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“Confused” writes in with a question . . . In the past I have been prescribed Klonopin 1mg 3x a day. This worked well for me until I built a tolerance. Several years have passed, I never experienced addiction or withdralls. I have been prescibed this medicine again for panic attacks, anxiety & being social . . . → Read More: Worked The First Time . . . Why Not The Second?  Comments are closed  antidepressants, anxiety, benzodiazepines, medication, medication side-effects, withdrawal symptoms  antidepressants, anxiety, benzodiazepines, Hartman, Klonopin, medication, medication side-effects, Panic Disorder, Philadelphia, psychiatric medication, Psychiatrist, psychiatry, Social Phobia, SSRI, Xanax I am a 27-year-old female with an extensive psychiatric history. I have been on almost every type of medication except tricyclics and stimulants. I am diagnosed with Bipolar I and Borderline Personality Disorder. Currently, I am seeing a new psychiatrist who is “pill-happy”. I feel like she doesn’t listen to me. Right now I am . . . → Read More: What is Causing What? . . . Multiple Factors Contributing To A New Mom's Woes One comment - (Comments are closed) antidepressants, anxiety, benzodiazepines, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, parenting, pregnancy, relationships antidepressants, anxiety, benzodiazepines, Bipolar, borderline personality disorder, depression, Effexor, Hartman, Klonopin, lamictal, liver, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, parenting, Philadelphia, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, side effects, stimulants, tremor, Xanax Please can you tell me how to alleviate Citalopram withdrawel? I need to reduce asap as I’m pregnant but doctor says just redude by 10mg every other day whereas Pharmacist says it’s not good to take during preganancy, So I want to stop taking it….any help appreciated. So much controversy exists over the use of . . . → Read More: Tapering off Celexa (or any antidepressant) when you get pregnant Comments are closed antidepressants, anxiety, depression, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, pregnancy, therapy antidepressants, anxiety, Celexa, depression, discontinuation syndrome, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, Philadelphia, pregnancy, psychiatric medication, psychiatric medicine, Psychiatrist, therapy I have been accused of many things in my life . . . but none so on target as . . . (gulp) . . . an optimist . . . YIKES . . . a rare breed, these days. What with the economic down turn, the violence in the world, the price of . . . → Read More: Pollyanna waves the pom-poms 4 comments - (Comments are closed) anger/irritability, anxiety, book reports, depression, medication, meditation, parenting, relationships, stress management, therapy Add new tag, book reports, cognitive behavioral treatment, Hartman, major depression, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist, the secret, therapy A colleague writes in . . . I am an RN in a recovery nurse program secondary to ‘emotional condition’ . . . I had some mental health issues that were not being treated. My psychiatrist, who is an addictionologist, prescribed Vyvance for ADHD since Strattera was not effective and led to flattened affect and . . . → Read More: Getting past the urine drug screen while taking Vyvanse 6 comments - (Comments are closed) ADHD, anxiety, benzodiazepines, depression, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, stimulants adderall, addiction, drug testing, Hartman, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist, recovery, Vyvanse My seven yr old son was diagnoised with Generalized Anxiety Disorder 1 1/2 yrs ago when it appeared he had a panic attack in school which led to two months of severe anxiety to the point where he could not leave the house. He was put on zoloft and went manic on that. We had . . . → Read More: Antidepressants make your anxious kid go BONKERS??? . . . a fine time for a mood stabilizer!! Comments are closed antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, parenting Abilify, antidepressants, anxiety, bipolar disorder, Bipolar III, Hartman, Lexapro, mood stabilizers, Panic Disorder, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist, Zoloft James writes in to say . . . I started having panic attacks and was very unsociable and kept to myself,all this started about 10 years ago. The doctors diagnosed me as bipolor,i’ve been on every med available for bipolar with no positive results. Last december my doc decided to try me on 20 mg . . . → Read More: Vyvanse was helping depression . . . now . . . aggravating mania? 4 comments - (Comments are closed) ADHD, anger/irritability, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, stimulants adderall, ADHD, anger, bipolar disorder, concerta, Hartman, irritability, medication, mixed amphetamine salts, Panic Disorder, philadelphia psychiatrist, Ritalin LA, tolerance, Vyvanse I received this question from a concerned consumer last week . . . A week ago I was prescribed gabapentin, an anti-epileptic drug, for the off-label use of social anxiety and “affective mood disorder.” I have been concerned about this ever since I began my research on it a few days ago. Most of what . . . → Read More: Neurontin as a first line agent . . . I Don't Think So! Comments are closed antidepressants, anxiety, depression, FDA, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, therapy, Uncategorized anxiety, depression, Hartman, medication, Neurontin, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist, second opinions, side effects, social anxiety, therapy I have had such an overwhelming number of negative comments about Klonopin lately, I thought I would feature it in another blarticle again. I thought I would use the following comment sent in not long ago . . . I started Klonopin 8 years ago for “Nocturnal Myoclonus”. I had heard they were difficult to . . . → Read More: Another Klonopin Horror Story . . . why do I prescribe this stuff anyway??? 8 comments - (Comments are closed) anxiety, benzodiazepines, medication, medication side-effects, withdrawal symptoms addiction, benzodiazepines, Hartman, Klonopin, philadelphia psychiatrist, withdrawal Vacation is always about relaxing and getting away. Right???? Finding the time to renew your soul and making yourself ready to get back in the trenches and fight anew. The trick, of course, is holding on to some of that sense of self . . . your relaxed self . . . so that the . . . → Read More: My Vacation Book Report . . . What I've Learned Comments are closed anxiety, book reports, depression, medical illness, relationships, stress management, therapy finding contentment, Hartman, here and now, kerouac, living life, pausch, peace of mind, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist |
   
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