‘Neurotransmitter’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 5

Q: I know most psychiatrists will blindly defend pharmceutical drugs even if they are potentially harmful. I noticed you were a psychologist and you seem to want to help people. My question is, can taking Paxil at no more than 20 mg for an estimated 3 years cause brain damage? What about Post SSRI Sexual [...]

Q: I am a 22-year-old college student. When I was 19 I was diagnosed with Dysthymic depression. The medication and counseling I received helped a lot, but there were still some issues that I was dealing with that weren’t resolved, such as an inability to focus, being easily distracted, spending hours more in the library [...]

Q: Recently I was in some pretty strange circumstances. Two people at work were taunting me with statements related to pedophilia, not just once, but one week and then the next. I know that there was someone with my name in Australia and who is dead now, who had a lawsuit with regard to [...]

Q: I am a 16-year-old girl living a normal life. For the past three years or so I’ve always thought something could be wrong with me. I’m constantly thinking about suicide and have even made a list of eleven possible ways I’d be willing to kill myself. However, I’m not sure if I’d follow through. [...]

Q: I have read a lot of answers to questions on why people can’t remember their childhood but have not encountered an explanation to my question about myself. I not only cannot remember my childhood but also anything else — my teen years, my friends in school, and even some of my adult life. I [...]