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"Osteoarthritis affects almost 40 million Americans." Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explains just what osteoarthritis is physical...

Topiramate and any uses in psychiatry, dangerous in many ways, be careful i would almost avoid this medication, it does not help bipolar, it has no use in psychiatry at this time a false misnomer tha...

The effects of severe abuse on the mind

I describe serotonin syndrome, an excess serotonin state of mind it can be life threatening.

sexual side effects of psychiatric medications mainly SSRI antidepressants and some antipsychotics what to do

A neurologic induced movement disorder caused by antipsychotic medication that is reversible. Its also called EPS, parkinsonism, or extrapyramidal side effects that all means the same thing. Cogenti...

Weight gain more than 5 lbs in 3 weeks may predict who will really gain weight from some of these newer atypical or second generation antipsychotics, metabolic syndrome (weight gain, high cholesterol,...

clozapine for schizophrenia...this gold standard atypical antipsychotic medication is described: the drug, its indication, dose, efficacy, side effects are reviewed. this antipsychotic medication is ...

clozapine for schizophrenia..its an exorcism..it cuts out the delusions and hallucinations...one must be an expert like myself, prescribing it or forget it...

clozapine for schizophrenia... its so good it has other things like post psychotic depression, reawakening phenomenon, appearance of a coocurring disorder (OCD, MR) its like an exorcism ....

clozapine for schizophrenia, how to get on it, how to take it, tips if taking it..what to do and avoid

im seeing more hair loss or alopecia from generic psychiatric medications lately, not just valproic acid or depakote like the old days, but now lately with generic wellbutrin (bupropion) and other ant...

Micrographia is exhibited with parkinsonism from some psychiatric medication, it can be reversible....see this demonstration

Micrographia is exhibited with parkinsonism from some psychiatric medication, it can be reversible....see this demonstration

Some Psych meds can make you fat (unwanted weight gain) others don't. Some combinations are particularily offensive (olanzapine, valproic acid, mirtazepine). Something needs to be done if this is oc...

Lorazepam is a short acting pure benzodiazepine that I do prescribed mostly in the hospital. Its safer than some other benzos, but again, its highly addicting and only for short term use. It needs t...

EKG electocardiogram its use in psychiatry why you need one if you are taking psychiatric medications cardiac side effects psychotropic medication. The effects of psychotropic medication on the heart...

"For the vast majority of people we don't have a good explanation why it occurs." Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explains several common ...

"It's very obvious from an x-ray if arthritis is evolving." Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explains the ways in which arthritis is...

"This material wears at-and we've measured it-0.7 of one millimeter in 10 years. So there's enough plastic in there to last 40 or 50 years" Doctor Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the H...