The Supreme Court this week turned their back on patients with severe psychiatric illness – as in “we ain’t lettin’ no crazy people off the hook.” They also turned back toward the dark ages where psychosis was thought of as totally mysterious, or demonic possession. After reviewing a case where […]
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God put ADHD personalities on this earth for a purpose. Or if you prefer, genetic variability (polymorphism) enhances survival by increasing adaptive options to an ever changing environment. Case in point, last week while attending the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, I felt compelled to go up to […]
I just read an article on Oprah.com entitled Chill Pills about the use of medication for stress symptoms. I am struck by the sharp contrast between the article and the talks I gave yesterday in College Station, Texas (home of the Aggies). The biggest problem I see is our “experts” […]
Question: If Effexor XR helps decrease the amount of serotonin and norepinephrine uptake in the case of GAD, then why does it feel like I am racing all the time? — Ryan Answer: Generalized Anxiety Disorder presumably is due to genetic vulnerability, personality traits, and stress. We know of one […]
Question: I’m a 48 yr. old female with bipolar II disorder and have been taking 300mg/day of Wellbutrin XL and .25mg of Xanax on an as needed basis for anxiety. My depression and anxiety have increased significantly the past few months due to stress from a job change, death of […]
Question: I have bad stomach pain after taking a drug for a bladder condition. I was also on Prozac, Elavil and Lorazepam at the time, for bladder and depression issues. I stopped the Prozac because I wanted to take less drugs, because now I also have to take Prevacid. So, […]
The legal system has again failed and is directly responsible for the hung jury in Collin County, Texas. The Dallas Morning News front page article for Friday, 2-24-06 reads "Jurors deadlocked in Plano mother’s murder trial." This whole story is so bizarre, that unlike the recent memoir "Pieces," this one […]
Question: I have been on Effexor XR 150 mg for 5-6 months now, but am disappointed with the weight gain – esp. around the belly. I was wondering if I can ask my doctor about Wellbutrin XL to help counteract that. What are your thoughts on that? — Mona Answer: […]
Question: I read on your site that people that suffer from anxiety have increased serotonin, and SSRI’s reduce the amount of serotonin in the body. I suffer from GAD that manifests itself with my racing heart rate. I have been taking Effexor now for about 3 weeks, and it seems […]
Last Friday, February 10, 2006, headlines reported "Warnings advised on ADHD drugs." A 15 member advisory committee recommended (by a vote of 8-7) to the FDA that a black box be added to the labeling of stimulants used to treat ADHD. Concern about serious cardiovascular side effects is mainly due […]