Mental Health - October 2007

I want to get off this drug. If I stop taking it for so much as a day, I feel angry, agitated, suicidal almost. Then, the physical withdrawals. Sweating, severe nausea, migraines. It is so scary. How do I find maybe a natural alternative, a plan in place before I quit this drug gradually. I've also had my metabolism slow down dramatically after being thin my whole life. Anybody able to get off this heroin like drug( as far as the withdrawals)??? By the way, I am on a low dose, got myself down to 75 mg. I also occasionally take klonopin.

2007-10-03 05:30:46 · 9 answers · asked by NR77 2

emotionally again. Should I go to 60mg.? Anyone have exp. w/this? Thank You.

2007-10-03 03:52:46 · 15 answers · asked by TropyWife 1

Symptoms: I have trouble relating to people, I feel as though I dont know how to make conversation and also I feel as though I really dont like being around people(besides family) at all.Everytime someone talks to me I blush! Im really shy,(as you can probably already tell) I have trouble expressing myself in words,I feel I express myself better in writing.And,I also prefer being with animals rather then people. Please let me know whether you think I DO have a mental disorder that you know of, that might match my symptoms (and tell me what it is ) or if you think its just a severe case of shyness.I would really appreciate your opinions.

2007-10-03 03:50:04 · 6 answers · asked by I Am a Purry Christmas Kitten 2

Excess of anxiety causes disorders like depression, anxiety attacks, etc., and excess of the opposite (tranquillity) what does it cause? pasiveness? and how to defeat it? Thanks.

2007-10-03 02:50:02 · 2 answers · asked by Mayan 1

I'm so sure of it, after I read this website

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/depression.html

I've been sad and constantly insulting myself for about 2 monthes now. I dont have any friends to talk to now because they've all said that I've become too sad all the time and no fun at all. I have trouble sleeping all the time, i feel so empty.

Sometimes, I feel like I dont belong in this world and the place would be better without me. I feel as if I cant stand how the world is going now.... kids in my grade have become so bitchy and mean. They always talk behind peoples backs and make up fake things about people!

I dont laugh and I am not as funny as I use to be, its hard to concentrate in school, I dont have that thrill of exercising any more and I dont feel like exercising anymore, and I feel guilty about everything I do!

I feel as if things will never go back to normal...

I really need someone to talk to right now... I'm thinking about going to the counselor's tomorow

2007-10-03 02:41:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 01:49:05 · 3 answers · asked by Artniel Fernandez 1

I was in a minor fender-bender yesterday morning. I was due to be in class, teaching a lesson, and as soon as the police released us from the scene, that is where I went and what I did. I disconnected and didn't process the "Oh my God, I've just been in a wreck!" thing.

Today I am feeling anxious and unfocused. I feel overwhelmed by the littlest things and I just want to go back to bed. I can't, though - I have a ton of responsibilities and just can't take a step back to mentally re-group. What I want to know is, if I am unable to just take a mental-health day and cope, if I just "suck it up and deal with it" (which is my usual modus operandi) can I expect to feel more like myself by say, this afternoon, or is it going to take a while?

2007-10-03 01:39:07 · 3 answers · asked by CowboysFan 5

ive got credit card companies calling all hours and looking after epileptic husband cant see any light at the end of the tunnel where can i get help to stop these people phoneing.

2007-10-03 00:45:42 · 15 answers · asked by Lynn C 4

a. occasional sad mood that passes quickly
b. prolonged feeling or helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
c. condition of uneasiness or worry
d. uncommon emotional problems among teens

2007-10-03 00:13:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Compare St. John's Wart pills to SEREDYN and AMORYN...Do St. John's Wart pills help anyone? Would the other two pills work better?

2007-10-02 20:05:21 · 3 answers · asked by HmMm. 4

I work at a public library. Someone comes into the library and takes his own feces and throws and smears it all over the bathroom walls. We call him the "Mad Crapper." A couple of suspects as to who it is, but we haven't caught the person yet.

What makes a person do something like this? Is it a specific disorder? Is the person likely to be dangerous?

2007-10-02 19:53:16 · 6 answers · asked by Steve-O 5

I feel like that today...it happens after every social event I go to. I'm a quiet person, so I have a hard time socializing...

