None of the medicines I prescribe (including Klonopin) is a “bad” medicine. The people who benefit from the medicines are not “bad” people. They are people who have a problem that need our professional help. . . . → Read More: Klonopin is “Bad” and YOU are “Bad” for Even Thinking About It
 One comment - (Comments are closed)  anxiety, benzodiazepines, medication, medication side-effects  anxiety, benzodiazepines, Hartman, Klonopin, medication side-effects, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medicine The ambiguity of psychiatric diagnosis does not make anything easy. Especially when there is a complicated mish-mosh of symptoms that easily fit into more than one diagnostic category. And, you ARE allowed to have more than one psychiatric diagnosis. But how can I be sure that a child who presents with ADHD symptoms . . . and anxiety, and depression, and a complicated home life, and a complicated school picture . . . actually has ADHD and that the “ADHD symptoms” are not just a result of the other stuff????? . . . → Read More: Accurately Diagnosing ADHD–Using The Quotient ADHD Testing System to Avoid Unnecessary Exposure to Medicine Comments are closed ADHD, anger/irritability, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, Quotient ADHD Testing, school issues, stimulants adderall, ADHD, concerta, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medication, Quotient ADHD Testing, stimulants, Vyvanse I have been on medications for almost 11 years. I have been through so many. and At the present time I am on Effexor xr 150mg, Prozac 40 mg as the Dr. was trying to wean me from 225 of the effexor xr and add the prozac. 1 mg of xanax 4 x’s a day, . . . → Read More: Ask Three Docs . . . Get Four Opinions . . . 2 comments - (Comments are closed) antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiety, benzodiazepines, depression, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers antidepressants, anxiety, benzodiazepines, depression, discontinuation syndrome, Effexor, Hartman, Klonopin, medication, medication side-effects, mood stabilizers, philadelphia psychiatrist, prozac, seroquel xr, SSRI, Xanax I have been taken aback with the number of severe comments I have gotten from people who have had such a difficult time with Klonopin and other benzodiazepines over the years. In my practice, it has a central role in symptoms relief for many people with generalized and panic anxiety. When starting them, they always . . . → Read More: Dancing With The Devil . . . or . . . How Did I Allow Klonopin (or Ativan . . . or Xanax . . . ) To Rule My Life 10 comments - (Comments are closed) antidepressants, anxiety, benzodiazepines, depression, medication, medication side-effects, stress management, therapy antidepressants, anxiety, benzodiazepines, depression, detox, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, Panic Disorder, rehab, SSRI I have a question for you pertaining to Vyvanse and ADHD in general. I’m 23 years old and currently living in Fresno, CA, and have been diagnosed by a couple psychiatrists here and elsewhere with ADHD. One prescribed me Provigil, which seems to work alright, but also gives me bad anxiety at the doses I . . . → Read More: Adderall vs. Vyvanse and Dealing With a Difficult Doc 2 comments - (Comments are closed) ADHD, anxiety, FDA, medication, medication side-effects, Quotient ADHD Testing, stimulants adderall, ADHD, anxiety, concerta, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, philadelphia psychiatrist, Quotient ADHD Testing, side effects, stimulants, Vyvanse Anne writes in with a common worry: I have a 7 year old son that has just received a diagnosis of adhd (combined type). we adopted him when he was 4 years old. our psychiatrist has said that she feels that his severe adhd and pattern of his other behaviours are typical of someone with . . . → Read More: Vyvanse For Young Patients–Give ’em a Break??? My, Oh My, How Time Flies!!! Getting Off Antidepressants After Accidentally Taking Them For A DecadeMike writes in with a frequently voiced concern: I am a 48 year old male and I have been on Paxil for about 11 years now and have been wondering about getting off it. I am aware that there is “detox” time needed and I’ll feel like shit (among other things), . . my question . . . → Read More: My, Oh My, How Time Flies!!! Getting Off Antidepressants After Accidentally Taking Them For A Decade 2 comments - (Comments are closed) anxiety, depression, medication, medication side-effects, Uncategorized, withdrawal symptoms Add new tag, antidepressants, Hartman, medication side-effects, paxil, side effects, SSRI, treatment resistant depression Andrea writes in: I have been taking 100 mg of Lamictal for about two years. In the last 1.5 yrs my doctor added 100 mg of Pristiq. I have recently lost my health insurance and need to get off both drugs as a result. How should I do this? I’m a full time student and . . . → Read More: Another Casualty of the Lack of Health Care Reform I caught you knockin’ at my cellar door, I love you, baby, can I have some more, Oh, the damage done. I hit the city and I lost my band, I watched the needle take another man, Gone, gone, the damage done. I sing the song because I . . . → Read More: . . . Another Man Done Gone . . . 2 comments - (Comments are closed) ADHD, heroin, medication, medication side-effects, parenting, relationships, Uncategorized ADHD, drug use, Hartman, heroin, medication, medication side-effects, overdose, parenting, philadelphia psychiatrist, relationships Has a medical, or any, distinction been made between those who desire to kill themselves, and those who simply have no desire to live? I’ve had thoughts of active suicide only a few times in my life, and these are dismissed very easily. But…how do I describe it? I have no active desire/will/drive to live. . . . → Read More: Riddle me this . . . |
   
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