Medication related questions Articles

Bad Time to Quit Smoking?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Tuesday, December 25th, 2012
I am 50 years old, the age where loved ones get sick, need care, and die. I am currently caring for one relative in my home who has in curable cancer after having cared for a different relative (only a few hours per week) who ...

Continuing Symptoms Despite Treatment

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
Thank you. A month ago (or so) Dr. Kristina Randle helped me answering my question. (Misperceiving reality without medication). After reading the answer I decided to contact my former psychiatrist (the one I used to trust) and started a treatment with her. I was feeling so ...

My Life & Medications

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, December 20th, 2012
Hello my name is Matthew and i have been taking 800mg gabapentin and 100mg zoloft for 2 years and i have quit taking them a year and a half ago cold turkey and since then i have just been angry all the time and been ...

Can’t Figure Out What’s Wrong with Me

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
I'm 19, I don't know what's wrong with me. I almost always avoid social situations, or any situation where I feel like I won't have a way to leave if I start feeling overwhelmed. I don't feel comfortable being around more than one person at ...

Nicotine Overdose Side Effects

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
Last weekend I overdosed on nicotine. Sunday night I had a bad anxiety attack and shaking. It has gotten a lot better but today (4 days later) I still have anxiety over nothing (i feel that i'm going to die or i feel like i ...

I Keep Hallucinating

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Earlier this year I started to have tactile hallucinations as soon as i turned to go to bed, It felt like rats crawling on my bed. I have a slight phobia of rats and mice so i thought it was just that. I told my ...

Struggling with Medication Recovery

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, November 12th, 2012
I am perfectly healthy and in my mid 20's, and I recently got married. My husband is very loving and supportive of me in every way, including my decision to not take ADD medications that I used to be prescribed in huge doses. I made ...

Post-Surgery Depression

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA, MAPP on Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Hi, I just had Jaw arthroplasty surgery 11 days ago. Lately I’ve been crying everyday and just been sad a lot. I’ve been insecure about the scar I have now and the part of my hair the doctor had to shave, it’s under my hair ...

Misperceiving Reality without Medication

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, October 25th, 2012
I took antipsychotic medication until a few months ago, because the medication was killing me for real, I fainted, couldn't breath, and whatnot. Tried to talk to my doctor, but I realized he was trying to kill me, so he did'n want to change the ...

Getting Tired of Taking Meds

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Hello. I've seen different psychiatrists over the past few years, and each have different diagnosis (#1 "Can't say bipolar completely, so depression" #2"Depressive Personality" #3"Depression" #4"Resistant-Treatment Depression" #5(Unknown) #6"Bipolar Depression"). I see both a psychologist and psychiatrist. From my point of view, my psychologist is anti-meds, ...

Skeptical About Current Treatment

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, September 30th, 2012
I've been in therapy for the last 11 years, and medicated (Effexor 450mg daily) for the last 6 years or so. I go because of physically/emotionally abusive and traumatic childhood (to be brief). My concern is about my treatment. Despite therapy and medication, the fundamental ...

Severe Study Problems

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
I am a student for a scholarship and is in the 1st year in college. All my problem started when I have study problem. When opening the book, I start crying,having headache, fear, extreme sadness, blur, cannot concentrate, anxious and hatred. I just cannot study ...