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question:good evening, my ex-partner (my sons dad) has got sever paranoid schyzophrenia and has been put back on respiridone injection after being taken off clozapine (he wasn t taking it properly). he used to drink heavily but has now reduced his daily intake to 2 to 4 guiness a day. he has daily blackouts further to coughing (has had those for about 4 years), is in bed about 19 hours a day everyday, is emotionless, and very rapidly acting more and more like a young child (he s 41). i am wondering if those are related to his mental health or might it be related to a more physical issue? thanks
answer:Hello,Welcome to Healthcaremagic. I am Dr.Sunil Pawar , Psychiatrist. I am here to help you.Paranoid schizophrenia is a chronic illness that causes impairment in thinking, attention, concentration and also in emotions. so emotionless behavior is due to Schizophrenia.And your partner is regularly consuming alcohol that is a known cause of blackouts.I will suggest that he should be regular in taking injectables and should cut down or stop taking alcohol.If you have any further query, please ask me.Good Luck.Dr. Sunil Pawar, MD( Psychiatry)
question:Hi I take 250mg of Queitapin a day to treat my bi polar 2 disorder. i am 35 and have always had low blood pressure, high colesterol and taccacardia heart problems, for the last 6 months i feel like i'm going to die when i fall asleep at night. my heart races then stops, i feel like i'm gasping to take my last breath. Then i fall asleep and wake up in the morning! should i be worried?
answer:Hello.Quetiapine can cause hypotension, high cholesterol and tachycardia.I have few suggestions for you:1. Get you ECG done to know if quetiapine is causing these effects. It can cause QT prolongation2. Take the opinion of you treating psychiatrist to find whether you have co-morbid panic disorder with bipolar disorder. This is common.3. Keep a regular check on your blood pressure, cholesterol and weight as quetiapine can cause metabolic disturbances.4. Keep your fluid intake high to avoid low BP.Hope this helps.Thanks.
question:I have been batteling MORGELLONS sinse 2002 when we bought a house, not realizing people had all types of parrots, birds, 2 huge flea bag dogs. We cleaned carpets, walls, patios, back screened porch. A real mess that we had not seen with our one first visit. It was on a lake in a nice older community with land. That was the main draw. MISTAKE... By the time we had it all ready to move in six weeks later, I was raw and broke out on hands , legs the worst. Thought it was cleaning chemicals. But it became worse after we were settled in. Not using chemicals any more. I went to 8 doctors, three were skin specialests over the next 5 years, They ruined my immune system with shots, cream, pills of steroids. Finally I refused them. They would not do tests on what I showed them, on slides. Did not seem to care. They thought I was funny farm material. I gave up and did my own research on every insect i could find, Bought air pure machines etc. Doubled up on my vits. One specialist even told me to stop taking them period. I started feelind bad so started taking them again after two months. I tried many things. Found NUTRASILVER, have been taking it for two years, it is helping I am 70 % better. I was so infested it takes a long time to clean the body inside and out. I became almost blind, but I take VISION CLEAR and my sight has improved. Now my question is what damage o they do to the brain, do not have a problem ? But I worry. I dig them off in herb baths. They make bloody mounds, proving they are in my blood system and organs. I have to scrub and rince several times. I stay home mostly, afraid of infecting others. My large family live 2000 miles away, contact is phone and e-mail. Do not want them or others to suffer as I have. I have a lot of parasites on sticky tape in zip lack bags. My question; is there anything that really works and will I ever be able to clean my body of this horror ? I would appreciate any advice. I am other wise quite healthy take no meds at my age. Sincerely, Carol ...age 77... in YYYY@YYYY ....
