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Abnormal reactions to prescription meds.

ADHD
Formication

Jerome Litt M.D. on November 3, 2009

Formication, or the false sensation of bugs crawling on one's skin, can be a side effect of drug use.

Formication, or the false sensation of bugs crawling on one's skin, can be a side effect of drug use.

Alcoholism
Sleepers, Awake!

Jerome Litt M.D. on October 27, 2009

Sleepwalking (somnambulism) is a series of complex behaviors that are initiated during slow wave -- deep -- sleep where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while he or she is asleep or in a sleeplike state.

Sleepwalking (somnambulism) is a series of complex behaviors that are initiated during slow wave -- deep -- sleep where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while he or she is asleep or in a sleeplike state.

Anger
Oniomaniacs Unite!

Jerome Litt M.D. on September 7, 2009

Between 80 and 95 percent of shopaholics are women.

Between 80 and 95 percent of shopaholics are women.