Now comes Brendt Christensen yet AGAIN
Notice (Other) – #462 in United States v. Christensen (C.D. Ill., 2:17-cr-20037) – CourtListener.com
(his thyroid- doctor googling, was he??- probably weight gain, vanity and narcissistic theme continues)
Medical Clinic after he came to that clinic on January 21, 2016, reported that he had been feeling depressed for two years and asked that he receive tests of his thyroid function. Thyroid function tests were given and the results were negative. Mr. Christensen was therefore referred to the McKinley Mental Health Clinic and Dr. Pearson saw him on February 4, 2016.
The depressive symptoms that Brendt reported to her were: Sad mood; low motivation; slightly decreased appetite; low energy; poor memory; poor concentration; and a decreased interest in sexual activity over the preceding two years. She observed that Brendt’s affect was mildly depressed, meaning that his appearance and emotional reactivity looked to her to be slightly depressed. Brendt reported that he felt depressed. He said he had occasional thoughts of suicide but would never act on those thoughts. He had no relationship distress
At the conclusion of her evaluation I diagnosed Brendt with Persistent Depressive Disorder with symptoms of anxiety. She asked him if he would like to try medication to treat that disorder and he concurred. She prescribed a medication called sertraline which is a generic version of a drug with the brand name Zoloft. Sertraline is a medication used to treat symptoms of depression and anxiety. She instructed Brendt to start taking 25mg per day, and after a week to increase the dose to 50mg per day. She also reviewed with him the common side effects of the medication and asked him to come back and see her in two weeks.
Two weeks later, on February 18, 2016, Brendt came to see her for the second time. He had increased is dose of sertraline from 20mg to 50mg as directed. Brendt reported that there had been no improvement in his significant symptoms of depression and he continued to be anxious. She instructed him to increase his dose of sertraline to 75mg and asked him to return in two weeks. M. Brendt came in to see me again on March 3, 2016, two weeks later. He reported that he had had one episode of alcohol ingestion since his last appointment and was getting enough sleep. His affect appeared to be bright. She made no changes to his medication following that visit
However, his mood continued to be slightly depressed and his energy level was somewhat low. Brendt reported that his progress at his lab was still slow and that he had made mistakes in his work. He also told her that he and his wife were now discussing divorce after five years of marriage. She noted that he was under significant stress. She instructed Brendt to increase his sertraline dose from 75mg per day to 100mg per day and to come back to see her in six to eight weeks.(April '16!!!!)
waking up in the middle of the night and having difficulty falling back asleep. He reported that his marriage situation had improved. He had decided to accept a master’s degree instead of continuing to pursue a Ph.D. and he appeared relieved. She prescribed him trazodone 50mg to take in addition to the sertraline. Trazodone is an antidepressant medication that is frequently used as a sleep aid.
(talk about polypharmacy!!! Antidepressants take at least 30 days, she upped dose after 2 weeks, maybe it's her that should be sued?)
(this is actually very long and windy it goes on to say that counselors should have informed her... she would, no doubt have readjusted her diagnosis, not to take account of polypharmacy and drug interactions and written scripts for even more poison. Having said that, it I wonder why he attended the counselor rather than return to herself???)
She asked Brendt some questions regarding his family history. She did so as a method of assessing the adequacy of his network of social support. Brendt reported that he had two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister, but he was not close to either one. He stated that his brother was now in Asia and his sister was reportedly living in a van in the Pacific Northwest. Brendt stated that his parents divorced in 2013 and that he was in contact only with his mother who he described as an active alcoholic. He had been married for several years and his wife was working as a loan officer at Busey Bank. He report
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