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Thank you… I have read that a person may not really have schizophrenia with negative symptoms (psychiatrict disease) but may have Parkinson’s Disease (neurodegenerative disease). They say the former cannot be treated. Im worried for a friend Im reading about his condition. He was diagnosed with Schizophrenia with Negative Symptoms and it’s really making him depressed. He is perfectly normal for me and to all of his friends but his knowledge of this diagnosis may destroy him.. Help us please.

I’ve been having symptoms of what i believe is schizophrenia or maybe its just terrible anxiety??
Anyway its been like this for years and im sick of living in denial. I’ve tried counseling on and off and it does absolutely nothing for me. I’m ready to try the medication route im just having trouble understanding which doctor i need to call and make an appointment with, can i call just a regular doctor or does it need to be someone who specializes in something specific?

i know some of my friends have clinical depression and it sometimes developes in to major depression. i dont know but it seems to me that many people affected by clinical depression, this depression comes to a climax, you can fall very low to becoming disablied to the point of being a human vegetable. does this happen with bipolar disorder

I have notice that my aunt shakes her head involuntary and I notice it more when she watches tv. Why is that? What kind of disease is it?

I was wondering if it was possible to cure schizophrenia or depression with a natural way? (diet, exercise, etc.)

Please no links to herbal remedies or any of that crap.

My 16 year old friend is struggling with bulimia/anorexia. For the past month she hasnt been eating, and if she has she throws it up. I am the only one she has told and i have finally convinced her to see a doctor. She is worried about her mom finding out though from the doctor. Because she is underage, is the doctor required to tell her mom about her disorder or is her secret safe in the doctors hands?

Also, this maybe a dumb question, but is there medicine a doctor can give her? What will a doctor do for her?

I seen a commercial on TV a few nights ago about a medication that treats these things it listed off and I fit a lot of them and I can’t remember what it was called.
I was hoping maybe someone could help me out?
The disease it was for was "blahblahblah disease."
I just dont remember the medication or the disease =/
Any ideas?

-Brgr

My back is constantly itchy. Sometimes it feels like I can’t scratch it enough. It’s been like this for a year or two. Should I be concerned?

How do you pronounce the name of this disease: Hirschsprung’s disease.
Is there anywhere I can get to hear audio pronunciation of it?

I’ve heard of the term vector bourne diseases, and also infectious diseases. What is the specific name of a doctor who studies insect, tick, and spider bite diseases?