Q: I was on Celexa before and had a manic reaction to it, so I was switched to Zoloft which I have been taking for 2 months now. Recently my Doctor upped my dosage to 100 mg due to my depression and anxiety still being present. Since the dosage change I have been experiencing odd [...]
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Q: What are these moods I’m experiencing? I can be fine for weeks or even months at a time acting as my normal self, just very much an introvert (that’s normal for me) but then all of a sudden something will happen or set me off. I’ll get really angry over something, so bad that [...]
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Q: I recently dated a 28 year old man diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Two months into the relationship he admitted that after a night of heavy drinking he had slept with someone else. Completely remorseful, he told me that he sexually fantasises about most women that he meets. He admitted that in all previous relationships [...]
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Q: A twelve-year old family member has been prescribed Zoloft for anxiety and OCD. Risperdal was added to counter the Zoloft side effects of paranoia and hallucinating. After six months of taking two drugs in addition to counseling, his anxiety and OCD are under control. However, he has just developed a tremor from the Risperdal. [...]
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Q: My lifelong friend (33 years) is married to man who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia during the first Gulf War, apparently after having been “given a pill” by the Army. He was discharged and, according to her, became a meth addict who is now a convicted sex offender. She was aware of this prior [...]
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