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By doctordan, on October 9th, 2011% What’s your biggest fear? What’s your greatest dream? The answers matter. You matter. . . . → Read More: Out Of The Darkness . . .
By doctordan, on October 26th, 2010% Mike 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
By doctordan, on September 2nd, 2010% Anne writes in . . . (I) am currently taking effexor. effectiveness marginal. still depressed and still anxious in social circumstances, perhaps, I just need more time with that aspect. what, if any other drug might I combine with the effexor to help with the depression?
The first step, of course, is to make sure . . . → Read More: Making Effexor more Effective for depression and anxiety
By doctordan, on August 29th, 2010% ” . . . . soooooooooo doc . . . when is this medicine going to kick in . . . ?”
“NOW!!!!”
Oh, that it was so easy. The above question is misplaced, however. Over and over I meet with patients who are on various medications that are shifted and moved and changed and . . . → Read More: Waiting to get better . . . What are YOU waiting for???
By doctordan, on June 12th, 2010% Whenever a new medication or new technology hits the market, there is always a learning curve for both the public and for practicing physicians. Tempering the excitement about receiving/delivering help with a dose of skepticism is healthy. It keeps the public and physicians from being bamboozled by snake oil salesmen. That is the whole idea . . . → Read More: Paddling Upstream . . . Figuring Out The Role Of TMS In The Treatment Of Major Depression
By doctordan, on March 27th, 2010% I got an email from the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation recently letting me know that the committee that is looking at revamping the DSM criteria for the next edition is looking at adding a diagnostic category called “Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria (TDD). The purpose of the email was to dispel the rumors that . . . → Read More: DSM-V: Reshuffling The Bipolar Criteria And The Emergence Of A New Disorder
By doctordan, on January 9th, 2010% I had a few responses to my blarticle on providing TMS to patients in the Philadelphia area. I actually thought there would be more . . . but articles on Vyvanse, Klonopin and Lamictal reign supreme . . . more on that another time. Let’s start with two viewpoints and then I will get personal . . . → Read More: So Where Has The Doctor Been??? . . . Some Personal Reflections on Depression, Health and Life In General
By doctordan, on November 15th, 2009% Sorry for the lack of writing folks, I been biiiiiiizzzzzzzzzyyyyyyy!
I am proud to announce that I am an official TMS provider! My NeurostarTMS machine was delivered the first week of November and I spent the better part of last week being trained on how to use it in real-life situations. From a professional standpoint . . . → Read More: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Part II
By doctordan, on September 30th, 2009% A former patient wrote this to check in with me . . .
As a former patient of your practice, what are your thoughts on treatment resistant depression? Anything new or in the pipe line? At present I am doing well with Pristiq ,lithium, and Depakote. I am also involved in a sleep study with . . . → Read More: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation . . . A New Hope For Treatment Resistant Depression
By doctordan, on August 29th, 2009% As a psychiatrist . . . as an empathic person . . . it is very difficult to hear stories like the one listed below:
My heart is broke and i Feel I will never leave this deep black dark hole that I cant escape… Im tearing up heavily as I write this message… Ive . . . → Read More: Treatment Resistant Depression–Under Recognized and Under Treated
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