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Forensic psychiatrist, board certified. I am Currently employed with SOC Telemed, Medical Director for GMHC and in private practice. Past positions held include: Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at BronxCare Health System and Director of the psychiatry residency training program.
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Psychiatry
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United States: New York
Languages spoken
Greek
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71 Answers
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Related to menopause: Thyroid hormone levels are closely connected to FSH, LH and Estriol levels which change a lot during menopause. This could be why you are needing to ... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Not yet.: You are not out of the clear yet. HIV May be undetectable for a number of months after exposure. Be mindful of flu like symptoms three to four month... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Yes: This is a possible wide effect of Prozac (fluoxetine). You should immediately consult your psychiatrist as you may be flipping to mania suggesting th... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
No.: Are you taking any medications? Are you putting yourself under position of stress to perform?
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Consider therapy: Anxiety can be related to a number of things. Treatments are numerous including behavioral therapies and medication strategies. You may first want to ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
It's ok.: Only take as recommended and nothing more. If symptoms persist you may need to be evaluated for GERD.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Causes of depression: Hi- sounds like you are having a hard time. While there are many causes for depression, medication induced depression is certainly a possibility. Pl... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Possibly: Clozapine is a medication used to treat treatment resistant psychotic symptoms. People who have bipolar disorder may also experience psychotic sympto... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Don't do it.: You could potentially put yourself at risk for overdose leading to respiratory depression, coma and death. If you did this - call 911 or go to your n... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Serotonin withdrawal: It may take a couple of weeks for your body to get adjusted to the decreasing lexapro (escitalopram). Initial symptoms Include an increase in anxiety... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Probably not.: Most probably nothing will happen but watch out for signs of toxicity including nausea and vomiting. Call poison control or ed if he begins to develo... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Yes don't overdo it: You may have alcohol - however, alcohol in excess is not good for you and in the long run may have deleterious effects on many organ systems in your b... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Toothpaste: A good old home remedy to get rid of pimples is to apply toothpaste on a pimple overnight.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Taking: Taking your medication as prescribed is very important. Skipping doses is not a good idea.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Ignore: Spend a few moments everyday being mindful and aware of your breathing and your body.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Ignore: Rapid cycling bipolar disorder is most likely to
Present with a depressed episode.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Ups and downs: Bipolar disorder means you have mood dysregulation. Atleast once in your life you will experience a manic episode which is atleast one week of sympto... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Check up time: Sounds like you should get evaluated. Comorbid smoking with heart condition can be a variety if things and you would benefit from a full assessment. ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Sleep hygiene: Good sleep hygiene is imperative to help with insomnia. Cut the caffeine, don't take afternoon naps, only use your bed for sleep and sleep related ac... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
As soon as you can: Maybe you could clarify in terms of how often you mean by "PRN." Ideally you would want to be off of medications that have potentially teratogenic ef... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Not likely.: PTSD May present with severe psychotic symptoms such as auditory hallucinations, paranoia but generally having a diagnosis of PTSD will not predispose... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Exercise with baby!: iLook into classes for mommy and baby exercise like yoga classes! Also, if you carry your baby in a carrier that can burn a lot of calories. If you ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Mental health: You should see a mental health professional. There are a number of very effective therapies and medicines to treat these kinds of symptoms. Major dep... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Probably not: Marinol is not clinically approved for treatment of PTSD. Perhaps when more research and studies become available it may be considered as an option.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Yes: There is a lot of evidence for a genetic predisposition to bipolar disorder. Twin studies show evidence for genetic predisposition. However, genes a... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Maybe 2 weeks: It may take a couple of weeks for your body to get adjusted to the antidepressant. Initial symptoms Include an increase in anxiety, nausea, diarrhea ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
See your doctor ASAP: If you feel an episode coming on you should try to see your doctor immediately or go to the nearest emergency room. seroquel (quetiapine) is an atypi... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Uterine stretching: During this time you could be experiencing uterine stretching as baby is growing. If pain is severe or you have spotting call your ob or go to the er ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Why do it alone?: Opiate withdrawal is definitely one of the most painful withdrawal experiences anyone can go through. I would really recommend you go into a detox an... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Mental health: You should see a mental health professional. There are a number of very effective therapies and medicines to treat these kinds of symptoms. People wh... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
It's ok.: Only take as recommended and nothing more. You should expect that tomorrow you will have excess daytime drowsiness.
