Mental Health - September 2007

I am having issues with depression... I dont have medical insurance and cant afford to visit a doctor. Even if I could I couldnt afford the meds... a friend of mine sudgested I try St Johns Wort herb for my depression. Its starting to really interfere with my life, I dont enjoy anything, I hate going out, watching tv, listening to the radio, I just want ot stay in my room and sleep. I cry every day for hours. So anyway, Ive gotten online and done some research on this herb. It says that it can interfere with different pills. Oral birth control being one of them. So my question is does anyone know if that pertains to the birth control shot? I just had a baby July 15th this year (10 weeks ago) and dont want another for atleast 3 years...... any serious input is appreciated.

Thanks

2007-09-26 08:23:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a 21 year old male and for 13 years I've always wanted to be like other people (like if I wanted to be like Mark Hoppus from Blink 182 I would dress like him and try to talk like him and I would go buy a bass guitar and change my personality according to what I perceive him to be). Also for the past two years I've had mood issues where I am depressed/suicidal for a week or two and then I am manic for off and on periods of time where I go on spending sprees and I am irritable and have extreme anger issues and my mind races. I am also very paranoid and I think people conspire against me. I have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and my psychologist said I am Bipolar, but I didn't tell him about my identity issues. I am seeing a psychiatrist tomorrow for an independent evaluation and I just want to have a better idea of what it might be going in to the doctors visit. So what do you think? I am thinking Bipolar or some sort of personality disorder. Thanks.

2007-09-26 08:22:49 · 5 answers · asked by FMR13B 1

i just dont get it..we work and love..then just die..just die and its all over..and ur gone forever...i just dont get it..i never wanna die im 18 and im starting to know now that we really die..i guess when ur a kid u just think u live forever..man i hate this feeling..all i think about is death..like every min of the day..it makes me feel ike shouldnt even do anything whats the point..ill just be dead

2007-09-26 08:22:26 · 20 answers · asked by jimmy m 1

My oldest son just turned 5. His teacher has been having a little bit of trouble with him regarding "silly" things and following directions.

For example, they sang a silly song where they changed the first letter of everyone's name to an "L". She said he got very upset and didn't want his name to start with an L. Today he got upset because she moved his crayons out of his reach while he was sitting - all he needed to do was stand up and reach. He's not being a "pest" on purpose, he genuinely gets upset.

Also, he's very picky about his food. No sauces, nothing grilled, no yellow cheese, it has to "look right", etc.

I really don't feel as though we have raised him this way. I truly think he came into this world "picky" about everything. He's very intelligent with a HUGE vocabulary, but he likes things to be as he likes them.

Is any of this normal for a 5 year old or am I looking at a behavior/personality problem?

2007-09-26 07:58:27 · 12 answers · asked by missbecky75 3

I am 65 tomorrow and of late I have real trouble remember things unless I write them down. Otherwise, I most think about whatever i am doing at the moment, interrupted by things like hungar and a telephone call. Not like i used to me, juggling 100 things at time. Now i have the opposite of ADD, learning long complex and new things are instantly rejected. Kind'a like my cat. I have just discovered that with a stop watch that i can be tested for severity. I cannot remember to check on it and remember what i was thinking until i happen to look at again. I reset repeatedly. Cannot remember what i told myself to remember five minutes ago. Comment Please. Not about me specifically. Just my question about the meaning of my new stop watch idea. What does that tell me or what does it tell you? Thank you for reading the whole question.

2007-09-26 07:47:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

bullied at school....having marks round the neck and nearly being throttled and also being burnt by cigarettes when very small by older boys?

2007-09-26 07:45:15 · 7 answers · asked by beyond paradise 4

She admitted herself into the psychiatric medical unit at the hospital and she's pregnant so they can't give her any depressants because it's harmful to the baby. I just wanna know what should i do. My family is telling me to leave her alone but she's the mother of my unborn child.

2007-09-26 07:44:59 · 11 answers · asked by James aka Mc. Lovin 2

I think I have ADD. What should I do? I have thought it for awhile, im 18 and a senior in high school. My friend let me "try" one of her Adderall medications and it actually helped me out so much. It really calmed me down and I wasn't always so anxious and it helped with concentration, etc. But with how much the drug is abused, I can't just tell my parents I tried it, they'll think I'm a drug addict. How should I tell my parents?

2007-09-26 07:42:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

If anything that isn't in a pattern happens to me, it causes me to burst into tears, then I have to press all 10 of my fingers together for 10 seconds. I am also overly obsessive about capitalizing even in IM. I don't want to talk to a doctor, or get meds. Is there anything that I can do to get myself better, without any outside help?

2007-09-26 07:38:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was not seeking anyone's advice on my treatment. I meant it write a strictly objective question for a strictly object answer. Next time i will try harder. One thing answerers have not mentioned is what has become of the term "psycho analyst?" I once believed that meant they had to be a pyschirist. A common term in my day.

Interested if any uses the word "psycho analyst" anymore? Is that just passe?

It is the same with all the primary care doctors; they go by so many "names" now. The shingle out from keeps changing. They call themselves internists or family doctor, and all have dropped the GP name. I suspect it being economic and marketing reasons behind that. Please discuss.

Thanks for bothering to read my entire question. Most answers refuse to do that.

2007-09-26 07:29:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I suffer from depression and anxiety and recently revealed this to my bf as I am considering taking meds again. We ended up having a long discussion about me being molested as a child and how my molestor was never arrested/confronted. My bf seems to think that this lack of closure has resulted in my having problems with depression and anxiety now.

But I don't know how I should go about getting closure. This happened more than 30 years ago. I've been to counseling and thought my closure was being able to tell my family what happened. I've done that and haven't wanted to re-hash the details with another counselor as it is painful.

