Is there a website, organization or way to check the credentials of child psychiatrists to know if they have a specialty? My daughter was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and her psychiatrist tried her on Zoloft, Paxil and
Lexapro since December...
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I had an MRI of my brain 10 years ago. They found white spots, but nobody has been able to tell me what they are or why they appear...
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I once took care of a postpartum patient who took 350 mg of Seroquel right after having a baby. She had been off the medication for 8 months. She got confused and dropped the baby into a hamper thinking it was the crib. A CT of the baby's head revealed no injuries...
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Our family has several members who have had Alzheimer's disease. My grandmother and mother both died from complications of Alzheimer's. My brothers and sister all have Alzheimer's now. I am the only one out of my siblings who does not have Alzheimer's. I worry about this constantly. Is there some kind of testing I could do to find out if I could get it in the near future?
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I have had depression for eight years and I also have epilepsy. Last year I had an MRI that showed I have mesial temporal sclerosis, a condition that causes seizures. I have heard that it can also cause depression. Is this the case? If so, what are my treatment options?
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