I guess I mainly don't like myself, and i've never had a boyfriend. It's all very frusterating for me, there's all these issues in my head right now....So that's why I feel this way..Does anyone else feel depressed/lonely? =(

2007-10-02 18:59:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi,I was pregnant and after 1 month of getting pregnant I developed extreme nausea,morning sickness & first trimester problems.I also had bleeding once ,went to ER & started worrying about my baby.Then I started having obcessive & negative thoughts about the baby.Then suddenly one day ,I developed obcession with saliva.It went to the extent that it started giving me trmendous anxiety & panick attacks & I believed that I was definitely getting crazy because of my irrationale anxiety.My doctor put me on Zoloft.But on the 1st day of taking Zoloft,I had suicidal thoughts,so I went to see my OBG.I passed out there & I was sent to ER.I chose to stay at the ward & came home next day.After that I went to stay with my family & was ok until my baby was born.After my baby was born,I was ok until my in laws were here,as soon as they left I developed anxiety.This time for no reason at all.
I went back on Zoloft & have been on Zoloft stll.I feel perfectly normal & happy now.What is my diagnosis?

2007-10-02 17:04:09 · 3 answers · asked by jassymink 2

I am recoviering from a major episode of depression - (9 months). During the 9 months i went for various interviews with a number of travel companies however i was severely depressed and therefore didnt get any jobs. No wi am os bored iwth doing admin jobs i just want ot get into travel but i ahve burnt all my bridges with all the companies....any ideas how i can get into this industry ?

2007-10-02 17:02:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. Denial and isolation
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

2007-10-02 16:58:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does the placebo effect affect someone that is aware of it? For example, if someone gives me a placebo pill and say it will help with acid reflux and then tells me its a placebo, will it still have an effect and reduce my acid reflux or will nothing happen?

2007-10-02 16:49:35 · 5 answers · asked by Johnny Ben 1

if things are not clicking with a therapist,
Will the therapist know?
Will he bring it up?
Or will they keep going, just taking your money?

2007-10-02 16:45:40 · 9 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3

When I started high school about 5-6 years ago, I found myself half-assing a lot of things like school, work, life in general and never getting anywhere. If I could i'd go back in time and smack the hell out of myself for being so lazy but that's the past. Back than I decided I wanted to be a fighter, learn Martial Arts and train to become someone even better than Bruce Lee but I always talked the talk but never walked the walk. I quit my job a month ago cuz I finally realized this life was getting me nowhere so, after thinking about it, I decided to attend college. This is my first week. At first I was all pumped up and happy to finally be taking a step forward in life but now, as I try to do my first homework assignment, I get all these feelings that this isn't me and what I want to do. I don't know if these feelings are just me trying to be lazy or there telling me this isn't what I should be doing. Sick of wasting my life on stuff I don't want to do. What do you think?

2007-10-02 16:44:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm 13 and was just in the largest car crash imaginable. my 16 year old sister was driving and i was in the front seat. (passengers seat) we were the only ones in the car. short and simple, she rear ended someone, hard. the air bags didn't deploy and i was hurt. it wasn't anything bad for me, all i had was some extream chest pain, and my sister was fine also. what my problem is is that i am still in shock, and have been for the past 8 hours. she can't stop crying and i can't either. please help, and don't say talk it out with family because they have already been through enough. i don't know what to do.

2007-10-02 16:38:42 · 10 answers · asked by ▫□ █ ▄ ▀Square▀ ▄ █ □▫ 6

It's not like I'm Rainman lol or socially unept, I'm actually very outgoing, I have friends and almost 100 of aquaintces, go out with friends to bars, I admit I'm very popular with the guys around here,about to go to college have an active love and sex life, just like every 19 year old girl. that's the one part that puts it out of the picture. but why I ask, when I was born and given immunty shots instead of my immune system figting out the unatural substances as intended it all went straight to my brain instead, and this a rare case that is known as the main cause to autism today. They though I was when I was an infant because I was seperating colors and aranging patterns at 5mos. but I was because I'm borderline genius, which can be a ***** lol. I have a few ocd habits nothing big just stupid little things that don't totally alter my life, but do I have a rare case of autism or just a rare case period? I'm not upset about this, just curious and wanting to hear different opinions :)

2007-10-02 16:08:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

well im not stressed is my girl friend dealign with stress botu probs and graduating and our realationship of how were goin to deal after highschool how can i make her unstressed please help she had an emotional breakdown because of stress and i think shes getting depressed all i think of doing is playing with her to make her laugh and ticlking her but please help

2007-10-02 15:46:40 · 1 answers · asked by mr.mackey ummmmmmmkayyyy 1

I usually phone her everyday to check she is ok.

