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Once loyal readers may have noticed I have not been posting too much recently. Not to say I haven’t thought about it . . . it just seems like between work and home and everything in between my creative juices were tapped just keeping things going. Life is like that, no? I have been reading, . . . → Read More: Book Report: The Book I Wish I Had Written . . . The Do-It-Yourself Guide To Fighting The Big Motherfuckin’ Sad by Adam Gnade  Leave a comment  anger/irritability, antidepressants, anxiety, bipolar disorder, book reports, borderline personality disorder, depression, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, R+R, relationships, stress management, therapy  antidepressants, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, Hartman, medication side-effects, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medicine, relationships, side effects, SSRI, suicidal ideation, therapy, treatment resistant depression, Zoloft One of the frequent issues I help parents deal with is a child who is profoundly angry . . . the “too mad too fast over dumb stuff” syndrome. It is a frequent accompaniment to both ADHD-spectrum issues and mood disorders, and is typically more difficult to deal with than the other presenting aspects of . . . → Read More: Tenex–A Tonic To Treat Terrible Tantrums Leave a comment ADHD, anger/irritability, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, relationships, school issues ADHD, guanfacine, Hartman, Intuniv, medication, medication side-effects, ODD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medicine, Quotient ADHD Testing, side effects, Tenex I interviewed a young man this past week who had recently had to take a second medical withdrawal from a prestigious (and expensive) university because of debilitating symptoms of depression. It struck him in the spring semester last year (his Freshman year) and then again this fall. Over the summer, he had seemed to get . . . → Read More: The Cost Of Ignoring ADHD Comments are closed ADHD, antidepressants, anxiety, depression, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, Quotient ADHD Testing, relationships, school issues, stimulants, therapy adderall, ADHD, antidepressants, anxiety, concerta, depression, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, psychiatric medicine, Psychiatrist, psychiatry, Quotient ADHD Testing, relationships, side effects, stimulants, therapy, Vyvanse I came across an article in the September/October 2012 issue of Scientific American MIND concerning the effect that stress can have on children and their capacity to learn. The researcher summarized years of work and ongoing studies showing the effect of stress hormones on the developing neural connections in the prefrontal cortex (the part of . . . → Read More: Toxic Effects of Chronic Stress–Bad for Adults, Even Worse For Kids Comments are closed ADHD, anger/irritability, anxiety, medication, meditation, parenting, Quotient ADHD Testing, R+R, relationships, school issues, stimulants, stress management, therapy adderall, ADHD, concerta, executive functions, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, meditation, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medicine, relationships, stimulants, stress management, therapy, Vyvanse I came across a journal article lately that highlights an area of great concern for me and for others in the mental health world. A research paper published in the August edition of the Archives of General Psychiatry (a dense and difficult to read tome), identified a massive increase in the use of antipsychotic mood . . . → Read More: The Quick Rush To Medicate Comments are closed ADHD, anger/irritability, antipsychotics, bipolar disorder, FDA, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, parenting, school issues, temper dysregulation disorder, therapy Abilify, ADHD, anger, bipolar disorder, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, Philadelphia, psychiatric medication, Risperdal, Seroquel, seroquel xr, side effects, suicidal ideation I was going to write on another subject today, but was struck by the tone of this letter I received from the UK. I couldn’t help but respond. My original subject will wait a few days . . . i have recently been diagnosed with bipolar. my fiance has turned really mean, puts me down . . . → Read More: Living With Bipolar Disorder . . . Picking A Partner–Lessons Learned From My Patients, Part II I fielded a call from a patient, complaining that I wrote XL instead of SR after my prescription for Wellbutrin. My bad. She is on the SR and not the XL. A quick call to the pharmacy and the problem was solved. But, was it a problem in the first place? For a small minority . . . → Read More: Don’t Be Fooled By The Packaging . . . Or The Marketing!!! Comments are closed antidepressants, depression, ECT, FDA, medication, medication side-effects, TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation antidepressants, depression, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, treatment resistant depression, wellbutrin I am encouraging you to go to Philmont Guidance Center’s Facebook page and listen to a 6-minute video I uploaded there. Get past the boring talking head thing (psychiatrists tend to be a bit dry sometimes) and LISTEN to what he is saying and THINK about what this will mean if the trend is generalized . . . → Read More: Advocating For Access To Mental Health Care . . . It Is Time For Us To Stand Up For What Is Right Comments are closed ADHD, anger/irritability, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiety, benzodiazepines, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, ECT, FDA, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PMDD, PMS, R+R, stimulants, temper dysregulation disorder, therapy, TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation ADHD, antidepressants, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, Hartman, medication, philadelphia psychiatrist, suicidal ideation, TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation, treatment resistant depression I have finally reached a situationally stable period of time in my life, and asked my Dr about reducing my meds. I was taking so many – 300 mg Buproprion, 1500 mg Valproic Acid, 600 mg Carbamazepine, 1 mg Clonazepam, 600 mg Seroquel, and 200 mg Lamotrigine. Ee gad! I have been diagnosed Schizoaffective,or . . . → Read More: Is It Worth It To Stop Your Medicine? . . . Only Time Will Tell Comments are closed antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, bipolar disorder, depression, fish oil, medication, meditation, mood stabilizers, relationships, stress management, withdrawal symptoms antidepressants, bipolar disorder, depression, Doylestown, Flourtown, Hartman, Huntingdon Valley, Klonopin, medication, medication side-effects, meditation, mood stabilizers, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, Psychiatrist, side effects, wellbutrin I had to field a call the other day from a local Children and Youth worker. Nice lady . . . but not terribly informed about mental health issues . . . specifically Major Depression. She was calling about a patient of mine who is trying to get custody of her grandchild after the child’s . . . → Read More: Maintenance Treatment For Depression . . . Medicine . . . TMS . . . 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Dr. Daniel G. Hartman, aka The Sidewalk Psychiatrist, manages and works at The Philmont Guidance Center, just outside Philadelphia. Learn more about Philmont Guidance Center. |
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