Mental Health - April 2007

My 23 year old Daughter has Mild retardation. It has been really hard for me to get her into the work force. She seems very normal, but her mind is actually of a 14 year old. I have tried my best to place her and to teach her how to be independent. But with no luck. If anyone can help me in this matter I would really appreciate it. As I mention before, she seems normal, but after awhile people notice her disability and they abuse her. Not fisical, but emotional and metally. I have tried to just about everything and it hasn't worked. I just don't know what else to do.

2007-04-11 03:23:32 · 9 answers · asked by rdrgzbrnld 1

2007-04-10 22:40:28 · 4 answers · asked by caminojr85 1

I have been on Effexor XR for 4 months and am moderately satisfied aside from experiencing hair loss and weight gain due to increased appetite.
I would like to try something more effective without those side effects--maybe there is something that will lessen my appetite as well? I suffer from bipolar disorder, marked significantly with major depression and anxiety disorder. I am looking to try medication that will help control my panic attacks and calm violent manic episodes. I don't want to be a med-dependant zombie, but I need something to "sedate" me enough to live a normal life.
I was on Celexa several years before and it didn't help me at all. I have Xanax but it makes me so sleepy that I refuse to take it unless I am having an unbearable panic attack or feel that I won't be able to control my anger. Please tell me what experiences you have had with antidepressant/anti-anxiety meds so I can suggest something new to my doc.

2007-04-10 20:26:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

you see when i go into my French class in school i always feel tired and sick even if i had been feeling ok before.
Note:my teacher is ancient maby it is the smell of rotting flesh

2007-04-10 19:48:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am so stressed out about school. I haven't been able to sleep at night because I keep thinking about school...when I'll be done, if i'll do well on my exams, ..I'm just afraid of being a failure. I'm so scared that I'll do bad. HELP!

2007-04-10 19:26:12 · 7 answers · asked by Virginia 3

I find that when I think about my own death or myself committing suicide, it has a calming effect and many times leaves me feeling content or even happy. Could this be caused by a chemical imbalance in my brain or is it normal to think and feel this way? Also, should I get help or try and ride this out. I have been like this for about 5 years and so far it has not affected me.

2007-04-10 19:12:18 · 5 answers · asked by asylum31 6

wht is the worst med u have been put on for ur illness and wha did it do?

2007-04-10 19:09:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think of it? Any other sleep aids you can suggest?

2007-04-10 18:51:37 · 11 answers · asked by luckee 2

I recently started having all these wierd things going on. Cant sleep, overeat, and cry over every little thing. Iv started the process of talking to a therapist about all these issues that i know i need to address. although i havent seen her yet. for a long time now. iv had only what i can describe as adrenaline rushes. especially at night when i start thinking about things that basically have me talking to a therapist and put on lexapro. My heart starts beating hard and fast and my body feels tense. what is that??

2007-04-10 18:42:42 · 10 answers · asked by x_masangel69 2

Is laughing near-uncontrollably at trivial things a symptom of the maniac phase of bipolar disorder?

2007-04-10 17:45:48 · 5 answers · asked by ZAK ATTAK 4

Am not forgetful but am very disorganized in the sense that I start projects and do not complete them or overextend myself.
I also jump from subject to subject when conversing with people. Anybody else like me out there?

2007-04-10 17:24:34 · 4 answers · asked by kriend 7

i suffer from panic attacks,was wondering if anyone out there does too.not feeling so good at the mo,any advice?

2007-04-10 16:59:59 · 13 answers · asked by cozza 1

Why do I turn into the people I most dislike?

Peer pressure. Why have I become such a cold and heartless jerk? How can I turn back into the person I want to be? I hate college. I have become more like the people I was trying to avoid. Why did this happen to me. Talk deep. It affected my daily routines. I have too many problems. I've lost myself.

2007-04-10 16:37:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriend John and I started dating 1 yr ago when he was 4 mths sober. In Aug. he stop going to meetings and in Jan. he suffered from server panic attacks and he had relapse with alcohol. Since Jan. John has been seeing a psych., psychiatrist, and going to AA. John's new sponsor is advising him to focus on his studies and in return we have been spending less time together and on the phone. He now asks his sponsor for advice before coming to me and sometimes not coming to me at all. I feel so left out of his life because he choices to speak to his sponsor instead of speaking to me.
His mom was just diagnosed with thyroid cancer today. He told his sponsor before telling me. His sponsor suggested for him to focus on his studies because he can't do anything about the cancer tonight. So my phone call with my boyfriend was 5 mins. with him telling me that he already spoke about how he felt. Am I wrong to want him to speak to me? Is this a phase? Will he ever ask me for advice?