answer:Hello, Welcome to Health Care MagicI can understand your problem. You have developed symptoms of Morgellone after moving in new house which you suspected to be infested. Since last 5 years you have consulted many doctors with no relief. Dermatologist opinion probably also resulted in nothing. Such type of symptoms at your age could occur due to some psychotic disorder most likely Delusional Parasitosis though detailed evaluation is required to make proper diagnosis. Meficines like antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs have excellent roles in such symptoms. Fluoxetine and Olanzapine can help to improve the symptoms.Consult a psychiatrist for prescription of drugs.Thanks
question:I have been feeling dizzy for 5 weeks, tinnitus, ear pressure and recently diagnosed with hemochromatosis. I am getting phlebotomies, had an MRI and CatScan, ENT Dr.The dizziness is keeping me from working. I do not know if it is from allergies or not. Is the hemochromatosis an autoimmune disorder? Most importantly how do I get rid of the off balance and dizziness ? Taking no medicine at this time. I am not nauseous and the room does not spin. Dizziness comes from either standing still, closing my eyes will cause me to lose my balance, or walking to slow makes me sway. Almost like a slow rocking boat is bad, but I can walk a straight fast line ahead I hope that this makes sense.
answer:DearWe understand your concernsI went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. You should not take self medicines for any health problems. Consult a physician for diagnosis and treatment. You are saying you have all the given problems like dizziness and swaying etc, and am wondering why you hve not consulted a physician? First things first. Your doctor is the person who is trained to examine you visually, physically and pathologically and diagnose. You cannot assume diseases or physical conditions. Also requesting online help without proper diagnosis is also dangerous. Consult a physician as soon as possible. If you still need my help, please describe the whole problem in detail and post a direct question to me. I shall definitely help you with psychotherapy techniques to over come your problems.Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.Good luck.
question:Hi, I am somewhat happy to find this site where i can write my feeling. I don’t know how to start. So I ll just write from my childhood till my married life now. I am 28 years old now. So, when I was a child. My mom always complained that I didn t have good grade and was a bad girl at school. She will yell at me whenever she has to meet the teacher at parents meeting day. Also, I was bullied at school, but when i told her she simply say it s because I was a bad girl that I will get bullied. I was bullied because I was too quiet and shy at school. Those I thought was my friend bullied me. During my high school, I went to a bad school, which luckily closed down, so I was transferred to a better high school. To tell you how bad it was, my somewhat friend stole my gel pens that I was collecting when I was little. They stole it in front of me and didn t want to give back to me. During art class, a student asked the teacher how to draw a dragon. At that time, I happen to wear a dragon t-shirt. The teacher told the student to look at my shirt. I felt intimidated since the student, a guy, was looking non-stop at my breast to draw a dragon. I told my mom later, she replied he was only looking at the dragon. Don’t over think . At Cegep, I helped my mom at her restaurant part-time. However, at University, i wanted to stop since it was too hard for my psychology program. I was almost failed the school. At the end of my graduation, i could never reach neither master nor doctorate degree, but manage to graduate from my bachelor degree with a average grade but not enough to go higher into master. To graduate, I had to study part-time, and continued on during summer vacation. I took me more years to graduate. If I didn’t help he at the restaurant, she would kick me out of the house. My parents, mom never really wanted to celebrate my graduation from elementary,high school,cegep nor my university. However, they still came to high school graduation and university. During high school, i told them i would really want them to go. During university, my husband (bf back then) told them that I really want their presence and he wanted to propose to me on that day. My mom also ruined my proposal day, she told me days before that he was gonna propose to me and to behave properly, My mom really like my boyfriend back then. Later on, i changed to study as paralegal, i managed to have good grade, always in between 80% to 100%. But whenever, i told her she never congratulated me. When it was not a 100%, she felt it was not a good grade. Therefore, there is no need for compliment. During my adulthood, when I found my husband, back then fiancee. She has to do a whole scene, like in movie, to stop me from being with him because he wasn t her ideal guy. She started to dislike him because he tried to help me. He told my mom that i felt neglected by her. If she could show more affection toward me. My mom took it as a offence and start to dislike him. During the planification of my wedding, I was always sad or crying. She never helped me during the planning but only complained. She didn t accept him nor my wedding but wants to be honoured as my mother during the ceremony. I wanted her during my planification, but she refused our wedding. How could i ask her opinion on something she refused.? After 3 