PsychoGirl

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1. More Strange Baby Names

   PsychoGirl replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   my parents named me Adrianne after rocky's girlfriend in the Rocky movies my brother dated a girl who's name was Birchie (i think it was a southern family name) my mom named my bro Edward Arthur because Arthur means bear -- his name is Edward bear --...

2. Anti Depressants & Weird Side Effects?

   PsychoGirl replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in General Nursing

   cniro: Have you tried Zoloft? Not all of the SSRIs are created equal and sometimes you have to try a couple of them before you find something that works. I suggest Zoloft because it's been approved for GAD and the others, while sometimes used for an...

3. Weirnike-Korsakoff Syndrome

   PsychoGirl replied to my2sons's topic in Psychiatric

   I just learned about this. Korsakoff's syndrome is caused by a thiamide deficiency commonly found in extreme alcoholics. It's characterized by SEVERE memory loss.

4. Day in the life of a Psych Nurse?

   PsychoGirl replied to littlebitt's topic in Psychiatric

   In order to be a social worker you need a MSW or Master's of Social Work degree. A nursing degree, although it might be helpful, I don't believe is enough. But, I could be wrong. If you're looking to be a therapist you might want to go for the MSW.

5. About to have BS in Psyc -- want to become mental health nurse

   PsychoGirl posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hey, I posted this over in the intro part but I thought it was more appropriate to ask this question here. I would appreciate any input (positive, negative, or otherwise) about my education goals. So, I'm a psychology major and I will finish my BS i...

6. Anti Depressants & Weird Side Effects?

   PsychoGirl replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in General Nursing

   I was on that combo of antidepressants recently, before I decided the celexa didn't work for me and switched to effexor. I don't remember having that side effect at the time, but I am having it really bad now. I stop in the middle of conversations ...