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 [...]
‘Medications’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5
The following questions are related to ‘Medications’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Concerned About Personality Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment
Murderous Fantasies
Constantly Down and Wondering What’s Wrong with Me
Depression Unresponsive to Medication and Getting No Better in Therapy
PTSD and the Lingering Effects of Bipolar Disorder
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 [...]
Social Anxiety is Crippling My Life
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 [...]
