Self

What is self-harm?

Self-harm, or self-injury, is when a person hurts his or her own body on purpose. The injuries may be minor, but sometimes they can be severe. They may leave permanent scars or cause serious health problems. Some examples are:

Cutting yourself (such as using a razor blade, knife, or other sharp object to cut your skin)
Punching yourself or punching things (like a wall)
Burning yourself with cigarettes, matches, or candles
Pulling out your hair
Poking objects through body openings
Breaking your bones or bruising yourself

Self-harm is not a mental disorder. It is a behavior - an unhealthy way to cope with strong feelings. However, some of the people who harm themselves do have a mental disorder.

People who harm themselves are usually not trying to attempt suicide. But they are at higher risk of attempting suicide if they do not get help.

Why do people harm themselves?

There are different reasons why people harm themselves. Often, they have trouble coping and dealing with their feelings. They harm themselves to try to:

Make themselves feel something (because they feel empty or numb inside)
Block upsetting memories
Show that they need help
Release strong feelings that overwhelm them, such as anger, loneliness, or hopelessness
Punish themselves
Feel a sense of control

Who is at risk for self-harm?

There are people of all ages who harm themselves, but it usually starts in the teen or early adult years. Self-harm is more common in people who:

Were abused or went through a trauma as children
Have mental disorders, such as
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Certain personality disorders
Misuse drugs or alcohol
Have friends who self-harm
Have low self-esteem

What are the signs of self-harm?

Signs that someone may be hurting themselves include:

Having frequent cuts, bruises, or scars
Wearing long sleeves or pants even in hot weather
Making excuses about injuries
Having sharp objects around for no clear reason

How can I help someone who self-harms?

If someone you know is self-harming, it is important not to be judgmental. Let that person know that you want to help. If the person is a child or teenager, ask him or her to talk to a trusted adult. If he or she won't do that, talk to a trusted adult yourself. If the person who is self-harming is an adult, suggest mental health counseling.

What the treatments are for self-harm?

There are no medicines to treat self-harming behaviors. But there are medicines to treat any mental disorders that the person may have, such as anxiety and depression. Treating the mental disorder may weaken the urge to self-harm.

Mental health counseling or therapy can also help by teaching the person:

Problem-solving skills
New ways to cope with strong emotions
Better relationship skills
Ways to strengthen self-esteem

If the problem is severe, the person may need more intensive treatment in a psychiatric hospital or a mental health day program.

Self FDA Approved Drugs

FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE [Fluoxetine Hydrochloride^{C₁₇H₁₈F₃NOClH}]

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Aurobindo Pharma^{Jan 31, 2008}
Barr^{Jan 30, 2002}
Dr Reddys Labs Inc^{Jan 30, 2002}
Dr Reddys Labs Ltd^{Jan 29, 2002}
Heritage Pharms Inc^{Oct 1, 2012}
Ivax Sub Teva Pharms^{Jan 31, 2002}
Landela Pharm^{Jan 30, 2002}
Mallinckrodt^{Jan 29, 2002}
Mylan^{Aug 2, 2001}
Mylan Pharms Inc^{Jan 29, 2002}
Par Form^{Aug 19, 2016}
Sandoz^{Aug 2, 2001}
Sciegen Pharms Inc^{Mar 16, 2015}
Teva Pharms Usa^{Jan 29, 2002}
Torrent Pharms Ltd^{Oct 21, 2016}
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd^{Mar 20, 2009}
Pharm Assoc^{Jan 30, 2002}
Silarx^{Feb 9, 2007}
Wockhardt^{Aug 29, 2002}
Par Pharm^{Dec 16, 2004}
Sun Pharm Inds Ltd^{Dec 13, 2004}
Alvogen^{Oct 6, 2011}

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PROZAC [Fluoxetine Hydrochloride^{C₁₇H₁₈F₃NOClH}]

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Eli Lilly And Co^{Dec 23, 1992}

Prozac and olanzapine in combination for the acute treatment of treatment resistant depression in adults.

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PROZAC WEEKLY [Fluoxetine Hydrochloride^{C₁₇H₁₈F₃NOClH}]

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Lilly^{Feb 26, 2001}

Method of treating people suffering from depression without an increase in nausea.
Method of treating people suffering from depression.

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SARAFEM [Fluoxetine Hydrochloride^{C₁₇H₁₈F₃NOClH}]

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SELFEMRA [Fluoxetine Hydrochloride^{C₁₇H₁₈F₃NOClH}]

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WARNING: Consult a licensed physician in the appropriate field for medical treatment and drug prescription. Do not self medicate.

WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Felter's Materia Medica on Self

ACONITUM NEPALLUS
The dried tuberous root of Aconitum Napellus, Linné (Nat. Ord. Ranunculaceae). Mountains of Europe and Asia, and northwestern North America.... / ...f water will produce the characteristic tingling and benumbing sensation of aconite. The alkaloid itself must never be tasted, and the solution only when extremely diluted, and then with the greatest ... / ...approaching from the extremities to the body. Excessive sweating comes on, rapidly lowering the body temperature, dimness of vision, ¹

ARALIA HISPIDA
The bark of the root of Aralia hispida, Linné (Nat. Ord. Araliaceae). A perennial undershrub of the eastern section of the United States. Dose, 1 to 30 grains. Common Names: Dwarf... / ... however, useful as a mild renal stimulant and laxative, and occasionally gives a good account of itself in the treatment of gravel. ¹

BERBERIS (Mahonia) AQUIFOLIUM
The root of Berberis aquifolium, Pursh (Nat. Ord. Berberidaceae). Western United States from Colorado to the Pacific coast; cultivated also for... / ...se depends in most cases upon the resisting powers of the body and the care the patient takes of himself. Apparently berberis fortifies the resisting powers by its alterative and reparative action. Th...¹

BERBERIS VULGARIS
The bark of the root and the berries of Berberis vulgaris, Linné (Nat. Ord. Berberidaceae). Europe, Asia, and the United States. Common Names:... / ...uired. The fluid preparations are asserted to act more kindly and more efficiently than berberine itself. It was very early used in domestic medicine for sore eyes, and later by practitioners for chro... / ...occasioned by the presence of calculi, small doses may be given when there is burning and soreness and excess of mucus in the urinary tract.¹

CAFFEA
The seeds of Caffea arabica, Linné (Nat. Ord. Rubiaceae). Native of Arabia-Felix and Ethiopia; and extensively cultivated in Asia and America... / ...t. These are accomplished through its action upon the vasomotor control and upon the heart muscle itself, its effects upon the latter taking origin at the veno-auricular junction, and extending from t... / ...preferably without sugar or cream; for use in narcotic poisoning very strong, black coffee may be given freely, both by mouth and per rectum.¹

CANNABIS
...double consciousness or dual personality which possesses him in which he imagines he is both himself and some one else, and he behaves accordingly. He becomes affectionate to the extreme, both to ......f and some one else, and he behaves accordingly. He becomes affectionate to the extreme, both to himself and to others, and altogether he is a very happy individual leading a very full and infinitely ...... not conscious of contact with the ground. One young man to whom we administered cannabis amused himself by repeatedly jumping over the foot of his bed, laughing with great glee over his capers. Thera...¹

CINCHONA^CINCH
I. Cinchona.-The dried bark of Cinchona Ledgeriana, Moens; Cinchona Calisaya, Weddell, and hybrids of these with other species of Cinchona... / ...some unexplainable reason occasionally acting more advantageously in malarial fevers than quinine itself, in most instances the alkaloidal salts have almost entirely supplanted cinchona in these disor... / ...chronic suppuration; and to arrest profuse and debilitating night sweats in one suffering from general debility with poor recuperative powers.¹

COCA^ERYTH5
The dried leaves of Erythroxylon Coca, Lamarck, and its varieties. (Nat. Ord. Erythroxylaceae.) South American Andes-Peru, Bolivia, and Chili.... / ...and other drug habits it has no place in medicine on account of the habit-forming dangers of coca itself. To sum up some of the beneficial results of temporary coca medication would be to include its ...¹

CONIUM
The full grown fruit, gathered green, of Conium maculatum, Linné (Nat. Ord. Umbelliferae). Europe and Asia; naturalized in the United... / ... tetanus, but is insufficient except in doses which would be equally as dangerous as the disorder itself . It is better adapted to control the excessive movements of hysteria and mania, but in the for... / ...be applied and be given to relieve pain even when a cure is not possible. It relieves the pain of swollen mammae during the menstrual periods a¹

CONVALLARIA^CONVA
The rhizome and rootlets of Convallaria majalis, Linné (Nat. Ord. Liliaceae.) Common Name: Lily of the Valley. Principal Constituents.Two... / ...st in those cases of circulatory failure in which there is imperfect circulation within the heart itself and probably due to capillary resistance or peripheral circulatory enfeeblement. By relieving t... / ...carditis and endocarditis, using it in fractional doses. Convallaria is of less service in stenosis of the aorta than in mitral disorders.¹

