Posts Tagged ‘neurotransmitter’

Q: My husband has tics of mostly squinting his eyes and clearing his throat. Our two boys (8 and 10) over the last couple of years have shown mild tics that seem to come and go. I am excited now to learn that there are certain things that can trigger a tic, so I will [...]

Q: I’ve been suffering from anxiety and depression since 1993. It has costs me many jobs in my career and I just lost another one last week. I don’t know what to do. Since 2002 to present I have been taking Paxil and Klonopin. They seemed to work fine until 2006, but since then nothing [...]

Q: I know I suffer from depression. Being on medication the last 18 months I feel on and off. Will I ever be happy? I grew up without my mother and had an abusive stepmother instead. My dad worked long hours and was occasionally around. This made me feel rejected, unloved and not worthy. Today [...]

Q: What can you tell me about an experimental drug called Invega? Envega?

A: I can start off by telling you Invega is no longer “experimental”. In the United States, Invega has been approved for the treatment of Schizophrenia. While I’m not a physician or psychopharmacologist, I can give you some information about this new [...]

Q: I am hoping with your experience you can help me. I suffer with “obsessions”, one thought that will stay with me almost the entire time I am awake. They can go on for months, sometimes years. They can vary but usually don’t really involve something I am really worried about. I start out worried [...]