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Cady Wellness Institute
Newburgh, IN
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Integrative neuropsychiatrist tackling the toughest cases. At CWI, we treat resistant depression, ADHD, and "train wrecks" that come in with hormones out of balance. We use TMS, precision pharmacology, and aggressive hormone tx as needed. You can download our app through Apple or Android.
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Psychiatry
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193 Agrees
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Go to ER: If in doubt, go to er. Appendicitis can evolve slowly and then you can have rapid deterioration when it really cranks up. "tender abdomens" always m... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
T supplementation: Benefits: feel better, better strength, better bone mass (with actual improvement in bone mass), decreased risk of alzheimer's disease, decreased risk... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Elavil (amitriptyline) effects: Good (therapeutic) effects:
- improvement in depression (if taken at high enough dosage)
- boosts both norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain (ty... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
GABA + ulcers = good: I actually looked this up in the british journal of pharmacology (bhargava kp et al. 1985, march). The upshot of this articleis that "gaba in the ce... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Med for weight loss: Your stats put you at a bmi of 28.1 which is clearly overweight.
Accordingly, i would recommend considering:
a) making sure your thyroid is comple... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Anxiety/depression?: You could have either a depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder, or a medical problem.
Hyperthyroidism could cause anxiety and loss of appetite, ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Aspartame dangers: - neurotoxicity - headaches, insomnia, seizures ref: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/17684524
- can cause sxs of fibromylagia - http://www.Ncbi... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
It all depends: Yes, you can theoretically take it. The question is if you need that much. Shire, inc. (makers of adderall) actually did a study years ago looking at... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Fish oil: There is some research on high dose fish oil for treatment of bipolar disorder. There are also natural products with a proprietary formulation of a v... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Bad PMS: Dear bellad: there is a wide range of severity of pms (technically referred to in psychiatry as "premenstrual dysphoric disorder" symptoms. While a ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
You've identified 1: Hi. You've actually identified one already. The "fear of going crazy" is actually a sx of panic attacks. Also, after the unfortunate sufferer has ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Complicated: Here's my rx:
1) definitive antidepressant treatment with drugs pushed to the limits, and sometimes combining multiple mechanisms of action simultane... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Desoxyn (methamphetamine): Desoxyn is the "thermonuclear bomb" of adhd treatment. It is literally fda approved, pharmaceutical grade methamphetamine. I have personally used it... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Long term effects: The "party line" on this is that there are no "long term effects" of stimulant adhd medications - at least in the harmful sense. The beneficial longt... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
ADHD Bipolar or What: If you never had problems with these symptoms until your 30's and 40's, it's probably not adhd. Depression, particularly, can mess up concentration a... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Be factual: 1) go to a good doctor.
2) carefully described your symptoms and your history. Having outside records from other docs/treatment facilities is helpfu... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
It all depends: How your life will be with adhd depends on a number of things:
- is your case mild, moderate, or severe?
- do you have a supportive family (or, if a... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
It is not: It is not indicated, in my opinion. This is not consistent with its "labeling", and there other better medications.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Practically anything: Just remember, don't take anything for at least 30 minutes after your thyroid dosing - no vitamins, no milks, no prescriptions, etc. You can have cl... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Dopamine: Stimulation (presumptively by amphetamines) causes a release of dopamine. If this is "supraphysiological" - i.e., more than the body would normally ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
ADHD Rx: There are three classes: stimulants, nonstimulants, and "off-label" uses of other drugs.
Stimulants are in either the methylphenidate (ritalin) cl... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
UTI?: You have frequent urination, and in small amounts. Sometimes uti's in women can present without obvious pain in the bladder. It can then travel up ... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Thyroid suppression: Answer: taking enough thyroid hormone so that your thyroid gland itself stops producing it and pumping it out. There are multiple drugs that can be ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Yes: There are some studies that support the use of tongkat ali to raise testosterone.
This study - http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/23754792 - publ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Great question: Alcohol abuse:
- intemperate use.
- legal consequences
- drinking more than you thought you were going to
alcohol dependence:
- you can stay aw... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Yes/no: The dose of xanax (alprazolam) you cited is conservative. Nevertheless, there is increasing evidence of eventual cognitive compromise in the elderly ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
No.: My bias is "no." it is unclear if you have just added topomax to this regimen or not. If so, and if you are scrupulous in making sure that you aren'... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
SOB in the a.m. : If xanax (alprazolam) is stopping it, it sounds like a simple anxiety problem. Otoh, cardiac problems or lung problems could cause it, and that could... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Heart too fast: Recommendations:
1) stop cannabis. This is reminiscent of the old advice, "if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing is to stop digging."
2)... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Yes.: One study (kristensen jh, et al) - journal of human lactation 2006, nov., found that the absolute infant dose of a breastfeeding mother on Gabapentin ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Phobia and weight: Sorry to hear. Feelings of "constant worry", plus three other symptoms of other manifestations of anxiety, would qualify you for the diagnosis of gen... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Pregnancy possible: Pregnancy is still a possibility, although not likely. If in doubt, get over the counter pregnancy test. Good luck.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Absolutely!: Yes, and i encourage it. Pnv's are pretty good. You can also get one with dha and iron in it (if you have any traces of iron deficiency). Other nat... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Munchies: Both of these medications can give you the munchies. You didn't mention if you binge eat before or after you take these medications. Neither of these... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Unexplained weight g: Take a look at the stress in your life. If you are doing really high intensity workouts in the gym, that can raise your cortisol and contribute to ce... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Not necessarily: 1) this is higher than the pdr lists the drug. The maximum dosage is 72mg/d.
2) however, the "biederman max" that is used in pediatric psychopharma... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Low B12?: Of all vitamin deficiencies, B12 is the one noted to give the "stocking/glove" neuropathy - which you are describing as tingling sensations in your ha... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Citalopram wean: Citalopram is generally a good medicine. You may have a depression that will not allow you to come off of it, or you may be trying to come off it too... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Depression & brain: Quick answer: yes. (although the brain damage would be considered "mild" compared to a stroke or brain trauma).
Chronic depression lowers the s... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Unlikely: This is not one of the common side effects of effexor (venlafaxine). When it was "the state of the art" and i was using a lot of it with my patients,... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Multiple options: Holistic: concentrate on breathing.
- take up meditation and learn how to put yourself into a relaxed state quickly
- have hypnotherapy and installa... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Louis Cadyanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Maybe: There are, in fact, some people who are deficient in some of the genetic pathways to make cholesterol and they have to eat this number of eggs just to... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Meds and workup: There are some prescription agents, like lomotil, (diphenoxylat and atropine) that could "slow things down." however, pain in the stomach after eati... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Probably not: The "by the book" answer is that any thyroid preparation - levothyroxine or Cytomel (liothyronine) (t3) should be taken by itself - that means with cl... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Different: Goiters/thryoid - thyroid function tests (blood work), and thyroid ultrasound.
Tx: thyroid meds.
Sinusitis- culture and swab, sometimes sinus c... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Several things: There are two broad categories - your thyroid producing too much or not enough thyroid hormone.
Here are the most common:
- iodine deficiency
- ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Depends on level: The skillful application of thyroid hormone starts low, and then gradually increases until perfection of symptom control and/or maximally therapeutic ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Possibly. : Multiple citations exist on tongkat ali:
- here's a couple of then - http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/23754792
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubme... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
No -not directly: Interesting question, and one i hadn't considered.
Elias, rm et al, from mayo clinic (http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/23251814) published on th... Read More
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A 19-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 34 years experience
Drug side effects: Abilify (aripiprazole), (aripiprazole) even though it is well portrayed as an idyllic add-on for resistant depression in the well done tv and print ad... Read More
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May 7, 2014
Outstanding physician with a great bedside manner.
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Aug 7, 2013
wow, great answers. very knowledgable.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Cady is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Cady, I got stuck in Georgia through in 2006, due to loss of my farm, due to my buyer's default. Big Pharma here and Corporate Medicine. Could we agree to agree to manage my shrink care over the...Read More
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Thanks! Yes, yes my narc. was diagnosed by a sleep specialist & have seen 5-6 different docs for all endocrinology issues including everything else one can think of. I will be in touch again-keep me h...Read More
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Thanks-haven't tried yet, but will def. keep it in mind.
Also, my account was changed, along with my user name. I wrote you about L-Tyro awhile ago. My real name is Danielle.
Thanks again Dr. C!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, TX
Graduated 1989MD
Residency
Mayo Clinic - Saint Mary's Hospital - Rochester, MN
Awards
Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Top Doctor, First Place, Evansville, IN - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Second Place, Evansville, IN - Winter
2013
Affiliations
courtesy staff - Saint Mary's Hospital - Evansville, IN
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