EUPHORBIA HYPERICIFOLIA
The entire plant Euphorbia (Chamaesyce) hypericifolia, Linné (Nat. Ord. Euphorbiaceae). A common weed in rich soils of gardens and waste... / ...ritation with greenish and irritant passages. Action and Therapy.True, testing this plant upon himself, found the infusion to produce a full frontal headache, similar to but less severe than that ca...¹

FOENICULUM
The ripe fruit of Foeniculum vulgare, Miller (Nat. Ord. Umbelliferae). Dose, 10 to 30 grains. Common Names: Fennel, Fennel Seeds, Sweet... / ... flatulent colic in babies. It should not be sweetened with sugar, as it is sufficiently sweet in itself, while added sugar defeats the purpose for which it is being administered. Hot fennel tea is no...¹

GERANIUM^GERAN
The rhizome of Geranium maculatum, Linné (Nat. Ord. Geraniaceae). Common in the rich soils of woods and low grounds in the United States. Dose, 5... / ...c., it is no more valuable than other tannin-bearing drugs, and is often inferior to tannic acid itself. Geranium is of specific value where long saturation of the mucosa with unhealthy catarrhal sec... / ...correct excessive acidity, check hemorrhage, and relieve pain; sometimes healing appears to progress rapidly under their influence.¹

IRIS^IRIS
The rhizome and roots of Iris versicolor, Linné (Nat. Ord. Iridaceae). Common in wet places in the United States. Dose, 5 to 20 grains. Common... / ...nutrition. The term bad blood or blood dyscrasia has, as a rule, little relation to the blood itself, but pertains chiefly to imperfect lymphatic elimination and faulty retrograde metamorphosis. I...¹

KINO
The self-dried juice of Pterocarpus Marsupium, Roxburgh (Nat. Ord. Leguminosae). A tree of the mountains of the Malabar coast of Hindustan. Dose, 10 to 30 grains. Common Names: Kino, Gum Kino.... / The self-dried juice of Pterocarpus Marsupium, Roxburgh (Nat. Ord. Leguminosae). A tree of the mountains... / ...also as a stimulating application to indolent ulcers. Internal. A good astringent for pyrosis and chronic serous diarrhoea and that occurring in opium habitues, and in the diarrhoea of phthisis.¹

Physician's Materia Medica on Self

ACON ITINE
Alkaloid derived from Acomrom Nnrermos, L., having the same medicinal properties as Aconite itself. Dose, 0.00015 to 0.0006 Grm. (1400 to 1-100 gr.). [Only crystallized Acnnitine Nitraté should be used. The amorphous or “mild” Aconitine is much less active and not uniform in strength.]²

CAMPHOR MONOBROMATED
This compound of camphor possesses properties quite distinct from those of camphor itself. It is used chiefly as an antispasmodic in epilepsy, chorea and paralysis agitans and as a calmative agent generally, but its usefulness is limited owing to liability to produce gastric disturbance. Dose. 0.06 to 0.3 Grm. (1 to 5 grs.).²

STRYCHNINE^STTO6
Alkaloid obtained from STRYCHNOS NUX VOMICA, L. and other species of Strychnos. Properties of Nux Vomica, q. v. The Sulphate and the Nitrate are the salts most used. The alkaloid itself is almost insoluble in water and so should not be prescribed. Dose of the salts, 0.0006 to 0.004 Grm. (1-100 to 1-16 gr.).²

Physician's Therapeutics Memoranda on Self

FEVER
The remedies commonly resorted to include; 1st cardiac or ar terial sedatives, particularly aconite, 2d antipyretics causing reduc tion of temperature, to be... / ...ed with diaphoretics. These several classes of remedies must be suited to the individual case, bearing in mind the fact that fever is not in and of itself necessarily an evil thing.²

SPERMATORRHEA
Physiological seminal emissions in unmarried men call for no treatment, although habitual chastily of thought, avoiding of late suppers and of leather beds will greatly diminish their frequency. Abnormally frequent emissions due to debility are to be treated by tonics—iron valerianate and lupulin is a good combination-—; if due to self abuse, impress patient with danger of the practice, and pre scribe bromides, hyoscine, a hard bed with light covering, etc.²

References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.

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