Yesterday she got cross when I didn't agree with something she said, so she hung up on me. It was so sudden and I didn't even realise it was such a big deal.

Hubby said I should stop coddling her and let her sulk for a day or two. I worried about her all night.

She has had depression for about 20 years now and I am so tired of playing these mind games with her. Usually I phone straight back and try to sort it out, but this time I decided to leave her alone.

What is the best way to handle this? Should I be phoning her regularly or is this just making things worse?

2007-10-02 15:46:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a junior college student and I have been suffering from depression since I was about 13, I believe, which was about the time that my father passed away. My mother passed away this February. I keep denying that this has further perpetuated my depression, but I'm not so sure anymore.Even as I type this I feel an overwhelming sense of hopelessness that it actually causes a headache.

What I do know is that my grades have fallen significantly this year (65, 70 and 72 on my first exams), I'm forgetting alot, and I'm finding that I'm also misspelling a lot of words. I have been, until now, an honors student. I have always held education to the highest regard, but all the things that have transpired this year have led me to feel like it's just not worth it. I feel like I've just reached my academic threshold and I just can't cut it anymore. I feel like a complete failure.

I do not have much cash or any insurance, so I guess a psychologist is out of the question. I think the only thing I can do is speak with a doctor and just get some medication.

I don't know. Please, help me.........

2007-10-02 15:04:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

celexa is a antidepressant drug

2007-10-02 14:20:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-02 14:19:43 · 9 answers · asked by deejay 3

Around a week ago, the doc switched my dose from 20 mg to 15 mg of adderall. I don't feel like the drug is doing much, but I can't tell if this would really make a difference. I used to take 30 mg XR, but I think it effected my sleeping paatterns. I would like to know the effective dosage that should my age and weight would take. Thanks.

2007-10-02 14:10:57 · 4 answers · asked by Jay 3

This is a serious question, not a joke. I'm not going to admit to anything, I am just asking a hypothetical question.

2007-10-02 13:38:34 · 11 answers · asked by Stephanie 3

I went to see my doctor 2 &1/2 weeks ago, to discuss my anxiety.
I have always been really shy, and really anxious all my life. (I am 20 years old)

I always thought that after high school, this would go away... And I would mature and get over it.
But I still find my self scared to go places with many people (partys, stores, concerts, movies... You name it).

I decided recently that I can live my life like this anymore, and its just not something that is going to pass... With out some help. So my doctor put me on Lexapro, to sample.
He said that after 2 weeks I would feel at least 50% better.
Well after doing some research about different anxiety meds, I realize that lexapro is for GAD and depression, not so much for Social Anxiety.
So I then started looking for good success stories for SOCIAL ANXIETY meds, and so far Effexor XR sounds the best.
And i am wondering if anyone out there has had good sucess on Effexor, and how I might go about bringing it up to my doc?

2007-10-02 13:31:43 · 5 answers · asked by Jenni H 1

im 15 & i cant sleep @ night. i lie awake in bed every school night. im so tired @ school. i lie awake as the hours go by. i dont drink caffeine or exercise. what should i do? i have to go to school tomorrow. i dont want to be tired. what if im up until three. i get up at six. you guys have to help me. do something! i have a big day tomorrow. you guys have to do something about this. i missed so much school already due to sleep. were so poor. we cant afford doctors or sleeping pills. so what do you guys recommend?

2007-10-02 13:28:36 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am an obssesive person I have OCD Obssesive Compulsive Disorder and its something horrible,I have receive all help but here it comes again.

2007-10-02 13:08:00 · 11 answers · asked by Katherine 1