2007-04-10 15:39:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

In about a week, my husband and I are going to be completley certified to be a Family Home Care provider for a developmentally disabled adult. I am very excited to meet our new family member, but am also nervous about the adjustment. I am positive that it is the right decision, and I work in the field of disabilities, so I am aware of what to expect. Does anyone have this kind of home set up, and are there any suggestions? positive stories? bad moves?

2007-04-10 15:36:46 · 2 answers · asked by sincerelysarah117 3

2007-04-10 15:32:19 · 26 answers · asked by Vick K. 4

mind you, i have it comming with all the $hit i talk to his face!

2007-04-10 14:59:45 · 10 answers · asked by drunken pumpkin 6

Okay, i think there is something wrong with me. Like I will cry for the stupidest reasons. Like when I get in fights with my sister I cry and it is nothing to cry and I do get in fights with her all the time. Could this just be stressed or something serious. NO STUPID ANSWERS!

2007-04-10 14:33:50 · 7 answers · asked by ♥Allison♥ 6

i don't want to die relly but i want to be put in that minda of situation. i want to be in a caraccident or get diagonesed with a terminal illness. i mean i day dream about that kind of stuff... is it really that strange? or am i really sucidal and just in denial?

2007-04-10 14:29:50 · 19 answers · asked by Love Lust Life 2

I was raped on the 26th January 2004 when I was 15. I was going out with the guy at the time and we'd been together about 3months when he did this to me.

The only person who knows the full story is my best friend who has been there to support me since then.

I still see the guy who raped me quite often. I've grown to accept what has happened and that helped me through it a lot.

I still get really upset by what has happened and I cry a lot.

I was diagnosed with depression but because I didn't tell my doctor the full story the anti depressants she put me on were not strong enough.

I don't think i'm depressed anymore but I do get really high and low moods.

Does this sound like bi-polar? And will I ever recover from being raped?

Thank you

2007-04-10 14:15:23 · 19 answers · asked by ★☆✿❀ 7

uh, I really want to know---and am interested. But I have the attention span of a housefly

will listen

2007-04-10 13:50:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

like im under stress, i feel depressed
i feel like i do not belong, like an outsider
and i have few interest in things.

2007-04-10 13:25:07 · 4 answers · asked by Smile Baby :] 3

I have been searching for a job and this is the first job I have been contacted on that I have really been interested. My depression is undercontrol and has been for several years - but my doc has kept me on the meds (i was diagnosed as biopolar several years ago). will these drugs show up on a drug test - I do not want to list them since they are legal - I'm not so sure my employer will be forgiving of someone who has come through a depression but still needs maintenance. Thank you for your input.

2007-04-10 13:12:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I often get very depressed. I want to know if there are any actually working methods to avoid ,or get out of it without it taking hours, without taking pills or drugs of any kind

2007-04-10 13:08:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I cant seem to focus whenever the teacher is talking. My mind just goes blank. I cant even remember things that well as I used to before. Whenever I read a book I just see words, I can't imagine properly. Someone said drinking tea would help me concentrate and focus properly. Any more suggestions??

Thanks

2007-04-10 12:07:44 · 6 answers · asked by alpacino456 1

I need something to help me work through this. I have my heart set on an ivy league school and this will hold me back.

2007-04-10 11:47:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would appreciate if anyone could tell information or direct me to a good site explaining Aspergers or Autism. Basically I was diagnosed as being Dyslexic and Dyspraxic at 7 years old ( I am 22 now). However my mother recently told me she thinks I may be mildy Autistic because apparently I am alway "very quiet" and isoliated. I feel my mum could be correct because she has been working with people with special needs or learning disorders most of her life. I have done a few Autism test and keep coming up as having possible Autistic traits. i think I may possibley be Schizoid as well. For example: I am a loner who has never been close to anyone emotionally, have barely any friends none really, I like videogames and the internet and often care more for those things than say getting a job (no one is willing to give me a job, I don't have any criminal record) I never ask women out, single most of my life I like it that way, I am no genius but can remember facts well, an Aspergers trait.

2007-04-10 11:29:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been thinking of suicide. I tried to stab myself but i never could do it (i thought it would be to painful). so i tried to strangle myself. then my sis came in. i have been pretty depressed for a while and i am on pills for my anxiety disorder. I am really scared. past 3 days i overdosed on over-the-counter-drugs. i am only 13. today i took a total of 2 benadryl, 3 comtrex, 1 advil, and 2 coricidin all at once (that is all i could find) am i depressed, what about the suicide, i really need some help. somebody out there, please...

2007-04-10 11:13:48 · 15 answers · asked by lcoxhorns 1

I don't mind submitting, but wish that the world would submit to ME

2007-04-10 10:55:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am suffering from depression, and I work for a mental health facility is it against the law for them to post it on a breakroom white board, I only told my boss he told everyody else. I work for the state and am usung my own sick time ,

2007-04-10 09:56:30 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous