Mental Health - November 2007

i think people are diagnosed wityh bi polar too aften and other ways of addressing the probem are over looked. Also do you think that the medications alter your brain chemistry permanately? I took Serzone over ten years ago. Serzone has since been pulled off the market but anyway I have memory problems that started while I was on serzone. And that stuff did zone me out I was not me anymore at that time.

2007-11-01 05:43:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the traumatic event? Just wondering.

2007-11-01 05:42:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i don't know if you've been following my posts or not, but i've been depressed for about 5 years and i recently got help from a psychoanalyst who prescribed me prozac.i've only been on it for 2 days now, and my symptoms have only gotten worse. i've heard that's common, so i'm not too worried. but if theres anyone else out there on prozac, do you have some feedback? i mean, does it actually work, or are there side effects, or anything? just some general first hand info would be great.

& thanks to everyone who persuaded me to get help because honestly, i never would have if it werent for the people telling me i needed it. so thanks

2007-11-01 05:18:18 · 4 answers · asked by . 2

2007-11-01 04:02:45 · 10 answers · asked by oocm 2

This is strange: I left my husband b/c I saw him as emotionally abusive. He tried for custody of our newborn son. I got an eval. which said I had characteristics of bipolar. My husband says I've always been the abusive one and we will stay separated until I'm treated. He believes the abuse was all me and he was just reacting. I don't think I'm bipolar b/c I don't think I've experienced mania...the result on axis I of the MMPI said bipolar-moderate, but the report only said "characteristics of". Is it possible I was manic without ever knowing? Can you have a manic episode and not know? Any advice will help, and please don't be mean...I've been through enough.

2007-11-01 03:50:46 · 8 answers · asked by Morgan G 1

While people who do not have ADHD and use Adderall (and other stimulants) do?

2007-11-01 02:56:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've never stayed with a company for more than 6 months and I cant work more than part time because I get uncontrollable panic attacks and sever depression. even just working part time makes me feel like killing myself. This effects me even when I'm not at work I dread having to go back the second I leave I feel completely hopeless. I've gone to THOUSANDS of physiatrist and to name just to name a few antidepressants I've been on (Effexor, Remeron, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil.. the list gos on and on, and nothing helps. I've even been placed in a mental institution before for other reasons. Now that I'm an adult I've lost my parents medical benefits and am left with no help what so ever. I just don't understand how I can get over this.. I just want to be normal.. If it wasn't for my boyfriend Id be living on the streets, and its just not fair for him to have to pay for everything. dose anyone else suffer from sever depression from work? Anyone have any ideas to help?

2007-11-01 02:49:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-01 02:33:43 · 2 answers · asked by Chelso 3

if i am 26 now, never had a girlfriend because of a severe dermatitis and obesity problem - does this make me gay?
i have fixed my obesity problem by indulging in drugs (bad i know). But it is only recently i have fixed my dermatitis issues - because i really need to get myself a girlfriend. I need my confidence - bad skin and smelly foot is a turn off i know.
but what prompted me to snap out of it and fix my issues, is the fact my friends and family think i am gay - given i am 26 and never had a girlfriend.
I go to brothels when i can afford it ... it keeps me sane. i masturbate frequently. my problem is i become very shy and self-conscious around women i find attractive. in close contact i get very aroused too - especially when theres sex in the air.
i am pretty sure im not gay, i can get erections thinking of curvature on women. i love women.
but its my friends/family which are causing me to stress, could i be living a delusion?

2007-11-01 00:29:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous