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Addiction Medicine
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
It does help: Suboxone prevents withdrawal symptoms caused by stopping other opiate-type narcotics. It also controls the cravings
and compulsions to use any opioids... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible: Possible, but other symptoms need to be present. Evaluation by a psychiatrist is required.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Problem Drinking: If your drinking is heavy and causing personal, family, or health problems, you will have tremendous benefits from quitting.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible: It is a possible symptom if it is going on for a while. Evaluation by a psychiatrist is required.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Not a cause: Black mold doesn't cause schizophrenia in children.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Due to addiction: It may, if the depression is due to addiction.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Change lifestyle: It is easy to taper off suboxone. However, the likelihood of relapse is high, if it was done prematurely before making positive changes in one's life.... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
24 to 36 hours: Suboxone will be out of the system after 24 to 36 hours. Patients with opioid addiction should be not using any narcotic painkillers after stopping Su... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Ask for help: Ask for help from your doctor or see a psychiatrist will be a good start.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Agoraphobia: Agoraphobia is very common complication due to excessive avoidance of any triggers. This will lead to not leaving the house for extended period of tim... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Ask for help: Ask for help from your doctor or see a psychiatrist will be a good start.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Ask for help: Ask for help from your doctor. Treatment depends on what drug you are using.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
No: Major depressive disorder may or may not have suicidal thoughts.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
It's antidepressant: It's an antidepressant, but the depression can be something else.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Yes: Bipolar disorder runs in family.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Diagnosis &Treatment: Psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in dealing with psychiatric disorders which involve any changes in mood, thought process, behavior and cog... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Not Schizophrenia: Folic acid deficiency doesn't cause schizophrenia. Sometime it is associated with dementia like symptoms. Folic acid supplement may help the efficacy ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
No difference: No difference, but the associated symptoms are different.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Prefer Suboxone: I prefer Suboxone as patient is better to function on Suboxone vs methadone.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Slowly taper off: Slowly taper off suboxone. However, the likelihood of relapse is high, if it was done prematurely before making positive changes in one's life. The po... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible: Possible, but other symptoms need to be present.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Narcan (naloxone): Iv administration of Narcan (naloxone) under medical supervision.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Yes: Yes, medication helps but not 100%.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Ask for help: Ask to see a psychiatrist who will evaluate and make a recommendation like therapy, or medication.
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible side effect: Weight gain is a possible side effect of antidepressants.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Yes: Yes, bipolar is the newer name.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Low vitamin C: Drinking alcohol increase skin bruising by depleting the body of vitamin c.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible Increase: Yes, they may mildly increase sweating.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Varies: Varies from hours to months.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Tablets or Shot: There are medications to control cravings for alcohol like Campral and naltrexone.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible: It depends on the severity of schizophrenia and the nature of the job.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Yes: It can significantly affect one's life.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Encourage him to ask: Encourage him to ask for help, see a psychiatrist or go to er. He will get the help.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible: Possible, but other symptoms need to be present. Evaluation by a psychiatrist is required.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Any one of them: Any one of them will be a good start.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Possible problem: It happens after long term treatment by prozac (fluoxetine).
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Momen El Nesranswered
Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Sometimes: Speeding could be a symptoms of other behavior like manic or impulsive behavior.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Addiction Medicine 41 years experience
Safe: Common and safe treatment.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. El Nesr is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. El Nesr is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you. I thought that maniac depression and bipolar disorder were SIMILAR, but NOT the SAME.
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University of Cairo Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
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