The following questions are related to ‘Psychiatry’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I am a 40-year-old male from Malaysia. I have prolonged depression, currently being treated with Cymbalta, but I still find it very difficult to wake up in the morning. (I am drowsy most of the time.) It does become better when I have eaten. In many cases, I spend much of my time sleeping […]
Q: I was on Celexa before and had a manic reaction to it, so I was switched to Zoloft which I have been taking for 2 months now. Recently my Doctor upped my dosage to 100 mg due to my depression and anxiety still being present. Since the dosage change I have been experiencing odd […]
Q: What are these moods I’m experiencing? I can be fine for weeks or even months at a time acting as my normal self, just very much an introvert (that’s normal for me) but then all of a sudden something will happen or set me off. I’ll get really angry over something, so bad that […]
Q: I was reading the blog “Are You Dating a Loser” by Dr. Carver and I was interested in knowing the causes of that personality. Why is it that the “loser” reacts in such a manner? Is it their self-esteem? I just don’t understand what aspect of the individual contributes to these actions. The article […]
Q: I have been experiencing very strange feelings and the episodes are getting more frequent. It is like suddenly I am not here or I am suddendly in a dream and I am watching myself and my thoughts are seeing some other time or place. I get an awful feeling in my stomach and in […]
Q: I am writing this to you as I feel I am in a dire need for psychiatric consultancy. I am a 24-year-old male, currently working for an Automotive major in Sales and Marketing. By July, I will be going to a Business School to pursue an MBA degree. My problem is this: Of late […]
Q: Our daughter was recently diagnosed and hospitalized for a diagnosis of Schizophrenia. We have very little first-hand knowlegde as our son-in-law has distanced our relationship. We recently heard that she attempted suicide and it was very nearly successful. Our dauhter is 33 and has two young boys. She is educated. She resides in a […]
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