Mental Health - March 2007

my oldest daughter is in a psyciactric hospital with paranoid schzophrenia and now my youngest daughter is going through some sort of psycosis,Ive had to take her youngest son because I fear that she is going to harm him,and the psiciatrist has put her on anti psycotic medication and also said that he has to inform social services,that now leaves me with no option but to give up my job,I just dont know who to turn to anymore.

2007-03-01 07:47:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I started on wellbutrin xl 300mg about 2 years ago after trying many other ant- depressents (sp?) anyway it has not conquered my anxiety, it seems my anxiety increases as I have gotten older. Just curious as to what the usual recommended dosage for klonopin would be or if it takes a lil while to see what dosage is right for the idividual. I don't want to over do it, but want my anxiety to be mangeable. I have already discussed this w/ my Dr. and have started on .25mg, but I think around .5 mg 2x a day is better when needed ad maybe less on somedays, what do you think is the usual dosage starting out? Thanks alot- Me

2007-03-01 07:44:47 · 3 answers · asked by me 1

2007-03-01 07:44:16 · 8 answers · asked by RodneyRowland 5

My son has had ADHD since he was 4 years old. He has been on several meds for it. I want to try a mulity vitamin/mineral and an omega 3 vitamin on him. Should I do this? Because I am sick off all the high drug meds he has to take. Please help me.

2007-03-01 07:33:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-01 07:23:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

because you are too depressed, is it likely they will think you are waisting their time and ask you to stop seeing them?

2007-03-01 07:18:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel kinda down today.I know It's just my depression.I been through alot in my life sexual abuse,abuse,cutting,suicide 3 times,alcohol,drugs,rehab and many counselors.I know suicide is not an option. my mom is bipolar and an alcoholic.My mom always hated me she stold me alot. idk why she does either.I dont live with her anymore.I live with my dad.In 23 days ill be 16 on march 24th.I just wish i had a mom :( who could take care of me and help me through.It hurts inside even tho I'm growing up not wanting to become her.My family is so disfunctional .It's quite pathetic.I just wished my mom could love me for all the times I tryed so hard for her to love me:[

2007-03-01 07:16:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what does it tell you, when they don't call you back?

2007-03-01 07:15:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm scared of leaving therapy, but even though i want to go, it makes me feel worse afterwards. i want to say that i won't be going anymore, but i'm scared i'll regret it....

2007-03-01 07:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any advice? Thanks!

2007-03-01 07:07:09 · 9 answers · asked by Special Ed 5

2007-03-01 07:01:07 · 9 answers · asked by guru m 1

I've been in and out of depression states for about the past six years, and now they've become more frequent, bi-monthly affairs. I've tried the smallers things that are supposed to help you, but they never seem to stick for long. My only problem is I don't quite know how to bring it up with someone, such as my parents, so I can get some help.

2007-03-01 06:58:31 · 9 answers · asked by geckoguy5000 2

Has anyone found it difficult to get a job while or after you're recovering from depression? I have a college degree in communications and am having a hard time finding work. I was a top student & had a GPA of 3.76. I guess my problem is that I've still got that brain fog...ie problems thinking, expressing myself, etc. I can do the work and do it well but I have trouble impressing, I guess, during interviews. Plus the fact that this would be my first real job hurts my chances since I have no previous experience. My depression & anxiety definitely affected me in that area (thinking I was worthless and couldn't do the simplest things, etc).

How do depressed folks get work?

2007-03-01 06:51:45 · 7 answers · asked by mal'ary'ush 2

I got myself fired from a good job by admitting something I never should have. I am a total idiot and hate myself now. People say, "Everything happens for a reason." Well, howbout the reason is I am a dumbass? I don't understand why I would do such a stupid thing. How could I have ended my career like that? How could I have been so stupid? Help me quit hating myself.

2007-03-01 06:35:20 · 1 answers · asked by shallytally 4

Here's the thing: my family life is not perfect (then again whose is) but my brother went to jail when I was five and got sentenced to life. My mom's never been one to be called "stable" usually it was some anger problem...she hated the whole world basically. At the beginning of 2005 she went to a whole new level. She completely lost it and had to be put on medication and in a hospital. Then in November of 05 my dad got into a wreck that broke every bone in his face and he's been having to undergo reconstructive surgery for the past year. Well as for me I have thought about sucide and I wanted to run away from home...the only problem with that idea is I'm scared of death and I don't have anywhere to go. Is it I'm out of my mind or is it just too much for me to take?

2007-03-01 06:28:59 · 4 answers · asked by Genuine Phenomenon 1

I've just noticed something kind of recently and I wonder if anyone else has had the same experience. I don't understand what the correlation would be but here goes..........

How come when I'm very constipated I become depressed and anxious? I'm not in pain or anything, but I've noticed that I'm very sluggish and my thinking is very negative. I feel like there's just too many problems and I don't know what to do. When I'm no longer constipated I feel almost giddy and lighthearted. I feel energetic and active.

Anyone?

2007-03-01 06:22:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

And I cant go home for 6 weeks!

2007-03-01 06:14:27 · 12 answers · asked by MC like WHAT! 2

I been going for years and have given it a fair chance. They Have some good point BUT I THINK ITS A CULT FOR DRUNKS WITHOUT FRIENDS. THERE ARE ALOT OF NUTTY GUY IN THE MEETINGS!

2007-03-01 06:10:07 · 3 answers · asked by skillwithtools 1

I am currently seeing a CPN & I like her but don’t feel like I am getting anywhere. I’m taking Citalopram at 40mgs for 8 months but it’s not working for my depression. I called my CPN 4 weeks ago to see her to which I was fobbed off and told to keep a diary and call back in 4 weeks, Anyhow I saw her today, whilst I appreciated the time to talk I’m not sure it’s working. I have researched what I am experiencing a lot & I am sure I have a form of Bipolar but how do I go about approaching the subject with either my CPN or with my GP. I find it so hard to talk to people I prefer to write things down & I was a little disappointed today when my CPN didn’t read the mood diary I had kept as it really went into detail about how I feel and also mentioned the fact I had been feeling suicidal again. She didn’t actually ask me that. I am seeing her again in 4 weeks & tomorrow I am seeing my GP to see about changing the AD.

2007-03-01 06:08:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been on anti-depressants since july 2006. I used to feel down for long periods of time. I attempted suicide a couple of times. Now i pass through extremes and quite quickly. One minuite i am on a high, the next minuite i am really down and contemplating suicide, sometimes something happens which alters my mood drastically other times it just happens. I am always tired and have lost all interest in keeping my house clean. I just want reassurance that this is normal for someone who is meant to of been recovering from depression.

2007-03-01 06:01:56 · 16 answers · asked by Laura M 1

that is the question.

2007-03-01 06:01:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

That's what I was told. If so why? Is it genetics? Or more the environment of there home and religious structures?

2007-03-01 05:57:46 · 10 answers · asked by LaDyLuCk 2

Like in the movie 'the Sixth Sense'?

2007-03-01 05:49:26 · 19 answers · asked by Kerry D 1

I have been trying to quit drinking for years now. I quit for weeks on end But when I go out and drink I get so drunk. I been to aa meetings over and I know thay are good But Let me tell you I feel like they are very clickish. The guys in them Make it a lifestyle. They go on fishing trips ball games. etc. some stay there 25 years!
I am not looking for a club just to quit drinking. It seems like they droped there LIFE TO BECOME A AA MEMBER. BIG CULT.

2007-03-01 05:49:11 · 11 answers · asked by skillwithtools 1

My heart is black & whispers in the midnight wind.My soul flies inside your spirit. Do you feel me breath with you as You Ly still? Are you dancing to the music & laughing with the fairies?I tingle & spin with thoughts of us under the winters moon. Fire flies cry & stars fall. I crawl in circles trying to make them square. Bliss it tickles .My fingers tingle..My eyes are still.I am not as Content as I once was when I was lost in your charms. Where I once found a beginning my inner being cannot see end. All wasn't evil &ill. Unconditional love from an angels wings, will keep you swirling & floating amongst the earths clouds.An illusionists magic makes what was once banish appear before my eyes . Over & over tortures with slivers of a broken mirror. A reflection of love faded & berried under the shallow surface of my blue sea of salty sorrow. Under my skin u crawl to my mind & sleep in my heart. You will never leave. I am chained to you...Longing for a summers breath of innocents first kiss..Good night my love ...Sweet Dreams

2007-03-01 05:47:01 · 9 answers · asked by Nicole S 1

My bf at the time confided in me that he wanted to commit suicide and has thought this out, he didnt want to be here anymore and did not want to live anymore. I told him he needed professional help and you would even go as far as to make an appt w/ a doctor and go with him. But he declined and only wanted to confide in me. I felt he was genuine and tried to help him. He would tell me every other day that he was going ot go thru with it. Around when he would plan it. Sometimes he would feel so badly, he would hang up the phone and not answer when I called back, made me panick and have anziety attacks. He told me he purchased cianide over the internet. Well, after I helped him and talked him through his "depression", he left me to be with someone else. He was so cold and hurtful to me, how does SOMEONE do this??? Becuase if his behavior, I had to seek a therapist, because I didnt know people like this existed. He seemed like he desperatly needed my help, and now walks around like he was

2007-03-01 05:39:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey
my gcse's are in few months time and i am scared and dont know what to do i am also depressed and i cry and i am not happy i havent been since ages, i dont want to fail my gcse's they are important for my career and i also try to avoid school work because it makes me go in to depression mode, please help and dont say DOCTORS because he did not do anything apart from giving tablets which did not make my life better, i am only 15 i dont want to tell my mates because i ACT happy at school when i am NOT!!!! Everything i do goes upside down!!!!!!!

2007-03-01 05:34:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do u have it? Share your story

2007-03-01 05:26:00 · 7 answers · asked by Nicole S 1

I have been married for almost a year and I am 4 months pregnant. I am in the worst marriage ever. I am not allowed to go outside, have friends, drive my car, go to school, keep my own money. NOTHING! I am left here all week long alone and when he is home it is just fight after fight. He picks on me, yells at me, hits me, curses me, just anything you can think of. I have 2 cats that he is mean to when he is mad at (USUALLY) just bc he knows I love them. I am trapped and so unhappy. I just wish I was dead more then to have to live this life. And I have no way out. I am far from my family and he has not allowed me to make one friend here. I am just so unhappy and tired of this all. And now I am pregnant by this bully. He was so differant before we were married then he imprisoned me. I am not even allowed to go on my porch. I am so bored, I am so unhappy! Why did God put me in this situation and let me get treated this way? WHat do I do? He takes everything I have.

2007-03-01 04:49:59 · 35 answers · asked by Noor 2

Seems like years ago you would hear of people having nervous breakdowns and going to mental hospitals, seems like today people just have "functioning" nervous breakdowns and nobody thinks anything. Back then it was hush hush and you would walk on egg shells not knowing what to say after that. Is it better today or was it better then, were the people any sicker than they are today.

2007-03-01 04:38:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous