Metabolic syndromes are now being associated with doubling the risk of breast cancer. Neuroleptics (the atypical antipsychotics) often cause metabolic syndromes. SSRIs have more recently been implicated as well.
About 2 decades too late and a good decade after the alarm bell was sounded in the UK but it's better late than never. From the Washington Post: Benzodiazepines, often prescribed to manage anxiety, panic and sleep disorders, include Xanax, Ativan, Valium and Klonopin. Originally pushed as an alternative to barbiturates, their use has grown... Continue Reading →
The comments on the "Suicidal ideation gone"....post are well worth reading if you didn't get around to it. I'll try to post more in the morning.
The neuronal gossip that keeps you from seeing your mind in its fullness doesn’t really change the fundamental nature of your mind. Thoughts like “I’m ugly,” “I’m stupid,” or “I’m boring” are nothing more than a kind of biological mud, temporarily obscuring the brilliant qualities of Buddha nature, or natural mind. –Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, from... Continue Reading →
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