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Laura Wuarin, M.D.
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Psychiatry
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English
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89 Answers
5 Agrees
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laura Wuarinanswered
26 years experience
Great question!: You may consider using vitamin B12, sublingually (under the tongue) Nuvigil is a stinulant used for excessive sleepiness. What is the cause of your sl... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Having an infection can hurt pregnancy. Medication also. Your health is the most important right now. See your doctor right away.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Your mind and body: It sounds like there are several important issues- unwanted sexual relations and unwanted pregnancy. Both need to be addressed. How old are you? In my... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Lots of options: There are multiple treatment options. First- if you are having hallucinations and are wanting to hurt yourself or someone else, you should go to hospi... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: It sounds like your symptoms could be related to one of several conditions. Most worrisome would be appendicitis or ovarian cyst. Both can cause seri... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Several: There can be several reasons. The most benign and likely are injury from fall or banging it. A cyst or lesion can also cause this. Ask her about circ... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Actually it can: Since Cymbalta (duloxetine) increases norepinephrine- it can actually cause increased blood pressure and all the symptoms you describe. If you take st... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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26 years experience
Can be either: Uaually the best treatment for these kind of mental health problems is psychotherapy. If your functioning is poor, you may benefit from good medica... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Blood pressure: It sound like you fainted. This is not uncommon and can mostlybe due to low blood pressure, dehydration. It is a way for body to make sure that blood ... Read More
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A 67-year-old female asked:
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Every 8 hours: Three times daily implies every 8 hours. Some medications are taken, breakfast, lunch and dinner which is three times daily but not every 8 hours. Che... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Several ilnesses...: Several condiations can cause fever, mostly infectious diseases. Inflamatory conditions and disease can also cause fever. Check on any symptoms/pain a... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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26 years experience
No: No, but anxiety can. Shortness of breath, sweating, racing thought, shaking- can occur in severe anxiety or panic attacks. Panic attacks are severe bu... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Klonopin (clonazepam): Because Klonopin (clonazepam) has a longer half-life, it is easier to taper.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laura Wuarinanswered
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See endocrinologist: It sounds like you would benefit from seeing an endocrinologist. Several diseases can cause your symptoms pcos is not uncommon.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Probably not: It seems like a month of 120 mg/day of strattera (atomoxetine) should have provided benefits. It could be that you do not have add or that strattera (... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Insomnia: There are many causes of insomnia. These include anxiety disorders, stress, environmental issues (noise, light, work schedule, etc...), specific sleep... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: There are natural cycles of hair loss and it can also be caused by stress and hormone/mineral imbalance. When you brush your hair, if large clumps of ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Maybe: I am glad you are checking your thyroid gland as thyroid disease affects mood in and of itself or can worsen mood disorders. Only time can tell if you... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Something else: Typically, neither of these medications cause menstrual irregularity. However, high anxiety states can affect cycle. Hormonal imbalances need to be ev... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laura Wuarinanswered
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Yes: Prednisone is a strong steroid that can cause many side effects physically as well as in mental health such as mood swings, mania and insomnia. All of... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Triptans: There are several other medications that cann help migraines. In particular, triptans affect serotonin and can abort a migraine if taken at onset of m... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Get help: First ask your partner if he has an infection, genital or other that you may have caught. Then go to doctor as you may need antibiotics.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: Hello- insomnia is often chronic, in your case it may be acute and there can be multiple causes. If there is more anxiety due to stresses , steroids f... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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THC can help pain: Most psychiatrists do not prescribe thc, but in some instanbces it may help quickly and effectively. Consider though need to see pain M.D. Or surgeon ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Yes and no: Clonazepam and xanax (alprazolam) are benzodiazepines often used to treat anxiety-panic attcks, gad or ptsd. They are similar but xanax (alprazolam) i... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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26 years experience
Antidepressants best: Another antidepressant, possibly snri like Effexor (venlafaxine) may be more helpful at this time. Add ons such as gaba- calm and natural anxiety aids... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Usually not: This not a typical side effect. If you have eye pain, blurred vision please get help asap- your eyes are precious!
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Careful: Tefretol would be better than Lamictal but can be dangerous and blood levels should be gotten to safely use this medication.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Hives usually start where the offender is, for example if allergic to skin cream, will start where you put the cream.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Incision or vaginal?: Vaginal bleeding after a c-section is not uncommon. It is not clear if bleeding is from the incision or vaginal. Talk to provider who performed c-sect... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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So you get amnesia: These drugs are given to people to cause amnesia. Then person may get raped but cannot remember. Be careful in bars about accepting drinks from strang... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Usually yes: Very often, patients requesting cosmetic surgery are required to get a psychiatric evaluation. This because patient may have underlying psychiatric di... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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WD can be bad: Withdrawal from benzodiazepines can cause anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms and seizures. Especially after 6 years, it swhould be done slowly under do... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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It is new: It is a new antidepressant. There are many treatments available for ocd. Zoloft (sertraline) works well at high doses. Often adding a low dose of a ne... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Maybe: It sounds like you have quite some endocrine deficiencies and low testosterone, cortisone, thyroid hormones can cause multiple mood symptoms and/or de... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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26 years experience
Don't be scared.: Citalopram is a very good medication to treat anxiety and is well-tolerated. There are warnings to not use above 40 mg but lower doses are safe and ca... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Not usually: Usually akathisisa is caused by imbalance between acetlcholine and dopamine- causing very unpleasant muscle feeling of akathisia with need to move. Mo... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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26 years experience
Tinnitus: It seems like you may have tinnitus. There can be multiple causes including ear infection. More rarely more serios reasons acn cause it. Is your heari... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Multiple reasons.: Multiple urinary tract issues such as infections or diabetes or neurologic damage as well as side effects of medications can cause these symptoms. Lo... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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5 months: There are a little over 4 weeks + 2-3 days/month except february where 4 weeks.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Can be: Definitely, your dad should be taken to hospital right away for a brain scan. There can be other reasons too, but he needs immediate attention.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Soon: Typically, there is diarhea and vomiting after food poisoning. If you stop eating for a few days, it may take 1-2 days for nect bowel movement.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Probably: In general not taking a medication every day helps prevent physical and emotional tolerance. Tramadol and Klonopin (clonazepam) have different mechani... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Remember more: Sometimes people on certain medications experience nightmares. It can be that you awaken at different time and remember dreams more. It can also be re... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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See a doctor: It sounds like you may have a serious condition that is worsening. Ectopic pregnancy, std, ovarian and intestinal diseases can be serious. Do not wait... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laura Wuarinanswered
26 years experience
Mood stabilizers: Hello ,
a lot of people who have pcos experience mood swings, you are not alone. It souns like you have several medical conditions. I recommend that... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Probably: Usually small chnges in time one takes ocp are safe- not becoming pregnant in several years attests to that.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Maybe: It sound like you may be having a not uncommon initial adverse reaction to zoloft (sertraline). Usually it passes. Sometimes you can decrease dose for... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laura Wuarinanswered
26 years experience
Yes.: mirtazepine is an excellent medication to trear anxiety as well as insomnia.Occasional side effects can be water retention. Mirtazepine is used at low... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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"straight jacket": In the old days it used to be called a straight jacket, . This is a clothing that wraps around you to prevent arms from scratching or hurting self or ... Read More
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Dr. Wuarin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Wuarin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks so much. :) I plan on being seen on Monday, if not sooner.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you, I get hyper & manic episodes - I'll go back to my doctor.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my question.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University Medical Center of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland
Graduated 1997MD
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Colorado - Spring
2014
Top Psychiatrist, First Place, Colorado - Spring
2014
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