How to choose a psychiatrists?

I am going through a mid-life crisis and I want to talk with someone, I have talked to many psychologists in the past and I feel their skills are weak, and I may need Adipex help with my weight loss. A couple a things though- 1) I know most psychiatrists do not counsel. Most just diagnose and give pills 2) I don't want to schedule an appointment with a psy. at the VA hospital or at the mental health center So how do I go about this right

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As you know, psychiatrists normally prescribe medication and don't often give much therapy.There are also many online search tools that identify health professionals in your area. Make a list of five our six and start calling. First you'll need to find out if they're accepting new patients. Then you'll need to find out if they accept your insurance (unless you're self-pay), finally you'll need to find out if they're going to be available to talk with you (rather than just prescribing medication). If you find anyone who meets this criteria- make an initial appointment. After that first appointment you'll both know if this could be a good working relationship- and you'll set up a follow up appointment.You might want to consider finding a therapist (psychologist or social worker) to talk with, and then go to your regular doctor for help with weight loss.

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Is it possible to lose weight and build muscle at the same time?

Hi I'm at 24 year old male and I'm 6'2 275 pounds I've been hitting the gym trying to get in better shape. I want to lose about 35-45 pounds but I also want to build muscle too. I'm kinda sure that's a hard or impossible thing to do but I wanted some expertise on it. Would I have to lose the weight first then build the muscle once I reach a good weight? I want to lose my fat and turn it into muscle basically. Help me out please!!! Thanks

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No one is 6'2 my friend. Both numbers need identification. This error is repeated a trillion times each day people texting. You are 6' 2" and you weight too much for that height. Here is the mantra: Diet is to weight control as exercise is to fitness. What you propose is an objective that requires supreme discipline, knowledge, dedication and HUGE amounts of effort. Muscles are developed by pushing their ability to a minor breaking point. It is the repair of the tissue that makes them larger. This has nothing to do with fat. Fat is excess food in storage. Diet means you eat less food that what you need to maintain the current weight. If you cannot control your food intake to 1,300 to 1, 500 calories per day, with or without exercise, then all is lost. To exercise to lose weight the concept is cardiovascular exercises for hours and hours and hours each day. Body builders know that three to four hours a day at the gym three times a week is required. That is a huge commitment. I suggest you consult with a personal trainer for the first few months. This is going to cost money but that is that is required. Once you learn the routine, then, you shall be on your own.

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• The cells of your body may not be metabolizing well. In order for the cells to metabolize well, the intercellular fluid has to be able to move the nutrients from the blood to the cells. This fluid must also remove waste such as lactic acid and carbon dioxide from the cells.If you are working out just by tensing large muscles, this is not enough to keep the intercellular fluid in a liquid condition. Without intricate movement of all the joints and muscles of the body, this fluid thickens and looses its ability to transfer nutrients and oxygen to the cells and waste away from them. In addition to working out you need an exercise such as Yoga, Tai-chi, Pilates and especially Zookinesis Exercise (an intricate type of chi-gung for athletes). Without this type of intricate exercise the food you eat will just be stored as fat.
• Gym - it will loose weight while gaining muscles

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How much weight will I lose like this?

I'm eating about 600 to 1000 cals a day and I do some cardio almost every day.I don't have a scale at home at the moment.And don't bother saying crap about "starvation mode" because I feel great and not cranky or hungry. And if there is muscle loss, that would be great because fat builds on muscle and if you gain more muscle then you will sure as hell gain fat too if you stop working out, that's what my dad says and he did wrestling and running when he was youngAnyway back to my question how much weight will i lose? I want to lose 10 pounds in 4 to 5 weeks.

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Your goal is definitely achievable and you most likely will achieve it. But DO NOT ever skip breakfast. By doing so your body will go into a medical 'starvation mode' which means it slows down your metabolism a lot so you don't get hungry as fast and so you don't well...starve. Having breakfast with your diet plan/carido = success. The breakfast will keep your metabolism normal while the cardio diet will help you lose weight quickly. You can probably lose the 10 pounds in 2-3 weeks if your 600-1000 cals a day are good healthy foods.

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