Mental Health - February 2007

Hi its my first day taking Zoloft 50 mg I was on Celexa 20 mg for a mth and did not have any change infact my thoughts got worse.. I was reading on the Zoloft website that there is no weight gain while taking this-- but when i researched it on here a lot of ppl said they gained tons of weight--- does this medicine help with thoughts and not cause any weight gain?? did it help anyone out there?? and do you really feel no emotion when on this pill??

2007-02-08 13:49:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really want to know because it feels indifferent. Not a good deed or a bad one, and that scares me the most. He's been cutting since 7th grade and he's in 10th now and he has been depressed before. I called my mom after I read his MySpace message to me about it. The thing I think is most upsetting is that he told the officer that came to his house it was a sarcastic message. What can I do now? I don't want to hate him or even be angry at him for saying that. I won't be able to monitor his behavior since we go to different schools this year.

2007-02-08 13:49:10 · 16 answers · asked by Kari 1

I think i am going crazy.I cry everyday and i am mad everyday. I am only fifteen years old.I hate everything and everyone. I hate my school so much. i hate all the teachers even if they like me. I am pushing all my friends away saying that i hate them or by not talking to them. i dont want friends and i hate my parents and i want to run away and just be alone. i think to much and i know it but i still think so hard about everything that i get fustrated and a headache. i keep thinking about death. I hate the thought of dieing and it scared me but i think i am starting to think about suicide even if i am reading a suicidal book call THE BELL JAR by SLYIA PLATH who later killed herself.i dont know what to do. i try to be happy but no matter what i do i am not happy at all.i'm serious. I dont know if it is depression. IS IT? I keep saying i am depress but i dont know. I am a normal girl who pass all her class and have nice parents and good friends. I dont know what wrong with me.HELP ME!!

2007-02-08 13:42:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

like if u think that u have bad luck......are u giving your self that bad luck for thinking so negativly?

2007-02-08 13:19:12 · 7 answers · asked by julie m 2

2007-02-08 13:16:53 · 11 answers · asked by julie m 2

my cousin was telling me that sometimes when she's writing or working on something she hears voices in her head all at once and everything slows down for her. she's afraid that it might be epilepsy. however when she was younger, she was tested and was found to be perfectly healthy.

she's afraid particulary because her brother and her father also have epilepsy.

2007-02-08 13:15:41 · 10 answers · asked by fiveyearwinterkiss 2

What are the signs?

2007-02-08 13:13:13 · 9 answers · asked by Nena 2

Me: 3

2007-02-08 13:08:27 · 16 answers · asked by Shelb-N-Ator [[H!ATD]] 3

It seems that I get very mad very easily and go on these emotional shouting rampages. Even the littlest comment can set me off and I've been trying to prevent it for 3 years now. My parents are threatening me with therarpy which gets me even more mad. Nothing seems to be working, every time I try to calm down I get the feeling to scream even more. How can I stay calm?

2007-02-08 12:58:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-08 12:39:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, I know I've already done this but a lot of people said they felt better after they answered. Pretend I am the person you are angry at, and type away. It's a great way to relieve stress, get something off your chest, and of course get two points.

2007-02-08 12:35:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think I have an anxiety disorder, and my thought is that is probably social phobia. I feel all the time like if people are criticizing me or watching me ALL the time! i hate interviews! and i dont like meeting people that I think are "better" than me. The problem is that i'm even emberrased to go see a doctor i feel like even he/she is going to criticize me. what can i do? how can i get more confidence? attitude?
thanks......im 21 yrs old and college is sometimes hard with all the people i meet in my classes....and its even hard to sit in a classroom..

2007-02-08 12:27:55 · 6 answers · asked by calidude5592000 2

2007-02-08 12:26:14 · 10 answers · asked by Randy J 1

When I was a kid my mother was seriously bothered by mess...I think she might have passed this down to me. I am bothered (and sometimes overly annoyed) by mess. I am the same way with cooking, and other tasks, I feel that I have to do it a certain way or it's wrong. I'm not "Monk" or anything, but the emotional effects disorder has on me is overwhelming and sometimes it more than bothers me...could these be symptoms of OCD?

2007-02-08 12:19:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-08 12:15:14 · 2 answers · asked by bookster 1

Once I get off it, will I go back to being depressed or will I be normal? Please help me. Please share if there are any success stories with wellbutrin. I'm so sick and tired of being depressed all the time. I'm ready to fight this thing. I just need some words of encouragement.

2007-02-08 12:12:39 · 5 answers · asked by kisses 2

2007-02-08 12:03:14 · 7 answers · asked by Chuleta Ma AkA *Chu* 3

BEING VERY IRRITABLE, AND OR MEAN?

