The following questions are related to ‘Medications’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
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. […]
Q: My wife was given Invega (antipsychotic drug) for 7 days while in a psychiatric hospital. She stopped taking it when she was released from the clinic. She’s now experiencing a feeling of internal restlessness as well as shakiness (tremors in her hands or involuntary movements in both her hands) — symptoms she did not […]
I just read your article about ADHD. I found many great ideas in how to understand and work with my children, but I have a few things I would like to ask you. I have 3 boys (almost 12, almost 10 and 5 and a half). The first one has ADD (inattentive type) and tends […]
Q: My boyfriend of 8 months and I have a very strong relationship. However, he finished a course of steroids around 5 months back and while he suffered no side effects, now he seems to have lost motivation for going to work, family, me, the gym, etc. He says he has no sex drive and […]
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