has helped you get over this, any ideas also?

2006-11-08 11:28:33 · 9 answers · asked by jennifer 1

dont say any of the following or anything basic or simple or stupid that most of you will anyhow. dont say:

see a shrink
count to 10
excersize

those arent necesarily bad answers but they are obvious so why would i need you to tell me that? for instance, if you dont know what youre talking about...which you dont. then dont answer. if you do then you should be able to give a more insightful answer.

2006-11-08 11:10:49 · 11 answers · asked by sean_mchugh6 3

2006-11-08 10:59:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so how ? I don't want go back to Hitler's ways got any Idea's

2006-11-08 10:51:19 · 1 answers · asked by jetrose2000 1

I have a real problem here. (In my own mind anyway). I have suffered most of my life with depression and problems with anxiety. I have been forcing myself to "just get over it" and "no one gives a damn so why should you". Self therapy in a way I guess. It's not working anymore...well it never really worked.

I know I should probably see a therapist but my question is this...How do I open up to them? I tried a counselor in high school but I just couldn't talk. I guess I'm ashamed in a way. I was taught that it's no ones business. How do I overcome this? Anyone gone through this sort of crap and how did you do it?

2006-11-08 10:22:38 · 18 answers · asked by ♫ Insane_Princess ♪ 5

What symptoms do you have on a daily basis?

2006-11-08 10:19:07 · 9 answers · asked by FunGal 1

If you've taken a severe blow or two to the head in the past, been knocked out, etc. Would you know if you weren't the same? Would you realise you're now a bit mental? Or think you're still the same?
What if you are so slightly brain damaged that no-one notices, is this possible??! Could part of your brain be gone forever?!

2006-11-08 10:17:34 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

has autism and i want to know if that is a mental disability? and please this is serious no dumb remarcks

2006-11-08 10:15:26 · 11 answers · asked by Rhiannon. Stay[[+]] 4

I’m constantly tired and have been unable to focus on anything for a really long time….its getting to a point where I feel I need something.

2006-11-08 10:12:30 · 18 answers · asked by PinkHalo 1

I know that I do, but I'm asking why. Real answers please, not just "It's because girls are smarter than boys!" type responses.

2006-11-08 10:07:53 · 11 answers · asked by Link 4

My GP continues to ignore the fact that l continue to cut myself, my Psychiatrist is an AROGANT ASS no help at all he just wants to save the inner child. I feel lost and confussed most of the time and l don't know what to do. I feel sick in the stomach everyday now for 3 weeks, nothing is done about it, my GP just thinks its Anxiety or something to that effect, l even get chestpains to add to the problems. My sleep is restless, l'm on Anti-depressants ( Zoloft 50mg). This is the 4th one l'm trying this year, nothing works. I contemplate taking an overdose but too afraid of consequences of this action. Will l be commited for this act of desperation or ignored like my other attempts for help. I dont say much which doesn't help this situation. My anger, fear and hatred comes from within . I cannot go on like this, life is misery to me and no one can see me. And recently l've been having memory lapses, where l forget in an instant. I just want to get better, why cant people see.

2006-11-08 09:54:24 · 8 answers · asked by popprincess042000 1

Im 22 and live in the same city as my mom. In the past 5 years or so she has attempted suicide twice, hasnt held a job due to depression and work injuries. she has not stuck with any mental health doctor. about 9 months ago my mom hurt her back lifting a patint (shes a nurse) and has two herniated discs. workmans comp has stoped giving her checks and we are in the process of fighting it and are expecting a setlement to cover her surgery and expenses. with bad credit and unable to work she has gotten depressed again. as her only family im the only one to help, and it may sound awful but im sick of it. the back thing im ok with helping for but not becuase she wont get out of bed to even try to work. ugh. im fed up and dont know what to do. how can i go back to school next fall and start a normal life for myself when my mom continues to need me. (she also expects my help she feels shes entitled to being taken care of - at least thats how it seems most of the time.) any tips?

2006-11-08 09:48:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it's a garbage can diagnosis personally. They should take it out of the DSM altogether. It causes so many problems in mental health centers because we are forced to work with these individuals who aren't technically mentally ill in anyway. They just have poor coping skills and low social functioning. There is nothing you can do to treat them or make them better. The system enables them in my opinion as borderline personality disorder is characterized in such a vague manner that anyone could be called borderline at some point in their life. They are such a burden and a waste of time. What do you think?

2006-11-08 09:12:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have serious problems making new friends. When I’m in a social situation I clam up and find it incredibly hard to talk to anyone- I usually end up looking for a reason to escape. When I end up talking to new people I come across as cold and unfriendly, even though I don’t mean to. My voice is so quiet that I often have to repeat myself, and if I try to speak up louder I sound harsh to my own ears. I don’t know why I can’t carry on a normal, friendly conversation with a stranger, but I’m in my second year of Junior College and I’ve not made any new friends because I have so much trouble just putting myself out there. I avoid the college parties and social events because I dread the crowds and possible interaction. I even decided not to enter a poetry contest that I probably could have won, because I would have been required to read my writing in front of others in a casual, party-like setting. I don’t generally care what people think of me- I don’t try to avoid getting weird looks (I tend to dress on the strange side) but having to speak terrifies me.

I have one good friend from high-school who I sometimes go out with, but because of our work schedules I don’t see her or even talk to her often. I hardly have a social life at all- I only go out occasionally and usually with family members. The only friends I can claim to have made recently are people I’ve met over the internet, who live in other states or countries, which I realize is pretty sad. I’m extremely shy and I always have been, but I’m wondering if I might have an anxiety disorder. This is seriously causing problems for me- I don’t want to be a friendless homebody forever!

2006-11-08 09:11:28 · 14 answers · asked by piratewench 5

I'm having weird memory issues. I forget the simplest things, sometimes even the names of my best friends. I have trouble finishing sentences, and I'll forget how to say or spell certain words like enough, and other simple words like that. I don't get what's wrong with me. I figured maybe it was because I don't get enough sleep, but lately I've been going to bed earlier and getting at least 9 hours of sleep. That's a problem too. I'm always tired. I don't get what's wrong. It's starting to affect my grades, so I need to find a way to fix whatever's wrong.

2006-11-08 08:55:11 · 8 answers · asked by Raelin 1

I am the most happiest-go-lucky person in the world. I am having concentration and memory problems. And no sex drive. My Dr prescribed me with Prozac. I think he's nuts. But he wants me to humor him for six weeks. Will I get addicted to this after that amount of time? Will this make me a dull person?

2006-11-08 08:47:00 · 9 answers · asked by Tina R 1

2006-11-08 08:27:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is the percentage of teenagers who do grugs more or less than adults? is what the question asks..

2006-11-08 08:22:55 · 2 answers · asked by Kami 2