2007-02-08 12:02:01 · 5 answers · asked by Chuleta Ma AkA *Chu* 3

Why is it that only people with severe issues go to counseling? I mean with all the stress and pressure of everyday life, I would think that anyone should be able to go to see a counselor. What are your thoughts on counseling? Should it only be for those "disturbed" or can normal people go to?

2007-02-08 12:00:38 · 17 answers · asked by sara e 1

I am 18 years old and as I have gotten older things have become less and less enjoyable for me the older I get... I remember as a kid going to a big mall or shopping center was a real treat for me everything was almost perfect looking back as a kid... going out to eat with my parents was also a nice treat something I would look forward to almost all day... now I am older and the things I do are seeming to be more of a task than something enjoyable... when I was a kid everything was great to me and seemed important and fun nowadays its all a drag... I don't think i'm depressed theres nothing majorly wrong with how I feel i just remember when I was young how much more enjoyable things were for me... you could say this started when i was about 12 and got worse as the years went by. I'm talking about anything I do is over all less enjoyable and I don't get that chipper feeling anymore, doing anything like waking up, motivating myself to be sociable ect. What is wrong with me?

2007-02-08 11:55:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

you know the name of a medicine that will make my brain strong ha i am depressed about math please give me a comment my parents think that i will be never perfect in studies especially math why is this happening i am a muslim i offer prayers i am so obedient what kind ok exam is this last night i was so depressed that i was about to kill myself with a knife but my mom stopped me
say something.why does this happens to me

2007-02-08 11:45:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

lack of sleep or to much , attachment to weird objects , lack of attachment to people , bad depression , slight ocd , no concept of reality except can understand action and reaction , commitment issues

2007-02-08 11:16:56 · 9 answers · asked by megan 2

Hi, I am 17, male, from the UK and i have had INTENSE social anxiety most of my life, and it is just killing me and causing unimaginable pain, and depression.

Anyone else with it, that wants to talk? Or does anyone have any solutions? I'm getting very desperate and I want to put an end to this once and for all, before I end up killing myself, although suicide is not an option cos I have so much I have to do this life and I have to figure out life before I die.

I'm not interested in therapy, or drugs such as valium, or prozac, that just hides the problem and does not deal with the cause of the problem, just the affect of it. I think CBT looks like it could be of some help, but I have to come the realization that I need to completly change around my thinking patterns, belief system, and all my preconditioning I have become so abounded by.

Help, anyone? PLEASEEEE!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-08 11:14:16 · 16 answers · asked by Om Mani Padme Hum 2

i was sexualy asalted over 3 moths ago and i have thought about killing my self running away (which i did) and then i cut my self i am seeing a theripist about it b ut i still hurt and the court date is still a long time away what do i do

2007-02-08 11:13:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, why can't there be some kind of law that gives us an hour to ourselves or maybe just ten minutes? I know its crazy but it may make people alot healthier. Just think of all the medical problems acocciated with stress and how just ten minutes will improve that. In the middle of a school day or a bad day at work, just let go and relax.

2007-02-08 11:05:57 · 10 answers · asked by pumpkinhead426 1

Im just 13 i've been cutting since i was 10

2007-02-08 11:03:18 · 9 answers · asked by Kentucky Girl 1

i always have a dream where one of my best friends dies.......its always the same dream, same friend, and she always dies the same way (getting pushed off a cliff by a random stranger that shows up out of no-where) shortly after she dies i get pushed off and die 2................do you think this dream means anything......and if so should i be worried??

2007-02-08 10:47:48 · 8 answers · asked by the idiot down the road 4

I'm now 30 and have had depression (in as much as it can really be summed up by that one word) on and off since I was 15. In recent years I've tried to live with it and find that I'm happier when I'm out and about, doing stuff, meeting people and focused on things, although I burn out quickly (got through a degree but no good at 9-5). I've also had sleeping problems, either needing too much sleep or insomnia, and fatigue. I've now set up a business which I run from home and which is fun (when I've actually got real work going on), but which also sees me mainly at home, on my own, in front of the PC. It goes with the territory, but it does drain me of energy to the point where I'm very low. I should probably go for a walk once a day, but somehow it feels like a distraction, pointless and a confirmation of how alone I am (even though, literally, I'm not, as I do have a husband and family). I try to be positive, eat well, do fun things, but I'm just so tired of having to try so hard.

2007-02-08 10:39:23 · 18 answers · asked by Toothyfish 1

I am a 13 year old boy. I want to make my voice deeper because my voice sounds like a little sissy girl! PLEASE HELP ME OUT!!! THANK-YOU!!! ^_^

2007-02-08 10:27:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think I punish myself (not physically but mentally) because I have little faith in myself.

2007-02-08 10:25:32 · 15 answers · asked by dazrama3 2