Mental Health - February 2007

I smoked weed 6 days ago. I haven't smoked for 6 months. I've only smoked a handful of times in my life. I was really drunk at the time I smoked. It's 6 days later and I still feel really off. My short term memory is terrible and I feel uncoordinated at times. Anyone know why it is affecting me so much? Thanks for your help

2007-02-15 04:34:39 · 8 answers · asked by J Nasty 1

2007-02-15 04:33:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i had my daughter in sept last yr was 20 wen i had her.. her dad left me wen i was preg coped great wen preg couldnt wait then all crumbled wasnt at all wat i expected total life changin really felt it wasnt for me,, shes 5 mnths old only beginning to enjoy avn her around now.. keep gettin panick attacks worrying about my health and so on keep feeelin dizzy and stuff iv gonee so paranoid i feel so horrible every 1 thinkd im copin but in side im actually goin loopy im afraid of wat i think.. doc prescribed me wit anti depressants but i wont take them as im afraid. madi no but wat do i do . i used be so out going always up 4 a joke and a laugh now i feel so trapped.

2007-02-15 04:30:52 · 14 answers · asked by ? 2

I have a new doc. They always start with lithium, even though I've tried it for 3-4 month periods in the past. It takes away my interest in doing anything. It makes me want to die. It really works best on manic episodes, not depressive ones. I've been on 25 or so anti-depressants and various coctails. Wellbutrin and Topamax now. ECT didn't help. I'm just at the end of my rope and the docs are angry with me for not responding to "the gold standards" of treatment. What now? I guess this is the end. 40 years is enough time for them to figure it out.

2007-02-15 04:29:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm currently on Prozac, Valproic acid and Clonazapam for Bipolar2 disorder, and I want to lose a few inches. I've been taking Hydroxycut, a diet aid, and I'm wondering if anyone knows if it's okay to mix with my meds. I haven't experienced any real side affects of it, but do you think there are long-term ones?

2007-02-15 04:25:29 · 2 answers · asked by blooog 2

I would appreciate any experiences anyone has had with teen suicide--specifically how the high school handles the situation--Counseling/convos/ignores it/day off for the funeral, etc.
Thanks for your help

2007-02-15 04:21:31 · 1 answers · asked by Pigtails 1

2007-02-15 04:10:43 · 7 answers · asked by sean R 1

Alrighty well im 14 and i have all the symptoms of teen depression..rebelion,change of eating and sleeping behaviors,detachment,inability to concentreate, the works..and ive been readin this book and theres sum stuff in it abou teen sucide and depression and i have syptoms of teen suicide frm the point of view of an art therepist and my parents are too absorbed in themselves to notice and if i tell them theyll get mad at me but a coulple of people have suggested antidepressants but the only way to get then is thru a prescription hence a doctors appointment hence my parents must know.. so what do i do?

2007-02-15 03:46:39 · 22 answers · asked by nothingoodboutgoodbye 2

2007-02-15 03:27:05 · 4 answers · asked by Selleniah 3

i am having trouble believing in my faith....its not that i don't want to its just that alot of stuff has happened and i can't find it again....all my family believes in the Lord and when i talk to them about it its like they are ashamed....what do i do???

2007-02-15 03:18:56 · 8 answers · asked by dark_angel_5258806 2

I have a 2 year old daughter and having being smothered/over spoilt by a fab/well meaning but worrier of a Dad and having a Mum who was often down/indifferent/inaffectionate I am at the stage where I am beginning to worry how I should treat Em so that she doesn't grow up spoilt or depressed or with too high expectations in life/but at the same time with motivation to follow her aspirations etc..

The way my own parents were led my sister and I into being sometimes depressed/unhappy adults yet both did their best under difficult circumstances so I know they did not intend for things to turn out the way they did..

I too do the best for my wee girl but worry as I say how much is too much or what other things I could be doing to make sure or at least increase the chances that she will be happy/confident/depression free later?

2007-02-15 03:13:11 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just don't want it to become a problem... I take one 2mg tab in the morning and one 2mg tab at night. But sometimes I may take an extra one time from time to time and I don;t want it to become a problem... Please if anyone has any info please let me know.

2007-02-15 03:02:12 · 0 answers · asked by BECKY 1

I've been offered a job at an American company based in Amsterdam.I've never been there and I just want to ask you to tell me something about that place.Pros and cons.I'm from italy and since there isn't a the Netherlands section,I'm posting this question in the UK one.

