Mental Health - December 2007

I have been on Wellbutrin 200mg for a couple of years and also take Klonipin at night to sleep. Over the last year I have been really depressed and anxious. I have put on 40 lbs. I have never gained this much weight unless I was 9 months pregnant.!

Anyway, I went to see my psychiatric Dr. and he upped my wellbutrin by 100 mg. and said that the weight gain was from my depression because it slows your metabolism down and also my eating habits have not changed. He said to come back in five weeks to see how I am feeling and then we might talk about thyroid medication or something to help me lose some weight.

Five weeks will be next thursday and I guess I feel a little better, but I was wondering if anyone knew what medications he might be thinking of for the weight loss so I can do some research on them first. Anyone know?

2007-12-12 04:53:16 · 33 answers · asked by Lucy 5

I am always on top of class but I usually forget things. Is it because my head is already filled and concentrated with the information I get from school ?

2007-12-12 04:17:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have been prescribed activan for sleeplessness due to anxiety/stress

2007-12-12 03:59:51 · 2 answers · asked by phenominalwoman57 1

2007-12-12 03:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Julie D. 7

i'm 30 wks pregnant
that's the only reason i'm holding on...

but i'm scared that i won't be able to for much longer
but i don't want to hurt my baby
and if i tell the doctor, they'll try to treat me & i know it won't work, it never has
i keep hurting myself... i cut, i pinch myself till i bruise, because it prevents me from going all the way...

i don't know what to do...
i need to hold on for a little while longer... just another month or two
how can i get thru this??

2007-12-12 03:31:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 03:27:02 · 18 answers · asked by SuziQ211 7

When I go to an AA mtg that is a womens group I feel so unsafe and uncomfortable. It seems weird to me because I am a woman, but I have always found guys easier to hang out with because they are more straightforward. I dunno its just something I have noticed that I really dont trust women at all. I dont really trust guys either but seeing a room full of women makes me want to run away.

2007-12-12 03:23:50 · 10 answers · asked by b 4

My son went off his bipolar meds. I need to know what to do. He is 21 and i cant make him take them.

2007-12-12 03:16:23 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had a really bad year, couple of them really, and Christmas is really dragging me down this year, even more than most. The company I worked for last year went out of business. My ex-girlfriend was living with me, she didn't have a job either, and we were trying to get her son, and I needed health insurance, so I took a job I hate with a long commute so we'd have money. Then I found out she was taking money out of my bank account to buy drugs while I was at work. Now I'm alone and stuck at this horrible job I have to drive an hour to every morning because I have to pay the bills she was running up and I have a pre-existing condition so I have to keep insurance. I'm alone, I have no friends at work, it's dark driving to work and dark driving home to my empty house. I'm drinking to much I know, but this year the holidays are hitting me hard. If I can make it until spring I'll be okay, I always feel better, but that seems an eternity away right now.

2007-12-12 03:06:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its been 6 months since my heart was used like a rag. I fell in love with a girl she left me for another guys and burned me bad. I had a couple suicide attempts back in March and April. At times I think I am over it. Then at others I find my self thinking about what shes doing etc...I dont love her any more...I think? How can I love some one that used me so bad?
I would not sad. I do not know how I feel. When I think about her I only hope she eventually got whats coming to her. To be burned by some one like she burned me. Then I think well lets said she did get burned. Will I stop thinking about her? I answered, No because I want to make sure she did stay suffering. I really have no clue what to do, its really driving me nuts. Will I ever stop thinking about her? I tried dating but even then I think what if this girl plays me like her. Please guys any good advice will help I am even sometimes loosing sleep.

2007-12-12 02:56:24 · 3 answers · asked by Slim 2

Hi. I've taken Wellbutrin for quite some time for mild ADHD and depression and it was great when I first started in and I thought it was continuing to do me good.
I went on vacation last week, and my bag was lost. I was without Wellbutrin for 8 days. I felt more energetic and alert. Now that I'm home, I don't want to take it again. My husband hasn't noticed a behavor change, but does want me back on it.
Is it possible for a person to outgrow the need to have medicine?

2007-12-12 01:20:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 00:43:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Umm, I've been feeling a bit depressed lately but I kind of find I have to clean, I have no idea why. I've always been a kind of neat person, but I'm 15 and thats not really normal is it? because everyone tells me I'm a freak because I have to have everything clean. When I feel down I have to clean, like just the other day I COMPLETELY cleaned my room, vacuumed, polished, chucked out unwanted stuff, sorted, made my bed (that doesnt really count because I do that everyday before I got to bed-another thing I cant go to bed without it made) pulled everything out and cleaned behind it. And today mum told me she'd give me some extra pocket money if I cleaned some stuff for her, but I did more than what she wanted because in the bathroom she just wanted me to wipe out the cupboard but I scrubbed the shower and bath as well, then I cleaned the kitchen draws and cleaned the glasses cabinet (I pulled it out and cleaned behind it by washing the floor and washing the wall behind it). I also

2007-12-12 00:09:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can sleep at night and it has been going on for months I sleep in the morning and my body just can't or won't respond any more and I am trying to stay away from over the counter sleeping pills. I need help!!!

