Mental Health

I have a son who recently have a breakdown because he was over worked, had sleep deprivation & we had a few close calls within our family with death. My question is can a doctor force a patient who is under their care in a phshciatric ward make them take medication if the patient refuses to take it? He (my son) is "if you will" back to his normal self recognizes what caused his breakdown & is fine. He doesn't feel he needs it but rather than & outlet to express himself and what triggered it.

Since 2 months,I feel weird. I feel really alone. I don't want to go to school. I get scared on the thought of going school and meeting people. I feel frightened talking to anyone. I want to sleep more and more. In morning I never want to get out of my room. i also feel physical pain in my body regularly.sometimes in my legs that i cannot walk.sometimes in hands etc. I feel no more excited about anything.My grades are going down and I don't know why I don't care about it. Please help.

Hi, i tell myself everytime i'm about to cry that i'm not depressed. There is this weird feeling inside me, i feel so left out, i feel like my old friends are happier with their new ones, they don't need me anymore, and I feel like they are talking behind my back. Everytime I feel mad about myself, i want to hurt myself. I cutted my wrist last week. It wasnt really deep, it was more like a scratch. But it still has a scar. I hated to see my old picture as a kid because i feel mad about how I gre

I have lately started feeling that I am lonely . It all started when I joined college and left home came to a new city, got a boyfriend who pursued me for a long long time, I said yes gradually staying with him made me loose all my friends now I have no friends and he pays no attention to me , today he forgot me at a restaurant. I don't know what to do. Please help

I just got prescribed 25 mg of Zoloft daily for anxiety. Is it okay if I drink on weekends while taking it? I am a college student and drink 1-2 nights a week.

Hello dr. I'm a proffered Tennis player bit i face strange mental conditions on court while playing in a tournament. Whenever i play a match it doesn't matter how weak or strong is my opponent i just can't perform properly like i get nervous and starts thinking about what will happen if I lose or whether I'm playing hood enough or not. Please suggest me something so that i can focus on my match and career instead of thinking about these useless thoughts.

I'm having some kind of depression everyday I am unable to sleep at night I get much fear when I am sleepless rather its nothing but I keep on feeling sounds and many things keep going on in my head its like some horror nights ... I am not knowing what to do but my heart beats fast and I do not feel comfortable at night I get some horror imaginations .. Can you suggest me what can I do ?

Hi I am 23yrs old...in my head when I lie down my headnerves are sounds like heart beat. This is very irritating..am suffering this pronlem from 3years...can you please tell me why it happens...what I have to do control this problem....please tell me the reason

I was little depressed 2 years back and now things are going great but from last few days suddenly during daytime my vision gets blurred and mind loses focus all of sudden for some short duration maybe 2-3 hours unperiodically. And headache adds to that. Please advise. Can i take olimelt 5 which is what i took last time but back then it was just depression only.

I am feeling alone and feeling sad throughout the night. I am completely dependent in one of my friend, if he doesnt speaks to me , am feeling like alone. I am not interested in any other activities