years, i still cry for my ruined wedding. I would be envious whenever i see a mother helping her daughter preparing for her wedding. I feel guilty for this, being happy but yet jealous. I only had help from him and my friends during my wedding. Now being married and finding my job as paralegal, I finally start to find my own sense of identity. But yet she always has to complain about how i dress too office . I work at a law firm!! Whenever i buy a new clothe, i am afraid to show her. When I got a very good raise by my boss, i didn t want to tell her. Feeing it would not be enough, i didn t not ear the 25/hour as a new paralegal. She always complained that i wasn t like before, i changed since I have a job. I find my self-identity, i started to develop my own view of things and i am more open. I only found this while i am away from her. I start to notice that i could get mad at people at times, i could tell them that i don t share their view. My friend told me that i change, i wasn t as quiet and shy as before. I noticed at work that when a coworker or even my manager made an error, i could simply nicely told them they made a error or left out some information. They would simply correct the mistake. At time, I also get praised when did something good. My mom simply has to tell me that it a way to keep you working hard. I agree some praise may be real, some praise may simply to keep up appreciated and keep working. But that simple praise made me feel worthy and it worked. I waited soo long from her that i eventually gave up. She told me that she like the previous me, that i changed. Before, i had to listen to her because I was dependant on her financially. Now, I have a job and i can live on my own. I don t have to act according to her fearing i might be left out on the street. She always complain how I look fat, but I m wearing small. I do gym everyday and like my body. I wish she could stop. Now I am so tired, that I don’t really want to meets her. I only go because i want to meet my sister and she is the only one of the family who understands and accepts me.. I only use my sister as I way to say I go visit her.Each time i see her, i always end up reminding me of unhappy things. However, I noticed that since I was deprived of motherly love as a childhood, now I have become very dependent and clingy on my husband. I placed on the affection I lacked on him. I always ask for his attention ,like a attention freak. I felt he was the only one who love me. I am afraid i will push him away. He still loves me now, but I feel i am over controlling him, always needing for this care and attention. Whenever we argue over something, I start to think no one loves me.. i am alone. Could you please help me, I dont want to live in the past.l I dont want to be burdened by my mom and be her puppet. Nor do I want to burden my husband that love me solo much. i want to be more independant. I want to live my own life the way and be myself. I also wanted to tell you that i started to gather my courage to tell her how i fee about her, but yet she never took it too seriously. Saying it was for my own good. Before i would never tell her, fearing it might cause a chaos. I am very thankful of you to take the time to read my long story. I am very at lost what to do.
answer:DearWe understand your concernsI went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. Anxiety is fear of something which may or may not be true or may or may not happen in the future. Anxiety is known to produce so many weird symptoms which has no physiological back up. They tend to be just obsessive. Such a fear is carried by everyone in the world. But everyone do know they have no control over such future events and therefore it is futile to think and worry about them. Secondly, nobody has enough time to think about it. Thirdly everyone are busy living, there is no other alternative except living properly. There is no escape in thinking what shall happen in future with the relationship. So you should leave it to fate and belief and do what ever you want to do today.Psychotherapy techniques should suit your requirement. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.Good luck.
question:I ve revently started on Addrrall XR for ADHD and just today a new problem has arisen where I feel a slightly painful pressure right under where my ribcage meets, like my diaphragm. It isn t too painful but is uncomfortable and feels less intense when I breathe in but more so when I exhale. What could this be?
answer:DearWe understand your concernsI went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. From the given description, it may not be possible to diagnose properly. But you do hve ADD. Anxiety and allied problems are part of ADD. The pain you are mentioning could possibly be due to anxiety. Gastric reflux pressure on the diaphragm could have made you to handle that area with your fingers, and those poking made that area tender and therefore could be the pain. That pain should subside in a few days if you stop poking at the area. Further, Researches proves that medicines alone cannot cure anxiety disorder. Along with medicine you should practice psychotherapy techniques to streamline your life style and meditation and yoga techniques to calm your mind, body, streamline your metabolism and thinking style. Please consult a psychologist.If you still need my help, please describe the whole problem in detail and post a direct question to me. I shall definitely help you with psychotherapy techniques to over come your problems.Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.Good luck.