Q: I’ve had Schizoaffective Disorder since I was 13. I think I am in need of a new psychiatrist who can give me real help and finally make me feel better. I’ve had the same psychiatrist since I was 14, and I’m still feeling regularly depressed and exhausted and I’ve gained a lot of weight. [...]

Q: I am a 20-year-old male and I believe I have Borderline Personality Disorder. My first doctor just prescribed me Prozac for four weeks. It didn’t help at all. Then Anafranil (because I also have OCD) was prescribed, along with some anxiolytics. Still, there were no good results. I thought the Anafranil might help me [...]

Q: I have thoughts of killing people on a daily basis. I’ve tried pushing them aside, but they won’t go away — and I feel like one day I won’t be able to hold the monster inside anymore. What’s wrong with me? A: There is not enough information contained in your question to even hazard [...]

Q. I’ll try to make a long story short. I’m a 22-year-old woman and full-time college student. I work 10 hours a week and have a daughter who is 3 1/2 months old and lives in Texas. I’ve had an almost constant ‘down’ feelings for close to 5 years now. I don’t find most activities [...]

Q: I have a serious problem with depression. None of the antidepressant medications I’ve taken seem to work for me. And right now there are a lot of situational issues that I do not expect to change anytime soon. I am 55, divorced, and I live with my elderly parents due to my inability to [...]

Q: A friend was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) years ago. The psychiatrist treating her prescribed Zoloft. After that, she got very hyperactive, couldn’t eat or sleep, and lost TONS of weight in a short time. She also TALKED a mile a minute. She had to come off the Zoloft because her symptoms were [...]

Q: I’m a 20-year-old male in college. I have horribly low social self-confidence. I can never relax in social settings. I get nervous, anxious, and self-conscious. I have low self-esteem and doubt my ability to be natural and to be accepted. One of the things I’m always self-conscious about is my voice. It’s kind of [...]