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Sarasota, FL
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I am a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist who has worked in Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, for over 30 years in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I believe in an integrative approach, evaluating the whole person, not just their acute symptoms. I use medications, when indicated, in the lowest effective doses and also address healthy life-style habits. My collaborate with therapists and alternative practitioners has the goal of helping patients to return to their highest level of functioning, and whenever possible, medication free.
I was born in Budapest, Hungary and came
to the U.S. as a child. My international exposure includes
medical school in Nice, France after a 2 year Peace Corps
service as a high school chemistry teacher in Malaysia. My travels around the world have give
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Psychiatry
Child Psychiatry
Integrative Medicine
Pharmacology
Licenses
United States: Florida
Languages spoken
English, Hungarian
Doctor Q&A
95 Answers
276 Agrees
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Healthy habits : Pay attention to minimize empty calories such as found in soda, fruit juice, and alcohol.
Also avoid fried foods. Increase your intake of
water, ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Unlikely, however...: Repeated purging, which brings the acidic content of your stomach into your mouth. It will not only hurt your esophagus but will progressively eat a... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
No: Unless you had unprotected sex, you are unlikely to have contracted hiv. Your level of anxiety, which you report you had previously, is now focused o... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Get him evaluated: There is nothing that you can do except encourage him to go to a mental health clinic for an evaluation and possibly medication.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Relapse is likely: Because once your depression improves, it takes time for your brain's neurotransmitters to readjust. It is a common mistake to discontinue anti depre... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Therapy: The therapy needs to be with a professional who has extensive experience with the treatment of eating disorders. It may also involve the collaboratio... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
No: These symptoms may indicate that it is the wrong medicine for you. Please call the prescribing md and stop the medication until you get direction fr... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Need more details: What you describe could be many things and may be normal. A few other questions would need to be answered:
is it new symptom? Is it interfering with... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Therapy, ? meds: If you are clinically depressed, which is a medical issue, your first concern should not be your parent's reaction but instead reaching out for help. ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Complicated answer: Most commonly, symptoms don't manifest until late teens or early twenties. Children who are diagnosed as bipolar can be very energetic, have less nee... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Separate if possible: Be aware that both medications can cause .Drowsiness and that the effects are additive.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Treat BP first: Untreated bipolar disorder, depending on the mood phase that you are in can lead to excess in both activity (if manic) as well as negative preoccupat... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Use your brain....: You can never get rid of a thought by resisting it. For example, if i tell you "you can think of whatever you want, but not an elephant" most people ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Irritability ?: When a person is depressed one of the symptoms is an increase in irritability which you may experience as "anger". Assuming this is a new symptom; ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Weigh risk/ benefit: It is difficult to answer this without knowing why/ when she was given klonopin (clonazepam). In general, benzodiazepines are best not used in the el... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Do U mean stimulants: There are several types of medications used to treat adhd. I assume that you are asking about stimulants. When given to someone who has adhd/add, ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
should nots : Without judgement whether abortion is right or wrong; your feelings of sadness come from the thoughts that you have about it. I assume, when you wer... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Withdrawal : Possibly the cause of your 'seizure" was the sudden withdrawal of the pheno barbital. I recommend consulting a neurologist who can get a detailed hist... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Are you depressed?: Anhedonia, or the lack of enjoyment of the activities that in the past were enjoyable, may be part of depression. It is difficult to answer this ques... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
It controls the body: Basically, it is the system which controls most functions of the body. It is comprised of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Messages from the centra... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
To some degree: Wellbutrin, (bupropion) in most cases, either decreases appetite or has no effect on it. The most important way to avoid weight gain is a healthy bal... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Low dose propranolol: Ask your doctor if he could prescribe low dose Inderal (propranolol) 10-20mg to be taken an hour or so before your exams only to help you with perform... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Daytrana Patch: A transdermal system would avoid the G.I.Tract .
With the patch there is also more control as to the duration of the stimulant. It should be remove... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
No.: Separating human beings from other animals is our ability to talk, laugh, cry and pass on knowledge to generations after us.Most people learn from an ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Avoid: It is always best to not mix these types of medications with alcohol since the effect of both of these substances would be magnified.
