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Can Antidepressants Cause Anorexia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Hi, I have been dealing with depression, anxiety, and eating issues since I was in grade school, but I always maintained a normal body weight. I finally sought treatment for depression in college, and have been taking anti-depressants (effexor) for the past 3 ...
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Embarrassing

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Every time my girlfriend and I have sex I just cant orgasm. and I don’t really mind but I care because she's really really hurt and I often find her crying about it and I don’t want to hurt her. I am on Prozac, I ...
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Problems with Girlfriend

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, January 20th, 2012
I dont know what to tell you really but saw your articles and needed to speak to you. I have been WEIRD since I was a kid. Never had a friend always been alone, only just got a woman at 50 an only then cos she is ...
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Severe Depression

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Hi. Not sure how to get out of this deep, dark hole I'm in. I want to cry all the time, and feel like a complete failure in all aspects of my life. I really want to give up and if I didn't have my ...
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Frustrated — Does This Sound Like Psychosis?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
I have a complicated history of childhood abuse and mental illness. I take antipsychotic medication and am diagnosed with Borderline PD with some contention as to whether my psychosis(?) is more psychological or biological. I don't hallucinate, my problem is mainly surrounding delusions(?) I ...
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Anxious and Nauseous All the Time

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, December 30th, 2011
Whenever I have to leave my house I start to feel sick. My heartbeat speeds up and my throat gets tight. I constantly feel like I'm about to throw up and I gag a lot. It started off when I would go to visit ...
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Concerned About Isolation?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, December 24th, 2011
I am a twenty three year old college student who has recently transferred to a different school were I live on campus. I currently have a therapist and take medication for a psychotic disorder. I know I've always been a bit different, but after moving ...
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Murderous Thoughts

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Im medicated for auditory hallucinations but I have troubling thoughts about committing murder and continuing to drugs. I was diagnosed with severe depression and possible schizophrenia (my doctors aren't sure). I was prescribed Citalopram (30 mg) for the depression and Abilify (1 mg) for ...
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Anxiety/Panic Medications

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, December 19th, 2011
I have been taking 1 mg Xanax twice a day as needed for about 6 months for Anxiety that builds to Panic.It worked fine but did not last very long. I wanted to get off the Xanax because I have heard it is not good ...
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Anxiety & Control Issues

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
I have been dealing with anxiety for probably 15 years. I have little or no depression associated with this. I have an extreme need to control things and fix things. I can't stand things being wrong or not done. It helps me at work ...
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Schizophrenic Brother Talks to Himself

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, December 5th, 2011
I am sending this message hoping that you will be able to help, or at the very least offer advice about my brother's condition. My brother was socially awkward from youth, and eventually became depressed at an early age when he was put in the ...
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No Help in Brazil

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
I moved back to my native country (Brazil) after about 10 years living in the United States. Life had lots of ups and downs in the US, both due to being an immigrant and due to being married very young to an immature and mentally ...
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