Mental Health - January 2007

2007-01-02 13:48:15 · 26 answers · asked by steffie 3

I already have anxiety so I'm pretty used to it (I couldn't imagine what a person who never had anxiety would do being on this med). Anyway, it's nothing major but I'm a little more jumpy and obsessing a little more over stuff. Is there anything I can do to calm the nerves (besides exercise because I'm already doing that). I've changed my diet to a healthy one too.......Any ideas???

2007-01-02 13:47:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's only day 6 and I was really depressed today. I'm getting my period tomorrow and I am wondering if that has something to do with it. Anyway, is it pretty standard to have highs and lows while first starting on antidepressants? (I'm not suicidal)

2007-01-02 13:41:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 13:39:12 · 13 answers · asked by vikki 2

Ok I have major problems in these areas My social circle is one person I phone everyday and talk to once a week. I am lucky to have that since I throw up and shake uncontrollably around most people.I also have a major temper around others whom I feel threatened.(this cost me my job and in turn every job ive gone for) I hate my life I am unemployed(incase you hadnt guessed)no degrees. live at home locked in my room(again I just get picked on at home so I just lock my door and mope the day away)I used to wiegh 18 stone staved my way to 11 stone as you can imagine my self image is crap.I am told I am not bad looking by my friend but I think thats just being nice.I do exercise and have hobbys but they seem pointless now and Ive lost all intrest in everything I used to do.I have gone as far as to CONSIDER ending my life but I am to cowardly to do so.I see a therapist but he says I need to go on meds Just need to know how to deal with my misery and no religous ball that would be insulting...

2007-01-02 13:27:56 · 7 answers · asked by Craig T 1

I would like to take something for depression but Prozac 20mg in the morning caused horrific sleep disturbance at night ...I woke up feeling unrefreshed...and the Nortriptyline 100mg caused me to gain a great deal of weight....any suggestions?

2007-01-02 13:24:03 · 11 answers · asked by cmhohioman 1

i have a motorola, e815 version. Is there a setting in that it can lock so people can't get into it? I have suspicions that when i leave my cell unattended, some people go into my phone and delete my recieved messages

2007-01-02 13:12:39 · 1 answers · asked by hersheybar99 1

I have depression and the root of it is my grandma and older brother. My older brother is 24, bipolar, does drugs, has no job, lives with my grandma, steals from our family, and just plain lazy. He is going to get social security and he acts like he needs it so bad, when I think he is just lazy, he admitted it to me. He says he's anti social yet he goes to Cleveland Brown games with tons of people and is okay and hangs out with friends everyday. My grandma gets $800 dollars a month for social security and buys him 2 packs of cigarettes a day and his food and pays for his drug habit. My grandma never has money so my mom has to buy her groceries because my grandma is stupid and a pushover. My mom spends hours a day filling out paperwork for my brother, shopping for grandma, and taking my brother places. I'm depressed and I hate them with a passion. We have to sacrifice stuff sometimes because my grandma needs stuff. What can I do to let my mom see they are the problem?

2007-01-02 13:09:27 · 9 answers · asked by *~*~*~* 4

2007-01-02 13:04:37 · 3 answers · asked by lucidbelle9 1

I want to help a 27 year old friend stop smoking marijuana. He says he wants to stop but it is hard for him. I try to encourage him to stop but I never know if I am being helpful. When I feel like he is acting strangely because he is high, I tell him. But is this just making him feel worse and therefore making him want to smoke? I would especially appreciate advice from someone who has quit smoking pot. What can I do (or not do) to help?

I cannot force him to go to re-hab since he is an adult; I've looked into it.

Thanks!

2007-01-02 12:56:28 · 9 answers · asked by Cathy 3

I have been a 'depressive' since childhood. I am now the mother of two young children and and have recently admitted that I need help again and have been put on to Prozac. This is the 2nd time I've been prescribed the drug, and also the 2nd time I have taken to drinking more alcohol! I am not a naturally big drinker, more of an occasional weekender, but I am easily drinking a bottle of wine a night despite knowing it's no good for me. Fortunately, I am coherent and sensible enough to appreciate what I am doing and will stop, but I am curious to know if anti depressents, especially Prozac, have affected anybody else the same way. Thanks, and happy new year xx

2007-01-02 12:29:05 · 13 answers · asked by Daisy Artichoke 3

He lied not about an affair but about small things that happened in his day, large things to prevent me from getting upset now he says he and his doctor can explain his erratic behavior because he is bipolar and I should forgive and forget, focus on his new treatment and be supportive.....I believe he is trying I see it everyday, he is not even totally stable on meds yet but he is so good but I have trouble letting go of the past and I always end up tearing into him about his past behavior....he appologizes and a couple days later I am down his throat again about the past. I believe he is sorry but I cant let go and am unsure I by this bipolar excuse...help!!!

2007-01-02 12:07:18 · 10 answers · asked by liyah's mommy 2

I'm not the kind of person that spends a lot of time on the computer and for the last 3 months I have been staying up and being in front of the computer and not getting to bed until like 11:30
Sorry if this doesn not make sence.

2007-01-02 12:03:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

not trying to be rude. Doctors: why do they act the way they do?Any scitzofrinics? i need to understand why you think the way you do. should i be worried? my aunt is a scizofrinic.my aunt is 40+ years old, and im 15. i like spending time with her, because she's nice and kind. but she gets on my nerves sometimes, because i will say something and she will just look and stare at me, and say something like "STOP IT!" and then she will always wonder what im doing if im in the kitchen, for too long, she will come in there and see what im doing. she also annoys me by laughing at stuff i say. and talking bad about me. but inside shes really nice, and she used to be nice to me, she probably gets fed up some with me. but she doesn't like to be alone, and when ever my uncle is out of rown she calls me to stay the night with her. are these actions normal for her. she is on medication.

2007-01-02 11:50:26 · 2 answers · asked by me 1

1-800-suicide,1-800-273-TALK, 1-800-448-3000


For help will they tell my mom and dad bout my cutting and stuff???

2007-01-02 11:49:49 · 14 answers · asked by Kat Videl 1

I have been taking Depakte ER and Webutrin SR for 4 months and I have gained 25 lbs. Has anyone else gained weight on this medication? I am considered overweight for my height. I still feel depressed on this medication.

2007-01-02 11:48:37 · 4 answers · asked by Patty 4

is it real? have u been hypnotized!?

2007-01-02 11:46:17 · 11 answers · asked by Wingedhamham 2

I am having a terrible time coping about a guy I was with for a year and half. When we were together he told me he wanted to commit suicide. It was an ongoing issue so I recommended he talk to a professional but he wanted to talk to only me. I tried my hardest to help him. Come to find out he kept a secret that he had a child he never met w/ a one night stand before we met. I helped him come to terms with it and when he finally met the child he ended our relaionship to pursue one with the mother of his child. I found all this out when I was in the hospital this past summer. I was pretty ill and the response I got was never to call him again. And there after he manipulated me into thinking I aided him into going back to the mother because I told him he should be a part of his child's life. They are not together anymore. But I am having an awful time dealing with how he treated me after I helped him with his serious threats of suicide. Ironically, i'm seeking prof. help b/of this:(

2007-01-02 11:28:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 11:20:54 · 10 answers · asked by Cuteson 2

My dad is 60 yrs old and has been retired for the last 2 years. Lately I've seen him talk to himself when he thinks no one is looking, but as soon as I enter the room he sits straight and stops talking. He also shakes excessively when he holds his cigarette, watches TV at weird angles, and gets into physical fights in his sleep. He seems to have no problem remembering things, or people, so is my dad just aging, or does he has alzeimers or some other type of illness?

2007-01-02 11:13:47 · 3 answers · asked by s888miles 1

disorder. Plus hep C. The guards and doctors dont care about him at all. (Obviosly!) They dont give him anything nutritious like veggie's and fruit. They dont give him vitamin's and supplement's which I believe he strongly needs to stay semi healthy with his Hep C. And they want on put him on drugs for his depression. The problem with that is they could give him anything they want and we'll have no idea what hes taking. Because I'm not with him I cant moniter how he's doing to make sure that what he's taking is actually helping him and not making him worse. My boyfriend has many issues one of them is not standing up for himself he let's other people walk all over him. And I'm not there to help. Im afraid he wont make it through this. He's been in for a year and has another year to go. Any suggestions? The people who work at the jail dont try to help they are all liars.My boyfriend was wrongly accused and had a really bad lawyer. He shouldn't be in there! But there is nothing I can do.

2007-01-02 11:00:11 · 3 answers · asked by goldielocks 2

2007-01-02 10:44:19 · 9 answers · asked by My kids mom 2

My friend just found out she is bipolar.....she has sought help, works hard to get better but she has in the past done alot of things that make her untrustworthy....her doctor says she was sick and we should all let go, forgive her and help her focus on new beginging.....but this is hard....what do you think? When I talk to her she says its to painfull to drug up all her mistakes but that she is so sorry and she will spend the rest of her life making it up....I cant seem to forgive her should I?

2007-01-02 10:29:50 · 10 answers · asked by liyah's mommy 2

I pretty much hate myself right now and I think there's no point in even continuing living because I am unable to be happy and enjoy life. I'm on meds, so that's not the answer. I met someone great (I always meet great guys) and just like every other time once I start getting feelings, I push them away and make them hate me. Its like my brain is saying "I'll show you just how horrible I am before you can figure it out on your own". At this point I am like ready to kill myself b/c I feel like there's no point, all I do is make everyone around me miserable and I am always miserable no matter what I try. What the hell is wrong with me? I was basically abandoned as a child and I have been cheated on or lied to by all my relationships. I focus all my energy and time trying to be the most beautiful (which I know is not possible) b/c deep down I don't think I possess qualities that would make someone want to stay with me. If someone is a lost cause is there any reason to even try anymore?

2007-01-02 10:22:32 · 14 answers · asked by Princess~C 3

i stopped 2 days ago because i ran out. now i feel a lot better. i also stopped abilify which is a anti psychotic--i was hearing voices. everything is clear in my head now. is this just temporary or will it last? or will i eventually crash and go psycho again? i havent told my dr. i am on other meds also including effexor which i still take. anyone know what i should expect in the next week???

2007-01-02 10:16:04 · 16 answers · asked by wild&free 4

Same thing, different label?

2007-01-02 10:12:06 · 23 answers · asked by farleyjackmaster 5

I currently attend U of I at Urbana Champaign a pretty reputable and popular school. But I am on the verge of getting dropped because of my grades but it isnt official yet. I managed to raise one of my grades and the other is still on standby until I have a persuasive meeting with my Professor. But I am having second thoughts on fighting to stay, because I am trully miserable there. It is kind of like being in abusive relationship you feel you should stay because this guy is so attractive and people would bend over backwards to get with him but you arent happy in the relationship. Same with UofI I know I should stay because it is a very good school and Im lucky to have gotten in but I want to leave because I don't feel like I belong, Im not happy. I feel alone like I have a couple of friends that I knid of run into but no steady relationships and I figured if I havent made a steady friend in a whole semester then I probably wont make one and that UofI is wrong for me what should I do?

2007-01-02 10:02:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im 14 and Practically hate my life. I have so many crap to deal with and cant keep up. I hate my personality and everything about me and seems to be bothering me. My parents family and friends cant help me neither my school council. I cant even keep up with my grades...anyone know what to do?

2007-01-02 10:00:31 · 9 answers · asked by jpel 2

If a person is unable to constructively express his heated emotions, how can he handle them successfully? What if he doesn't understand his emotions? Personally, every day I feel heated emotions and I am not completely sure of the source, and I don't know how to purge them. I am worried these emotions are going to damage me.

2007-01-02 09:58:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have been together for about a year and 1/2 now and we are very much in love. We are both 21 years old. We are not planning on getting married or having children anytime soon, however sometimes I do get fearful of what would be of our children. I am a Special Ed major, going to become a special education teacher in about a year, and my boyfriend has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety since he was 6 years old. I am not cold about this situation, and I try not to think in a selfish manner. It is NOT that I don't want to "deal" with children who have anxiety and/or depression, but to bring a child into this world, knowing that it may suffer, and seeing my boyfriend suffer (when he isn't on prozac) and watching children in my classrooms suffer, I don't know if I should morally bring a child into the world with a possibility of suffering. My boyfriend has thought about it also and said he isn't sure if he wants to have kids for this reason, but I want children. Any opinions?

2007-01-02 09:53:46 · 8 answers · asked by nascentrose711 1