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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| do i have schizophrenia | 12/1/2011 | Jane Dillon |
| Q: This is preeti and I live in Canada. About 8 months ago I had an episode which was called nervous ... A: This must be difficult for you, what you have been through. Unfortunately I cannot diagnose over ... | ||
| how to help Mom | 8/7/2011 | Jane Dillon |
| Q: I truly hope you can help me with my concerns. My Mom is 75 years of age & dealing with ... A: I am in Australia, I am not sure what country you are located in or what language your mother ... | ||
| schizophrenia/ anger/ body changes | 7/15/2011 | Jane Dillon |
| Q: I do not know where to start...its seems so surreal I have been with my byofriend for 5 years. He is ... A: I have been away sorry I have not replied to your question earlier. It is quite long and I will ... | ||
| Side Effects | 5/16/2011 | Jane Dillon |
| Q: I might be volunteering at a clinical research for schizophrenia medication while i'm on summer ... A: May I just check a few details please, before I can answer your question. [1] Drug Name: Have they ... | ||
| Helping my girlfriend. | 4/14/2011 | Jane Dillon |
| Q: My girlfriend has been seeing her friend that committed suicide about 4-3 years ago. At first I ... A: That's good news your girlfriend is not taking drugs. Are there people around who can support her ... | ||
| Helping my girlfriend. | 4/11/2011 | Jane Dillon |
| Q: My girlfriend has been seeing her friend that committed suicide about 4-3 years ago. At first I ... A: Firstly you're doing great, to want to help your girlfriend, its difficult seeing those we love ... | ||
| Test question | 3/26/2011 | Jane Dillon |
| Q: Testing Testing to see if the email is working See if you can see the details about the sender ... A: What is seen on the answer page: Questioner: me Country: Australia Category: Schizophrenia ... | ||
| QUESTION TO THE EXPERT | 3/7/2009 | JohnG |
| Q: I have been suffering from depression and bipolar manic disorders since 4 years I am 27 years old ... A: I am a nurse not a doctor but can offer you the following advice E-citalopram is an SSRI ... | ||
| disorders | 3/3/2009 | JohnG |
| Q: hey my name is donna I'm 18 in college well when I was in high school I cut myself I still do ... A: It sounds like you are suffering with this. It is really important that you get to see someone - I ... | ||
| disorders | 3/2/2009 | JohnG |
| Q: hey my name is donna I'm 18 in college well when I was in high school I cut myself I still do ... A: A lot of people, particularly young people, use self harm as a means to express feelings or control ... | ||
| sleeping too much | 1/19/2009 | JohnG |
| Q: my personality disorder (Schizoid or Schizotypal, I do not know) is related to Schizophrenia, but so ... A: I am assuming that you take the medication in a single dose at night, as this is the most routine ... | ||
| curious | 1/11/2009 | JohnG |
| Q: What are some of the guesses of what causes schizophrenia and how can i hear something that sounds ... A: Current thinking is that one of the neural transmitters that we have (Dopamine) is implicated in the ... | ||
| Schizophrenia question | 1/11/2009 | JohnG |
| Q: My son has been on 4mg. Risperdal for about 3 years for schizophrenia. He is doing very well.. about ... A: I do not believe that this is a side effect of the medication, as I have never come across anything ... | ||
| Preventing Schizophrenia | 1/9/2009 | JohnG |
| Q: Part of my family has a family of schizophrenia. My aunt has been diagnosed, and two cousins that ... A: Whilst there are genetic factors which have been shown to influence the development of schizophrenia ... | ||
| head voices | 12/27/2008 | JohnG |
| Q: please help. my 8 year old son has told me twice in as many days that he can hear voices in his head ... A: It is very difficult to make a diagnosis based on the information provided. You could try and ... | ||
| re medication | 11/2/2008 | JohnG |
| Q: My sister was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder at age 21, now 38 - up to this point, she was ... A: SSRIs like Luvox appear to have a better side effect profile than older tricyclics(TCA), such as ... | ||
| mental | 3/18/2008 | Davin |
| Q: Happy St Patrick's day. I am writing to find out if you could recommend an anti-hallucinogen and ... A: schizophrenia is a disease where no medicine has been able to tackle, and therefore it doesn't ... | ||
| refuse to take medicine | 3/5/2008 | Davin |
| Q: My brother suffer from schizophrenia, but he refuse to take medicine, what shall I do A: I think that no patient should be forced to take medication against their will. Instead you should ... | ||
| psy medicine which do not affect weight gain and diabetes | 2/18/2008 | Davin |
| Q: sir age 48,weight 100 kg,height 5.7,indian guj mail. our family is under creation of harresment ... A: You are right that most of the medicine available on the market have the side effect of gaining ... | ||
| help. | 2/10/2008 | Davin |
| Q: I am a 16 year old girl. ive had depression for a few years but lately i have just started to ... A: but I think that you are not very specific on what negative effect of schizophrenia that you are ... | ||
| memory | 2/9/2008 | Davin |
| Q: Is psychosis symptoms of schizophrenia.Is there any relation between schizophrenia and memory & ... A: psychosis is a temporary depression case and it is not a symptom of schizophrenia A schizophrenia ... | ||
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Jane Dillon
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Expertise
I am able to answer questions relating to what its like living with schizohrenia. **I look at becoming well from a wholistic approach, through insight and knowledge, and through education and information gives one the empowerment to instill hope for the future. **My background is in drug and alcohol counselling, I also hold a Certificate of Angel Intuitive 2003 from Doreen Virtue. **12 STEP PROGRAMS: Emotions Anonymous, Alcoholic Anonymous, Co-Dependents Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families, eg. Any person who thinks they may be addicted to a substance/person/place/thing. **I am not qualified to answer questions related to medication or legal issues. **I have a spiritual aspect to my approach dealing with the person wholistically. **IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE SENDING A EMAIL TO ME: If you are in a desperate situation eg. suicide thoughts or you are feeling depressed/not feeling like you would like to leave the house/not joining in on your usual social activities/fatigue/insomnia/anxiety/panic attacks/intense dreams/headaches that medication does not relieve, then please log on to the website www.reconnections.net & go to the bottom of the page & send an email to Daniel, my mentor, email him again if he hasn't replied within 24 hours, he is the BEST in this field of psychic disturbances/depression/mental illness. It is really important that you follow these instructions as I may not get back to you for a number of days & I want you to have the best information.
Experience
Personal experience with 4 years living with mental illness. 10 years attending counselling, working through childhood trauma issues. 8 years attending and facilitating 12 step self help groups. Interacting with many people with addictions and mental health issues. Educating myself on ways to heal from mental illness through nutritional and life style changes which I have achieved. I am now free of all symptoms of schizophrenia and have confirmation from a psychiatrist. I have extensive resources of information I have gained over the 10 years of working on myself. Drug and alcohol and crisis counselling training.
Organizations
Emotions Anonymous a 12 step self help program for people with emotional problems.
Publications
Nil
Education/Credentials
Diploma of Business 1998
Awards and Honors
None
Past/Present Clients
Nil
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