If you read the... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
GA: Join gamblers anonymous and get a sponsor.
Be careful not to change one addiction to another.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Taper Paxil (paroxetine): Normally, I tapper the old medicine at the same time as I start a lower dose of the new medicine. What you may be feeling is the sudden discontinuat... Read More
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A 73-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Yes: 10 mg of Elavil (amitriptyline) is a very low dose. That could be a starting dose at your age. However, I do not recommend that you make changes in ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Work with your MD: Celexa and Luvox are in the same group of medications (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors = ssri). It does not make sense to be on 2 medications... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
10mg. is maximum: Difficulty with sleep can have many causes. It is important to find out why you can not sleep. A sleep study can differentiate between the many pos... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Slow taper: It is unclear from your question what dose of Klonopin (clonazepam) you were taking and how fast you discontinued the medicine. Done too quickly, it ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Possibly: The only way to tell for sure is to get a pregnancy test, especially if your period is late.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Possibly Bipolar?: If there is a family history of bipolar disorder, that should be treated first. Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) can
cause a fl... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Possibly: Lexapro (escitalopram) affects serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain that modulates mood as well as anxiety. Lowering the dose of Lexapro (escit... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Unlikely: It is probably related to your diet.
Consider eating less processed food and increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables. When eating cheese and... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Planned Parenthood: Hopefully you have a planned parenthood in your area to get assistance with the options available to you. Please do it asap.
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
It depends....: If this is your first episode of depression, you should stay on the medicine for 9-12 months in order to prevent a relapse. If this is your third epi... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
? thyroid problem: A slowly functioning thyroid, the endocrine gland responsible for your metabolic rate, can cause symptoms of depression as well as hair loss. See you... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Only in LARGE amount: Chocolate has caffeine which can affect the autonomic nervous system. Like excessive amounts of caffeine, it can cause an increased heart rate and ji... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Seek help: First, please address the wound first with your md or walk in clinic. If the wound is red and swollen, you may have an infection.
Secondly, depressi... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
No: If your daughter is binging and purging she has an eating disorder. It is best that you get professional help for her. The purging is just a symptom... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Yes and no: The whey protein drink is ok any time of day. The intense exercise before bed time that is not a good idea since it could significantly affect your a... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Yes : Buspar (buspirone) is one of the rare medicines that you do not need to tapper before discontinuing.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Therapy & meds: Medications can only treat symptoms and are not curative in ptsd. The most effective treatment is with an experienced therapist who specializes in th... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Check: Check your B12 level, since the only source is animal protein. Use im or sublingual supplements.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
BPD = general term: There are several kinds of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar depression is the depressed phase of the two extreme poles. All people have moods, however, nor... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
No: A starting dose of melatonin is 3 mg. I tell my patients that they may slowly increase the dose, as needed, to a maximum of 9mg. The lowest effectiv... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Many possibilities..: Are you on any medications that may cause this? Do you have religious or moral beliefs that would be inhibiting? Are you a victim of past sexual mol... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Not related: The two issues are unrelated.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Sruranswered
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Get therapy: Your body is like a vehicle; it gets you around. You would never overfill your car or give it diesel when it needs regular fuel. If you are using fo... Read More
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Jul 5, 2013
Dr. Srur provides direct, thoughtful, yet easy to understand answers to a wide variety of questions on HealthTap. Her patients in Florida are lucky to have her too!
Sep 8, 2013
One of the greatest all-around Drs in my network !
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Srur is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! SI have similar situation but want off meds not more. Good to know I'm not alone in the doctor prescription over done drugs category
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you, I do insanity in the morning, I was referring to the shake
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Your tip was very helpful! Thanks :) I just brought some B-12 ..thank you at least I know I'm on rite track
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
UER de Medicine, Nice, France
Graduated 1979MD
Residency
Montifiore Medical Center, Bronx State Hospital,
Residency
North Shore Hospital Cornell Medical School
Awards
Outstanding Community Faculty Educator, 2010, Florida State University Medical School, Sarasota
Top Doctor, Third Place, Sarasota, FL - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Third Place, Sarasota, FL - Winter
2013
Affiliations
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Women's Resource Center of Sarasota
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