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Dr. Hung Nguyen, MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
Dr. Hung Nguyen is an esteemed psychiatrist based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, currently affiliated with Broward Health. Dr Nguyen has 20+ years of experience in his field. His exceptional contributions to the field have been recognized by his colleagues, resulting in his nomination for the prestigious Exceptional People Impacting the Community (EPIC) Award, presented by Mental Health America of Southeast Florida. Dr. Nguyen obtained his medical degree from Spartan Health Sciences University in 2001. He furthered his training by completing a residency at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2006, followed by a fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2008.
With a specialization in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, Dr. Nguyen's expertise is highly regarded. He holds hospital affiliation with Broward Health Medical Center and is an active member of both the American Psychiatric Association and the Florida Psychiatric Association. Driven by his deep-rooted passion for helping others, he has dedicated his career to providing frontline care and support to those in need. Beyond his professional commitments, Dr. Nguyen also finds fulfillment in educating and mentoring medical students. As an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, he emphasizes a holistic approach to diagnosis and treatment, ensuring comprehensive care for his patients. In addition to English, Dr. Nguyen is fluent in Vietnamese.
With a specialization in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, Dr. Nguyen's expertise is highly regarded. He holds hospital affiliation with Broward Health Medical Center and is an active member of both the American Psychiatric Association and the Florida Psychiatric Association. Driven by his deep-rooted passion for helping others, he has dedicated his career to providing frontline care and support to those in need. Beyond his professional commitments, Dr. Nguyen also finds fulfillment in educating and mentoring medical students. As an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, he emphasizes a holistic approach to diagnosis and treatment, ensuring comprehensive care for his patients. In addition to English, Dr. Nguyen is fluent in Vietnamese.
23 years
Experience
Dr. Hung Nguyen, MD
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Spartan Health Sciences University
- Not accepting new patients
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Medication question
Although all meds have half-lives, there's more to how a medication works. It's actually your body that takes time adjusting to medication and many other factors. Antidepressants READ MORE
Although all meds have half-lives, there's more to how a medication works. It's actually your body that takes time adjusting to medication and many other factors. Antidepressants take about 4-6 weeks to start working (and other factors like dose, an individual's genetic make up, other environmental factors). Don't look at half life but what is your unique experience with it. Effexor XR is taken once/day, whether you take it in the morning or at night, it's the average dose that's constant in your body that exerts its effect. That is the same with Zoloft. So taking Effexor at night doesn't mean you'll be "happier" at night but not so during the day time. It's the constant level that's in your system that makes it work. I hope that answers your question, it's a great question.
Ocd or something else
It sounds like you might have obsessive compulsive disorder. This is characterized by severe obsessions (and that could be about anything). These thoughts are unwanted and you READ MORE
It sounds like you might have obsessive compulsive disorder. This is characterized by severe obsessions (and that could be about anything). These thoughts are unwanted and you severely impact your life. The compulsions have to do with behaviors....that you feel you'd have to do otherwise something "bad" may happen. Also they are unwanted and you recognize that they are excessive. These obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are impacting your life. Some people with OCD have counting behaviors, some have "magic numbers" - where they have to do that *something* a certain number of times. OCD can be managed by both therapy and by medications. You won't completely get rid of them but you can manage them. If you're anxious about medications, start first with going to therapy. But ideally for some thing severe, it should be managed by both meds and psychotherapy.
