In November of last year I was hit right by spine with a literature textbook that was thrown across the room from a distance of about 5 or 6 feet. The day after I started having tremors in my whole body. I had MRI’s of my head and back that show good. I’ve also had […]

My 25 year old son has finally gotten on accutane for 2 months after waiting until he was willing to not drink. Now his girlfriend of 3 years has just broken up with him. He is very upset, having trouble focusing at work. I wonder if he could get on an anti […]

I have a few queries regarding what would seem to be classic symptoms of an anxiety disorder. This condition has only manifested itself since July of this year. I’m a healthy, intelligent, fit and active 36 year old professional. I have had quite a few family bereavement experiences over my childhood years and one this […]

I was hoping you could give me advice with regards to a series of symptoms that nobody has been able to explain, despite my seeing many doctors and having many tests.
It all started when I was 12 when I woke up randomly with back pain. I’m pretty active, so I wrote it off as overdoing […]

My son is 19. Since graduation from high school in May 2005, he has steadily become unmotivated to do anything. He started college, but then quit going. He works only occasionally. He sleeps all day, literally all day, then sleeps at night too. He doesn’t live at home because […]

This is all new to me so if anyone can help it can’t be worse than the 14 doctors I have been to. When I was 18 i would become shaky inside and out at work maybe every couple months. As the years went on the shakiness became much more. I now […]

My 11 year old girl has selective mutism, a social anxiety condition and has been on Zoloft, Seroquel, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, and counseling over the last 6 years with no improvement. Looking up anti anxiety meds on the Internet listed none of these meds, but listed benzodiazepines as the medication of choice for extreme anxiety and […]

Thanks for taking my question. 
 
I have read two studies: One linking low serotonin to agression in males, and another linking low serotonin to SIDS in infants. 
 
I was wondering if it is possible for an agressive father to pass along the gene for a defective serotonin receptor to his child, which then leads to SIDS. 
 
The two […]

Tnank you for taking the time to read this. I realize you are a very busy person and am grateful for this service you provide. I am writing because I don’t know what to do from here and need some advice. Please forgive my wordy post.  10 years ago I began having neurological issues that were […]

i am writing to you to get some advise on my husband, my husband was involved in a car accident which killed his partner, since we have got together he has changed, he becomes very moody very quickly, one minute he will be happy and the next he is very angry, he says he can […]

here is a list of my symptoms..all beginning around January 3rdish.
1. chronic fatigue- i could sleep the entire day. i am often tired
when i wake up.
2. intolerance to alcohol - i used to drink pretty much every day and
now even the smell makes me nauseous.
3. chronic back pain - it is primarily in […]

i am suffering from this decease since 1997…….this started like this……..initially i suffered from a strong nausea feeling for some days continously…….and started to vomit what ever i used to eat……this was during my graduation days…….i use to remain very tensed due to this……after so many gastro tests the doctors could not stop the vomiting…….they […]

One of my friends has a condition known as PSSD. I was wondering what it was and what it stands for.
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Tricky. There are several possibilities for PSSD:
-Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
-Post Superbowl Stress Disorder
-Post Saddam Stress Disorder
-Post S..(add any word) Stress Disorder
Unless you mean PTSD, in which case it’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

For a few months now I though I had heart palpitation, I’m not exactly sure though. I don’t have any chest pain, but it feels like there is pounding in my chest. I usually feel pounding when I exercise (push-ups and bicycle sets 4 times a week), when trying to sleep, and when fasting (I […]

Hello, I first want to say how embarrassing this is , hence not talking to our family physician. My Daughter , 21 years old , has had severe acne for at least 6 years, the problem is that for about a year & for some unknown reason when she pops the pimples , or picks […]

Dr my adult son is currently taking the following medications. Should he be taking ALL these medications at the same time. He has been diagnosed as being Bipolar, also having high blood pressure and diabetes.
Atorvastatin,- Zestril,- Lorazepam,- Divalproex,- Eskalith CR, - Zyprexa, - Glucotrol, - Levoxyl, - Folic Acid.
Please let me know if this is […]

I am hoping you could provide me with some direction. I have a strange problem and i’m confused about what to do next. I am a 26 year old woman, no kids, no major health problems. I take Ventolin and Flovent Inhalers (Ventolin since I was a kid, Flovent since December) for asthma and environmental […]

I was diagnosed with Hypertension in Febuary of 2006. Were some of my symptoms caused by Hypertension confusion, impotence, anxiety, always tired, or sometimes not being able to sleep all night. Not being able to get the words out in a conversation, feeling pressure inside me at times. There were times I would just cry […]

I was put on Prozac a month ago for depression and anxiety. I am feeling better and doing counseling and reading self help books. However, I really want my serotonin naturally and have ordered and received some pure L-Tryptophan (5htp never worked for me.) How long do I need to be off the Prozac before […]

I have been feeling bad for a while now, my symptoms are: calfs burning, light headed and also really stressed out. Feel depressed, scared to get back on a anti-depressent as it made me gain weight and I had the worst time getting off of them. I really cant afford to go to the doctors […]

Anxiety or Depression?
My fiance has been diagnosed as having clinical depression. He went on Wellbutrin without any success or improvement. In trying to makethis brief and to the point, I felt when he went on Wellbutrin that it wasn’t the proper medication.
My fiance is a worrier and when he gets upset he has signs of […]

is it safe to take the weight loss and mood enhancing drug relacore and paxil cr at the same time?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Unfortunately there is no way of knowing what Relacore actually contains. It is not regulated, and therefore no documentation of the substances is required. Therefore I do not recommend taking Relacore for weight loss […]

i AM 14 YEARS old i have panic atacks some times and couple of days ago i woke up with a sore throat i let it try to get better but it dident so then what happend is i had a panic atack like it was hard to breath my hands where shaking chest pains […]

Hello, I am a 39 year old male who has suffered panic attacks for the last 5 years. In June 2003 I was put on Paxil 10mg once daily, I noticed an increase in sweating a lot, so I was switched to Zoloft 50mg and after 3 months I was feeling really depressed and having […]

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My question is in reference to my husband. He has developed diabetes mellitus, though his HA1C was 6.4 when last measured. Normal blood sugars range from 100-120 with some higher and lower fluctuations. He takes Glucophage and Glucotrol for sugar control. He has some diabetic neuropathy from the balls of […]

I have knew I was sick when I was a teen , i would go into rages and after I would’nt remember them . Well for the past 7 years i have been changing into outher people. i am 33 now , I trun into a small girl thats scared of everyone and gets in […]

I am a unemployed welfare mother of 3 children… I am writing to you about my daughter….
She is 9 yrs old and we have done everything possible to try to help my daughter…she lies, steals, cheats, and in general does everything to make sure that everyone around her is distracted and or hurt. She is […]