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Psychiatry
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
That depends.: If you take Percocet with benzodiazepines like xanax, (alprazolam) klonopin, or ativan, this combination can be deadly due to potentiation of sedation... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Unfortunately no.: Your growth plates in your long bones had probably closed already and there is very little to be done to increase your height.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
No: Alcohol withdrawal causes nervous system irritability and more dangerously seizures, never rashes.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
No: Narcotic analgesics like Percocet does not release serotonin.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
See your cardilogist: An intermittent atrial fib can be dangerous because of its unpredictability.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
It is possible.: Sensory deprivation from usher's syndrome in the form of deafness and blindness could cause both auditory as well as visual hallucinations.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not really.: However, you need to be checked for inflammation of your inner ear (labyrinthitis) or worse, multiple slerosis (ms). Either way, this is something not... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not really.: If the child has healthy kidneys, it will get rid of extra water and electrolytes that it doesn't need.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Possibly yes.: Any kind of smoke is irritating to the nasal passages, causing inflammation and maybe infection/s.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not really.: However, if you are allergic to wheat, you could develop an allergic reaction such as swelling of the mouth or throat, nasal stuffiness, rashes, diarr... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Yes.: If that person leaves you after you tell him or her to do so, chances are he or she still loves you. Love knows no boundaries.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not necessarily.: Fear of commitment could be normal but you have to consider problems with low self-esteem, childhood issues, emotional maturity, etc. Fear of committi... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
That depends.: If your bipolar disorder is severe, you may require that much dosage. The risks are: lithium toxicity, hypothyroidism, and renal failure. Despite thes... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Possibly a motor tic: This is likely if he is taking a medication for add or adhd.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
None: Masochism is a maladaptive coping mechanism starting from being a co-dependent to self-effacement and the victim tends to misinterpret pain for pleasu... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Possibly.: In patients with depression and psychosis, serotonergic-noradrenergic meds like venlafaxine could cause irritability, agitation, and possibly paranoia... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Never safe.: Alcohol is a central nervous depressant while wellbutrin (bupropion) and vyvanse are psycho-stimulants. You could end up highly intoxicated and poorly... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Possibly.: Studies in rats have shown that it can lead to cleft palate and other palatal abnormalities.
Anti-anxiety meds like valium is category d meaning it i... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
vitamin B complex: Numerous studies have shown that vitamins b1 through B12 are important for proper brain functioning.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Yes.: As long as you didn't undergo vasectomy.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
That depends.: If by insanity you mean you had a psychotic break and stopped eating and drank minimal amounts of fluids, you could lose between 3 to 5 kilos.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not necessarily.: Studies have shown that 40 mg of citalopram is as good as 60 mg. Always go for the lowest effective dose.
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A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not necessarily.: Your np may have prescribed wellbutrin for smoking cessation. Not everybody on wellbutrin experiences a rise in bp. It is likely that you had an adver... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
That depends.: If it is a relationship problem, go see a psychotherapist. If it is something else, see a psychiatrist. It could be an anxiety disorder, mood disorder... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not sure.: I see no link between ptsd and being 11 days late for your period unless rape ocurred as a result of which you could be pregnant. In this case anxiety... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
No.: Parasomnia is a medical/psychiatric condition treated with medications.
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A member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Possible sleep apnea: Sleep apnea, particularly obstructive type due to snoring could be causing you sleeplessness and acid reflux. Last year, i wrote a book entitled: you ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
About 6 to 8 hours: If you are a slow metabolizer, it could take as long as 12 to 24 hours.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Possibly yes.: Drugs like Ambien (zolpidem) that goes through the liver and metabolized by liver enzymes such as cytochrome p450, esp if ingested in massive amounts ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evaristo Badiolaanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
Not necessarily.: Histoplasmosis is caused by a fungal infection and can be fatal if left untreated.
On the other hand, fibromyalgia is a complex syndrome characterize... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Badiola is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Badiola is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I stopped Wellbutrin & BP is normalizing. Now have Cymbalta withdrawel
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Very help
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Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Lakeland Region, FL - Summer
2013
Thought Leader, Second Place, Lakeland Region, FL - Summer
2013
Top Psychiatrist , First Place, Lakeland Region, FL - Summer
2013
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