I googled the guy in an attempt to at least locate him or see if there was pending criminal action against him but was unsuccessful. Re-visiting the situation has also made me wonder if I could have prevented abuse to someone else. I'm not allowing myself to feel guilty for this as I was only five when the abuse occurred.

Any suggestions?

2007-09-26 07:28:56 · 4 answers · asked by trysh_mc 2

Children ten to make an excuse why they are abused but they should tell someone. I've seen children abuse they're parents hitting they're own siblings on The Murry Show and Dr. Phill. Teens today beat there own family and rob from them.

2007-09-26 07:18:06 · 13 answers · asked by David S 1

I hate my job, i hate where i live, and i hate the college i go too...i want to move really bad but i am scared it is a stupid thing to do because of the money...but if i am unhappy it will be worth it right? or should i just tough it out and stick with it until im more financially secure? i am really depressed and it is tough i never want to see or talk to anybody i just want out.

2007-09-26 07:14:48 · 5 answers · asked by lostgirl 2

2007-09-26 07:11:53 · 8 answers · asked by chapman_red 2

I Live In The UK And I Was Wondering If You Can Still Work With Children When You Have BPD??
I Might Have BPD And Ive Always Wanted To Work With Children Im 16 And Im Not sure What The Law On This Is.
Any Answers Will Be Much Appreciated Thx xx

2007-09-26 07:06:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-26 06:58:04 · 2 answers · asked by casey 2

are they born with like that? or is it inherited? or maybe somekind of mental or emotional abuse from an person cause it? or maybe the brain shape differently or develop chemicals slower?

2007-09-26 06:48:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a problem to where whenever something pops into my head it has to be done RIGHT THEN...no matter how tired I am or early or late it is *etc re arranging the furniture, doing dishes, cleaning out the garage. If mostly has to do with cleaning things and not procrastinating anything at all. It is driving my husband crazy because I get very cranky and it ruins my day if something at the end of it did not get done that I wanted to. It makes me feel "Incomplete" anything to help?

2007-09-26 06:48:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In a way that will result in his going, and following through with it?

2007-09-26 06:39:16 · 3 answers · asked by Hope 7

2007-09-26 06:19:40 · 7 answers · asked by ash 2

I really need a list of up to date medications for depression and a little background would help. Thanks!

2007-09-26 06:11:52 · 8 answers · asked by Ms.Inquisitive 1

I know it has something to do with the feel-good hormones in my body. But if they re already there, why I cant feel as good always?

2007-09-26 06:09:52 · 3 answers · asked by lumoviilto 1

Whom would you call if you wanted psychoanalysis? In the US they have changed in the last 20 years. They only allow 15 mins or less and cannot help you unless you need pills or hospitalization. If you don't need one of their pills (depression, anxiety etc.). They do not talk about the details of the disorder. And all the pills have bad side effects. Why didn't they announce this huge change? I finally figured it out and a little late doing so. In addition, internist and family doctors give the same prescriptions for depression, anxiety and such. What is the need for psychiatrists at all except if they work at mental hospitals. Come to think of it, i think they need a new title. It is very misleading to keep that misleading title. They do not try to exam and treat the psychic. They only serve a good purpose specializing in handling hospitalized patients who are confined in an institution. It seems the only difference in the gp and the "psychiatrist" is the patients they choose to treat

2007-09-26 06:07:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

such as swinging your arms, back and forth movement of the body, keeping to yourself etc. This person is a young adult, intelligent but asocial

2007-09-26 05:56:50 · 4 answers · asked by ABC 4

When he was over at my house last night, he got up to pee, fell on my floor, and then got up and was incoherent and unresponsive, and he peed all over my floor and rug and didn't respond at all. He then laid down on my bed and peed on my bed! When I slapped him and finally got a response, he threatened to kill me or hurt my family if I took him to the hospital. Obviously I kicked him out this morning and will never speak to him again. My question is, how can I mentally try to get over this? I feel extremely defiled and traumatized, I tried to help him, I provoked none of this, I have never been bad to him. I can't get this out of my mind, obviously I have cleaned up the mess already so the physical evidence is gone, but can someone help me to try to get over this? I feel so wrongly victimized. Thanks.

2007-09-26 05:50:01 · 10 answers · asked by sweetdreams99279 4

2007-09-26 05:29:22 · 9 answers · asked by theprincesspresident 1

My sister-in-law came to visit us for two months. I never thought, she has so much mental problems. During her 1st month of visit, she was keep saying, she is sick, she can't breath, she is week, she is having all kind of diseases. She made me driving her to the hospitals, walk-in-clinics and blood test labs including x-rays and Ultrasound, nothing came up.

I have severe health issues, and still recovering from some surgeries, but my sister-in-law neither does anything herself nor let me to do anything including household duties. She is just complaining non-stop about her diseases, she thinks, she has poison in her body, if anyone touch her, he/she would die and many things.

She is not willing to see a doctor for her treatment, she is not willing to leave house, she is just wandering around in the house, I have no privacy at all, she is not willing to leave the country (she also has dual nationality of here). She is not able to speak or understand English.

2007-09-26 05:25:48 · 12 answers · asked by Rose 1

I don't know if this would hurt my employment there or it will help being that I am seeking help. Thanks,

2007-09-26 05:23:01 · 10 answers · asked by sara 1

I've had a couple friends tell me I should 'talk to someone' (been going through a lot lately, but this is somewhat commone)...so I'm looking at my insurance and there are psychiatrists, psychologists, masters level clinician...I'm not looking to go on permanent meds here, I just want to know for sure and possibly get some zoloft :-)

2007-09-26 05:21:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

a blue moon is something that only happens rarely

2007-09-26 05:17:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous