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Psychiatry
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
You likely won't: It sounds as if you have developed a dependence to these meds. The difficulty with treating anxiety with these meds is that once someone is dependent... Read More
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Numerous: Low heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and body temperature
thinning or drying of the hair, "lanugo" hair (a fine hair that develops on th... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
SSRIs: Barbiturates are actually not the treatment of choice for anxiety. It would be helpful to talk with your doctor about treatment options. The first l... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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19 years experience
Several: "thirteen"- explores drugs, sex, and petty crime as well as including scenes and dialogue about cutting.
"secret cutting (painful secrets)"- aired on... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Yes.: Certainly the stress of being sick can increase anxiety. In addition, several medical conditions can cause an increase in anxiety. In particular, pn... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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19 years experience
Other options: Nerve pain is typically not helped by pain medications. Typically, over-the-counter pain medications are the first option, such as ibuprofen. After ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Numerous: All illicit substances exacerbate mental illness in some way. Each substance affects people differently. Marijuana can worsen depression, as well as... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Yes: Each state has different laws. However, having a mental illness does not preclude someone from purchasing a gun. In many states, if someone has been... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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19 years experience
Yes: Feeling jittery or anxious is a common side effect of citalopram. This does go away after a brief period and your body gets used to the medication. ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
It depends: This depends on the quantity of alcohol consumed and the period of time it was consumed. In addition, this depends on the person's baseline liver fun... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
No.: Juvenile mental health records are secure in the same way that adult mental health records and are bound by patient privacy through hipaa. However, w... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Subspecialty: Neuropsychiatry is a subspecialty in psychiatry that focuses on illnesses that can often be classified as both neurologic and psychiatric. Therefore,... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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19 years experience
Numerous ways: Using Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) over an extended period can increase the risk of critical cardiovascular problems and strok... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Should lexapro (escitalopram) be given to a very thin person who is elderly, hates meds and has alz?
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
It depends: Lexapro (escitalopram) is not contraindicated in the elderly, nor is it contraindicated in people with alzheimers nor someone who is very thin. It wo... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Maybe: A 2008 study found that women that consumed >200mg per day of caffeine had twice the rate of miscarriage as women who consumed none. However other st... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Yes: Bipolar disorder typically manifests when people are in their late teens or early 20s. However, there are certainly children that have bipolar disord... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Not necessarily: It depends how long you have been on pristiq (desvenlafaxine). It can cause some nausea in the first 1-2 weeks, which could affect appetite. In addi... Read More
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19 years experience
It depends on cause: There are a number of reasons why someone can have low energy- including, but not limited to, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, thyroid disease, depressi... Read More
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Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
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It varies: Every facility is somewhat different. Typically, treatment involves being evaluated by a psychiatrist and seen by a social worker and occupational th... Read More
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Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Numerous: Main side effects include sedation and increase in appetite.
Others include: fast heart rate, overactive reflexes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Same as not pregnant: First line antidepressants used for treating depression are ssris. These are safe during pregnancy. There was research done suggesting that Paxil (p... Read More
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Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
No.: There are numerous meds used to treat sleep problems. First, it is important to know whether this is a symptom of anxiety/depression or if there are ... Read More
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Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Variable: Anorexia is refusal maintain weight at or above a minimally normal weight. Also intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat even though they are un... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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19 years experience
Numerous: Depression can cause problems with memory, as well as high levels of stress. A number of medical problems can cause difficulties with memory, so chec... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Discuss with MD: Would suggest talking with your doctor about treatment options. The max dose for Cymbalta (duloxetine) is 120mg.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Yes: Anxiety often presents with physical symptoms- muscle tension, digestive problems, sleep problems are common. People can also experience panic attac... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Yes.: You may find that anxiety symptoms increase, but if you do not have any underlying medical problems, there is no reason you cannot ride thrill rides. ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Maybe not.: Cannabis usually is detected in a hair drug test for up to 90 days.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
It depends: Typically, routine bloodwork includes bmp (checks electrolytes, kidney function, and glucose level) or cmp which includes bmp+ liver function tests. ... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Talk with your MD: Typically, people are started on an ssri with Clonazepam for the treatment of anxiety. Ssris are the first line treatment, but they typically take se... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
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Unknown: There are no sufficient studies on drug interactions with oxyelite and abilify (aripiprazole). Ovyelite has caffeine as one of the ingredients, and i... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
It depends: This all depends on your metabolism, how many calories you take in, how many calories you expend. Weight gain/loss can also be affected by side effec... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
No single one: All psychiatric meds have side effects. Ssris are the treatment of choice for anxiety/depression not bc they work better than older antidepressants, ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Not exactly: Amitriptyline itself does not typically increase anxiety directly. However, it can sometimes cause increases in heart rate or irregularities in heart... Read More
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Numerous symptoms: Common symptoms of hypoglycemia include: confusion, tiredness, hunger, shaky, sweaty, anxious. When severe, loss of consciousness and even death. I... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Peripheral: Sciatica is a condition that affects the sciatic nerve which from the lower back down the back side of each leg. The central nervous system is compr... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Depends: If the neighbor is threatening to harm themselves or is aggressive towards others, then contacting police would be the first thing to do. Unfortunate... Read More
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Depends: This depends how heavy prior use of marijuana was. Marijuana is also stored in adipose tissue or fat cells, so it would also depend on a person's bod... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
None directly: Chantix does not directly cause sexual side effects, but it can cause abnormal behavior and psychiatric instability. In addition, it can cause unusua... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ashley Boneanswered
19 years experience
Yes.: Citalopram, and medications like it, often cause jitteriness or anxiety when initially started, but this typically goes away in 1-2 weeks.
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Dr. Bone is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Bone is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Your answer at least made sense. I can't seem to get a good answer.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! At least more helpful and logic than the other answers.
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