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A female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
See your doctor: It's not a good idea to titrate meds without MD supervision. It's also not a good idea to double the dose so quickly either bc you may be sensitive t... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Yes don't overdo it: You may have alcohol - however, alcohol in excess is not good for you and in the long run may have deleterious effects on many organ systems in your b... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
It depends.: First I would want to make sure that there is no other treatable medical condition underlying your symptoms like: hypo/hyperthyroidism, taking too muc... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Miscarriage: Dear Ressee,
I'm sorry to hear that there was no heartbeat. This likely means that the fetus is not viable and you will likely miscarry. Your ob will... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Yes it is possible.: Start taking biotin. It can be purchased at any health food store or place where they sell vitamins. It is natural and helps strengthen hair and nai... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Possibly: Chronic cocaine use alters brain's parasympathetic nervous functions that help sustain an erection during sex. The chemicals in cocaine gradually tak... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Quite possibly: This varies on the amount of THC inhaled. For chronic users marijuana can be present upwards of one month on ursine toxicology screening.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Propranolol: Hi- sonwtimes medications called beta blockers can be used to treat specific phobias/anxieties like test taking, flying or public speaking. It is a n... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Don't waste your $: At this point ecigarrettes are very new. There are limited number of studies and the research is really just beginning to understand the longterm eff... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Eat: Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Drink water. Make sure you go to all appointments.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
No: Red wine is very good for you in moderation. It contains resveratrol which has been linked to numerous health benefits including: prevention against ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
3-4 days: Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine used to help with anxiety symptoms. A one time dose of 3mg should be out of your system after 3- 4 days. If you are a ... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Probably not.: Most guidelines do not recommend ambien (zolpidem) higher than 10 for women and in some cases stick to 5mg. Consider thinking about what other things ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Unfortunately no.: Alzheimer's is a very complicated multifactorial disease that seems yo have a number of contributing factors that result in its onset. There is no sp... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Maybe 2 weeks: It may take a couple of weeks for your body to get adjusted to the antidepressant. Initial symptoms Include an increase in anxiety, nausea, diarrhea ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
You may not need to: It depends on the class of medication prescribed by your prescriber. If you were prescribed an SSRI and started on another medication of the same cla... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Yes.: It is ok to take tums (calcium carbonate) w Ativan. Don't drink alcohol euthanasia Ativan or take any other benzodiazepines.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Not bad but...: At this age you should have lots and lots of energy that would not necessitate energy drinks. Stay active and eat healthy.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Panagiota Korenisanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
It could be.: Make sure you have ruled out all medical causes of fatigue. A big one is hypothyroidism.
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Oct 4, 2015
Dr. Korenis is a new, and highly welcome addition to HealthTap! I learned a great deal from her answers, and I applaud how she meets patients warmly. Great bedside manner! She also collaborates well w...Read More
Oct 10, 2015
Learnt good practical tips from her answers.
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Oct 15, 2015
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you. Haven't been able to get answers from doctors. It's driving me crazy. Either hypo or hyper.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you very much! I was worried I wouldn't have an answer before I needed to go to bed.
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Thank you, your quick reply made me feel good! Yes I take in medicines to improve my performance now adays
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Graduated 2008MD
Residency
Bronx Lebanon Hospital center
Awards
Teacher of the Year 2015
Leadership Award in Residency 2012
Junior Resident of the Year 2010
Affiliations
American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law
American Academy Of Psychoanalysis And Psychodynamic Psychiatry
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