What is the treatment for mood swings?
Hello doctor,
First of all, let me thank you for this platform. It is just wonderful that you make professional opinion available for people who have nowhere else to turn. My mother has been showing weird behavior ever since I can remember. The issue is that anytime someone (from our family or otherwise) brings up the fact that she is acting unusual, she denies it. Everyone is wrong, and she is always right. I am wondering if maybe I describe her behavior here, I could get some opinion on whether or not she is indeed in need of help, and whether or not she can care of her children. She has a lot of mood swings, she is incredibly happy some days, and she has a small idea which she believes can turn her life around. And she would not let anyone's opinion deter her. She makes rash decisions and shops a lot, spends all the money she has. Other days, you can just see how down she is. She has difficulty getting out of bed and is extremely irritable and generally in a bad mood. She will yell and get overly angry for seemingly small reasons. Also, she lies a lot, but it is strange because it is like she does not realize she is lying. It is like she changes the facts in her head, she believes that whatever she is saying really happened, even if multiple people who witnessed the same thing say otherwise. And she will get angry if contradicted. She is also very manipulative, especially concerning her children and money. She regularly uses her kids to get money from the family and brainwashes the kids (through repetition, yelling, and psychological abuse) against any member of the family that they seem to like more than her, or that refuses to cave to her manipulation. She has no friends. Her mood swings alone are enough to drive anyone away. Also, she has a surprisingly cold attitude towards her kids. She is not warm or affectionate (I sincerely cannot remember the last time she gave any of us a hug), and she will easily put us aside if bigger interest is at stake, for example, she overlooked the fact that my step-father abused me because he gave her money. Recently, seven years after the fact, she wants to defend me, since he stopped paying up. She was prepared to do it without my consent too. She just casually mentioned it in conversation, in the same way, she would tell me about how it has been raining a lot recently. The fact that I was suffering visibly for years never seemed to bother her. Well, I think that may be enough of a description. There are a lot more details, but I believe these are the main factors that always strike me as odd. I am fine now and out of her life, but I am worried about my brothers, and whether or not they are safe with her. Please help, your opinion is greatly appreciated. I would like to have some sort of professional feedback before taking any action concerning the safety and well-being of my brothers. They mean the world to me, and if they are to be removed from the care of my mother, I need to be sure that this is indeed not normal. Because she will never admit it to herself.
09 May 2024 - 1 min read
What could be done to manage erection problems and fatigue?
Hi doctor,
I am a 39 year old male. I have a little diabetic problem. My PP sugar is 210. I have numbness in hands, fatigue, running thoughts, erection problem, indigestion, and gas formation. Now, I am on Feliz 10, Etizolam 0.5 at night and Petril beta 10 in the morning. If I stop the above medication, then I feel agitated. I do not have the interest in any activity. I feel anger and irritation more often. I also have palpitations and breathlessness problem. How to stay energetic and have good sex? Please advise me the ways to be in a fresh and joyful mood.
08 May 2024 - 1 min read
I cannot smile for more than 4 seconds. Is this due to nerve damage or psychological problem?
Hi doctor,
I am 16 years old and not good. I have a smile issue. I think it started before 5 years if I am not wrong. I feel like I cannot put a smile for more than 3 to 4 seconds ,and sometimes I think it trembles. My smile is very uncomfortable and weird. This whole thing has caused me social anxiety. I want to do so many things that I cannot do. All these years, I thought that this is a psychological problem. But I started thinking that there is any facial issue or nerve damage. I thought to get in touch with a neurologist. Because, when I smile, I feel like my facial muscles cannot handle it and start twitching too. Also if I try to close a little bit my eye starts twitching, and same for my nose. I would be so glad if there is some physical problem and can be fixed. My life has been ruined all these years because of this. Please help me.
07 May 2024 - 1 min read
Why dream about the same guy every night for two years?
Hello doctor,
I have been having a dream about a guy since two years. Every day it is the same. I wake up in the middle of the night even before I can see his face and am unable to fall asleep after that. I am scared, but do not know where to go or ask for help. No one will understand me if I tell them about this. Please help me.
07 May 2024 - 1 min read
How to manage the stress and pressure at workplace?
Hello doctor,
I am 34 years old and have an 8-year-old boy. I just got promoted and I am not happy with it. I am unable to handle the stress and pressure of the new role. I do not wish to do any work not at work and at home. I do not wish to go to the office and just pray that I should get sick or have an accident. I do not wish to stay at home also. I do not wish to live. I think I have panic attacks in the morning like I am unable to breathe, feel really low, cannot sleep at night. And the thing is all other people who are working in my current position are doing it very well. Why am I not able to handle it? I have the option to take reversal but am really scared. What would other people, my friends, my relatives think? I feel like my mind is going to explode. Also, now we are planning to have a baby. I am really terrified.
30 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
