The following questions are related to ‘Medications’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: Okay, history: Depression since teen years, untreated for a long time, now on meds (20 mg), which have helped. Situation now: Sent ADHD and verbally abusive/destructive son to live with his dad, but it didn’t work out, so he is now moving back with me. Work is horrible. I forget things that I am [...]
Q: I am 49 now. About 12 years ago, I went through a traumatic experience: my little brother committed suicide, 6 months later my Mom died from breast cancer, and 2 months after that my Dad committed suicide. I also lost my first Aunt and Uncle during this time — five funerals in 10 months. [...]
Q: My 11-year-old son started experiencing auditory, visual and and tactile hallucinations about 2 years ago. He is maintained on Seroquel, and these seem to quell his psychotic symptoms. However, he is now exhibiting disturbing behaviors that are oppositional. These are spilling over into school (private school, therefore no accomodations or protections under 504). He [...]
Q: I have been on Prozac for some time, apparently without side effects. I am now 48 and menopausal and have struggled this year to find a natural or unnatural HRT (hormone replacement treatment) therapy that works for me. My doctor changed the antidepressant to Lexamil (a generic escitalopram) about a month ago, 20mg — [...]
Q: On October 27th 2008, I disconnected my garden hose from the house spigot wearing gloves. Despite the gloves, I was poked by something. I didn’t see what poked me, so my imagination took off and I worried/worry it was a bat. I called an expert who said that was unlikely and that I would [...]
Q: I divorced 2 years ago. I moved out from our country home with my daughter, who is a high functioning autistic person (APDD). She is 24 and has been working at retail for 6 years now. I didn’t manage to get much money from my husband because I was scared, and I am sure [...]
Q: Over the past 3 years or so I have been having some incredibly disturbing dreams about my family — in all of which one or more die from an horrific death. I’ve dreamed that my brother died in a drive-by shooting and from drowning (both separate dreams) and that my Mum died of cancer. [...]