2007-02-15 02:58:48 · 7 answers · asked by Brenno 6

2007-02-15 02:55:34 · 2 answers · asked by bumble 1

like I have no life - more than that I feel absolutely heartbroken/guilty for regarding my own parents - knowing that they too must have felt like this at some point. When I was a teenager especially I know that they both suffered with depression etc Yet at the time my sister and I as selfish/blinkered adolescents only expected all they sacrificed for us..rather than appreciated.. In my mind then they had had their lives - 50 seemed so old I thought that they had lived so long.. I felt like my life was still ahead of me and ofcourse I was going to be the perfect parent in my mind them (at the time in my head) having 'ruined my life!!??' (huh?) At the time all they did for me was just thrown back in their face and both of us caused them many a tear and broken nights sleep. My Mum spent her whole life raising kids and my Dad was a constant worrier - even to this day so I know family life was a big disappointment to them.. now recently I feel history is repeating itself..

2007-02-15 02:26:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-15 02:21:26 · 10 answers · asked by Dimche 1

I haven't gotten off the couch (besides coming in here because I had to look up a word on dictionary.com), I haven't eaten in two days, and I haven't done anything like walking around or seeing friends. I tell my mom to tell my friends who call that I'm asleep. And just last night, I thought about bashing my head into the mirror on the medicine cabinet or drinking nail polish remover. It is depression right? And if so, I don't want to tell my parents because they'll overeact and I'll end up taking happy pills and I don't want to. I just want to see if I'm depressed and I'll see what I can work out. Please give your opinion on what to do.

2007-02-15 01:59:10 · 11 answers · asked by NONAME 2

Especially human beings in the old age, they use to say, because of old age we are losing mimory pow;er. Is it correct?

2007-02-15 01:52:19 · 9 answers · asked by sara_swathi m 1

wad is social anxiety?
whenever i walk with my friend,i will feel anxious and fear always come to me and even talk to my friend.....i just dont knw wads going on me

2007-02-15 01:10:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most days I am fine and I get with things, but now and again I tend to get really stressed. A pal of mine suggested I was having some sort of 'panic attacks'.

I don't want to go to the doctor, fearful that they will precribe medication or something I want to fight it on my own - without help if I can. It only happens very rarely, but in situations that I feel are out of my control or I cannot cope.

I really want to beat this, cause it will ruin my future if I don't get a grip on it now. It really upset me last night, when things came to a head.

I don't know if it is to do with a lack of confidence, when I get nervous they hit my stomach and I feel sick, last night my body all over was really tense. A pal of mine told me that I should relax more - this was when we were at a dinner and dance - was it due to a lack of social confidence? I have inherited a invrovert personality. I also wonder if it is connected with my wheat allergy too.

What should I do?

2007-02-15 01:06:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-15 01:05:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a friend that is schitzoaffective. And the kids on my bus were making fun of people with that disorder. It was really gettting to me. Is there anything i can do to make them stop?

2007-02-15 01:04:21 · 9 answers · asked by Karen Smith 3

My dear father-in-law is a bipolar. Now as he is dealing with his depression phase it seems like he cannot function or deal with ANYTHING going on his life. He has totally given up on everything. My husband and I thought it would be a good idea to invite him over to live with us until he feels better. What should I expect from him now that he might come and live with us for a while?

2007-02-15 00:42:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-15 00:01:11 · 14 answers · asked by blondie 1

2007-02-14 23:54:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been on & off anti-depressants for awhile now. I was depressed most of my pregnancy and just was told by doctors to 'deal with it' (I wasnt able to take anything) Now my daughter is nearly a year and I have taken myself off my medication a month ago as I didnt feel as I needed it anymore. But more recently I have started to feel frustrated with everything and we are moving from England to Canada (my home) in a few weeks. I feel as if all the symptoms of depression are coming back.. I dont really want to go back onto my medication. I just would like to feel normal again. I have also been to see a therapist about some past issues that have caused my depression in the first place. That seemed to help alot but now that I am off my pills I dont know what to do. Do you think it is my depression acting up again due to a stressful situation? Or am I just stressed to the max? Should I go back onto the medication? What should I do?

2007-02-14 23:41:24 · 9 answers · asked by daisy 2

i cant do public speaking and im looking into getting help, does hypnotherapy work?

2007-02-14 23:40:24 · 17 answers · asked by turtles 2

2007-02-14 23:16:24 · 8 answers · asked by Bluelover 2

I was diagnosed with severe depression yesterday.
I am really worried about going into work.
I am a Head Chef, and my job itself is really stressful,to the point on Saturday night, I broke down in tears in the middle of a busy service with a panic attack.
I can't face going in, and the thought is making me feel sick.
I am also worried about telling them that I can't come in for a bit.
I didn't ask my doctor for a sick note (maybe I should) as I thought they couldn't give you one for the first weeks sickness.
I'm getting myself into a right state about this.
Has anyone else had this problem before??
Should I ask my doctor for a sick note, and what if he refuses to give me one???

2007-02-14 23:03:53 · 109 answers · asked by Amanda 6

What things in this world, that you cannot buy, make you thrilled and very very happy?

2007-02-14 22:25:36 · 8 answers · asked by ladyk 2