“Ask Dr. Neuman”

Q: Dear Dr. Neuman,This is Dr. Baret from the Dominican Republic. My mother of 86 years of age recently had a TBI which led her to a comatose state or MCS.I have been reading a lot about cases of people in coma who inexplicably responded in amazing ways to Ambien...

Q: a couple of months ago I asked a question regarding love and received this answer from you not sure if you remember….. My question is now if this guy broke up with his girlfriend after 3 months and confesses he wants you back and that the other girl was crazy and...

Q: I’m interested in your opinion on simple visual hallucinations. I have experienced them as long as I can remember, multiple times a day. Generally, I see human forms in my peripheral vision. The forms are not specific or detailed, and do not move. If I walk past a...

Q: Dear Dr Neuman: I can be reasonably confident in my Dr’s diagnoses & advice most of the time, but there are times that I would worry about leaving out a bit of detail when they were asking my history, leading them to skip a test or not consider a certain...

Q: Hello. I am having some problems right now and need your help/advice please. Me and my bf of 3 yrs just broke up. Yes I had my trust issues and went through his stuff. But we have both recognized that and will be going to get help, when I have the $$. But he also...

Q: Lets say your ex boyfriend leaves you to start dating his girl best friend (his girl best friend is his best friend’s ex girlfriend, which is how he met her), when you were with him you noticed how much he cared for her and how much time they would spend together...

Q: Dr. Neuman, I am a married, 45 y/o mother of two teenage boys. Bare with me for a quick background that is relevant to my question. I have a 20+ year career in medicine which began as a certified nursing assistant in long term care. I moved up quickly to unit...

Q: Thank you for this space to solicit objective advice. My boyfriend and I have been dating for 2.5 years. In that time, we’ve broken up twice. First, briefly, because we did not agree on having children (I want them, he did not), and again because he made an 11th...

Q: Hi,I have been diagnosed with general anxiety two years ago. I’ve been prescribed benzodiazepines in low doses such as 2 mg. of Diazepam a day. As time went by I started taking higher and higher doses of diazepam. The last time I took it I was at 20 mg daily dose,...

Q: Hello Doc,I have social anxiety and recently I feel bad about relationships with friends and family. I feel like we are taken for granted. Most of my hubby’s family always want to come over to our place and stay for dinner etc, but it never occurs to them to invite...

Q: I have been diagnosed with GAD following 2 bouts of cancer. Although cancer free for 3 years i experience chronic anxiety mostly controlled by CBT & occasional 1mg of Ativan. I have tried several SSRI’s & SNRI’s with minimal effect & intolerable side...

Q: My 24 yr. old daughter starting having anxiety issues in high school while having to watch a film with gore..(Joan of Arc, etc.) This continued through college, again, feeling faint, fingertips tingled, vision became funny, seeing spots and her hearing was...