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Nov 5, 2012 (Started May 25, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for low self esteem)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for flat affect)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for not caring if i live or die)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for guilt or self blame)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for difficulty relating to others)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for loneliness)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (low self esteem, apathy, flat affect, Seeking answers to ALL my questions, some relief in pain and depression, Self Doubt, guilt or self blame, difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia, change in outlook, feeling of discouragement)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 100 min Monthly
Advice & Tips: My most immediate issue(s) were Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as well as Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety. My counselor was helpful in answering questions and looking up information, but she really had no real training in what I needed her for. When I started with Excess Daytime Sleepiness, I kept forgetting appts or sleeping through them (either at home or at her office).

Jun 26, 2012 (Started May 25, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for low self esteem)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for difficulty relating to others)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for loneliness)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for Can't stop looking for answers.)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (low self esteem, apathy, flat affect, Seeking answers to ALL my questions, some relief in pain and depression, Self Doubt, guilt or self blame, difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia, change in outlook)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 200 min Monthly
Advice & Tips: I'm not entirely sure my therapist understands how deeply my issues affect ME. She thinks everything can be solved by just stopping the obsessive behaviors--she claims they are a substitution for something else--I want to know WHAT THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS. I am also constantly obsessed with details--I am always asking questions about the most minute things; I can't even get through a movie because I get caught up with minor inconsistencies and I don't appreciate the "editorial license" that producers take, even though I'm an [former] editor, copywriter, copyeditor and published writer. I want all these questions in my head to stop.
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 21, 2012 (Started Feb 06, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 31, 2012 (Started Sep 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 min Monthly
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 1, 2012 (Started Jul 07, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 45 min Weekly
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 1, 2011 (Started Apr 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Dealing with my life issues)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I disagreed with basic values of the therapist.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Apr 1, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Dealing with my life issues)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Monthly
Advice & Tips: I went twice and quit.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Dec 30, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Dealing with my life issues)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I saw my new therapist on 12/16/2009 and I am very hopeful about this. She seems to be a very gifted, sensitive person. I am looking forward to working with her.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 3, 2010 (Started Apr 27, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 120 min Weekly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 1, 2010 (Started Feb 04, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 min Weekly
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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