2007-12-11 23:59:28 · 8 answers · asked by riggie 3

eating habits,
exercise,
& any thing

2007-12-11 23:54:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm 13 years old, with the height of 5'5", i currently weigh 98 to 99lbs. the BMI chart saids that i'm underweight. i kno i'm unhealthy and all but i'm really scared of weighing over 100lbs. i don't kno why. everytime i reach 100, i freak out and start not to eat. i skip eating breakfast and dinner. now that i've done it for so long, i don't get hungry. i'm not anorexite cause i still eat lunch and i kno i should be eating more healthy, but i just can't! i still think of myself as fat though i am only 98lbs. i really need help.

2007-12-11 22:09:17 · 17 answers · asked by S. K. 1

What do you think about people who commit suicide?? Do you think that it is selfish?? What would you do if someone you loved did it??

2007-12-11 21:18:39 · 20 answers · asked by Mental health 22 2

Meds
Alcohol
Prayer
Smoking
Nothing works.I dont even sleep anymore

2007-12-11 21:17:45 · 40 answers · asked by DO YOU LOVE ME♥*´`*•.¸★｡ 3

1. By extensive study
2. By participating in number of debates
3. Any other

2007-12-11 18:31:22 · 14 answers · asked by rokkam b 1

2007-12-11 18:16:19 · 6 answers · asked by john h 1

what should i do to stay awake?

2007-12-11 17:57:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-11 17:48:24 · 9 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

I've been dating a guy for the past couple of months...very intense, since we were friends and coworkers before we starting dating. As we get closer, the depression he's battled in the past seems to become more of an issue. There are other complicating factors - work for him is incredibly challenging right now...he's having major difficulties with the team he manages and is feeling very attacked. He has trouble motivation, has no energy, and has wide mood swings (between happy and very not happy...luckily there is no anger in his swings). He's taking Cymbalta and says that the pills help him tremendously, but at the same time he sometimes blames the pills for making him feel the way he does.

Any tips for dealing or helping him? I really like this guy, and our connection seems very real and dynamic on several levels. I'm intimidated by this depression thing (never dealt with anything like it before), and am looking for any advice on how to deal! Thanks!

2007-12-11 16:45:48 · 3 answers · asked by Molly 3

Today I cried at the STUPIDEST things like
A. My bestfriend was teasing me in class
B. My teacher said I should add a bibliograpy to my paper
C. Another friend wouldn't give me food
D. I lost a dollar
E. I was caught sleeping in class

It's weird because I NEVER cry and now the slightest thing will set me off. also I always sleep in class so it doesn't bother me when the teacher yells. Even when my brother and I were arguing I started to cry and he's only 10!! And I'm 17!! What's wrong with me? Oh and please don't say im pregnant. I know I'm not.

2007-12-11 15:46:34 · 6 answers · asked by Columbiagirl08 2

i cant get this guy off my mind. its giving me tension headaches. what can i do do de-stress?

2007-12-11 15:33:26 · 4 answers · asked by Poppy 2

I'm taking 3 AP classes, and I'm stressing SO much. School is just horrible, and I have SOOOOO much homework every single day. I'm pulling all-nighters every other day. And my grades are still horrible. My GPA was a 3.61, but looking at this year and how bad I'm doing it might drop as low as a 3.2.

It looks as if I have a miserable future...If I can't do well now, there's no way I'm going to be able to do wel in college...or life.

2007-12-11 14:58:47 · 25 answers · asked by starbucksluvrxoxo 3

I think I'm mildly insane. I'm almost 13 and still have imagenary friends.. I tried to stop but felt werid not imanging them... If I read about werewolfs, I'll start to think I am one. If I read about mermaids, I'll think I'm a mermaid.

2007-12-11 14:28:36 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4

2007-12-11 14:18:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-11 14:15:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother has been depressed all her life and they have tried everything to help her even electrothearpy all that did was change her personality i am only 15 but truly i think she will kill herself before iam 20 she has been in the hospital many times and she cuts sometimes and tonight she took a bunch of pills and we had to take her to the hospital how do I deal with this.. like what are some online sites i dont want to do counsiling i have been there already.. what do you think?

2007-12-11 14:09:24 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous