I've talked about this numerous times. So this is just more grist for the mill. I might add this is not unique to children it happens to adults too. In Psychiatric Times: Medications used to treat ADHD in children may lead to psychotic symptoms and hallucinations, according to Dr Andrew Mosholder of the US Food... Continue Reading →
A most important post for anyone contemplating psychiatric drug withdrawal
In a response to a post the other day about the horrors of Cymbalta, a drug which among many other awful things is also awful to withdraw from, as are all psychotropics potentially, I got this comment. I’m working on a taper off Cymbalta, been on it for a bit more than two years, and... Continue Reading →
Puppy in the mirror
Yeah, yeah, I've been needing diversions lately. I'm out or it for several days at a time every time I do a Klonopin/Valium switch so I collect this stuff when I'm feeling better so as to have something to post on my frequent bad days. And I like to laugh!
A moment of calm — Tara Brach
This is a guided meditation with Tara Brach via BeliefNet. This is excellent as a beginners experience and it's also very nice for any of us who regularly meditate. Just a note for someone who has never done this sort of meditation before. She will ring a bell at the end of the meditation. There... Continue Reading →
So much for homecare—but there is good news too!
I don't know if I have the energy to tell this story. Writing long pieces has become harder lately. Short , pithy, smart ass, commentary on crap I find in the news is much easier for me these days and I have fun doing it too. BUT...I do have the next installment of the ongoing... Continue Reading →
Exercise now prescribed before antidepressants among a significant minority of docs in Britain
Hopefully this trend will continue and it would be nice to know if it's happening here as well. Every little bit helps. Just imagine how many people can be saved from being diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a result of using antidepressants it they simply stop being used! From the The Gaurdian: Antidepressants are not... Continue Reading →
MIND a British Mental Health Charity again speaks sense (Propranolol and trauma)
I've had readers from Great Britain criticize MIND and perhaps there are reasons for this, but I again and again am struck with how nice it would be to have an organization that is seemingly as well organized as MIND to counteract some of NAMI's damage. Here again from Medical News Today MIND's chief exectutive... Continue Reading →
Be Positive—-NOT
This is a piece written by Doe, a long-time reader and friend. She posted it on facebook and I asked if I could snag it for the blog. So here we have a guest blogger post today. Consider for a moment that your aggressive "Be Positive" stance is not as loving and wholesome as you... Continue Reading →
CVS—the new drug pushers
CVS is a major pharmacy chain. I don't believe it's reached all parts of the country so some of you may not be familiar with them. Their new business model includes making sure people stay on their drugs. So now we're gonna get the you gotta take your drugs or you'll die line at our... Continue Reading →
It’s the Cymbalta stupid
From OpEDNews the lastest criminal activity on Eli Lilly's part. I don't have any commentary. Martha Rosenberg does a fine job without my adding my two cents: Many are outraged that Eli Lilly gave nonprofits $3.9 million in grants last year for medical courses to "educate" doctors about the pain-and-fatigue ailment fibromyalgia--more than it spent... Continue Reading →
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