Can Dopamine agonist help with depression?
Hello doctor,
I have ongoing horrible depression, I have tried TMS, every SSRI, Ketamin, and electroshock. I take Ritilin, Colonpin, Levothyroxine, and Ambien. Would a dopamine agonist possibly help with depression when all others have failed? Please suggest.
10 May 2024 - 1 min read
How to manage withdrawal effects of Zoloft tablet?
Hello doctor,
I have been on Zoloft for 14 years. I am on the maximum dose of 200 mg. I have been struggling with anxiety due to menopause. My general doctor thought it might be a good idea to switch my medication. She recommended that I go down to 100 mg a week on the Zoloft and then go to Pristiq. The problem is that the with drawl is so bad at the 100 mg I cannot handle it. So I started over going down to 175 mg and then to 150, and it was awful. I was in such bad shape I could not do it. Can I go from taking a select to write into the new prescription?
09 May 2024 - 1 min read
How is the risk of HSV encephalitis in a HSV 1 positive?
Hi doctor,
I am suffering from HSV 1. I have a mild recurrence on my mouth and face. Will I get HSV encephalitis at any point in life? My immune system is healthy and I do not have many blisters.
07 May 2024 - 1 min read
How to cope with relationship conflicts with in-laws?
Hi doctor,
I am depressed and have relationship conflict. I am unable to understand my issues with mother-in-law over things that I could easily ignore and move on. I am over sensitive and tend to get heart breaks every while. I fight with my husband because of weird situations with my mother-in-law and then I regret fighting with him as he is my only support. I feel I am over-dependent on him emotionally. What to do? Please help.
26 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
How to cope with bullying, rejection, and gender identity?
Hi doctor,
I am 26 years old. Since I was a kid, I was always bullied because I was born to be a cleft palate. Also, I am a transgender. My parents, especially my father did not care for me. Instead, he will just keep on scolding me. He will compare me to my other relatives, and he will hurt me. I stop studying in college for almost four years because I was bullied. I envy other people because they were born with no physical defect. In order for me to be appreciated, I just lie to my parents. I seek love to other people and crave for attentions. I pretend to be a girl to my previous and present boyfriend, and I always get hurt. I do not want to hurt anyone, but I cannot help myself to pretend to be a girl with a perfect face because all my life I was always being bullied. I always want to experience to be normal. For me to escape from reality, I just think of the happiness that I could have with my boyfriend. Although my friend does not know that I am not a real girl and I am not the person he sees me in the picture. There are moments and times that I want to commit suicide because I am so depressed and so problematic in family, school, love life and my future. I have planned that once I got work, I want to have surgery to be a transgender, to be beautiful and so that they will not reject me anymore. Please help me. I cannot understand myself anymore. I am always emotional, but sometimes I am happy. But, most of the time I am very lonely. What would I do?
26 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
