Hotel for the mentalists

Part 1 and 2 here and part 3 here. Part 4 here. These were originally posted here. This is Keener's amazing story. I hope you will all start picking it up. There are several more installments some of which she is writing just for this blog in order to finish her story. She is completely... Continue Reading →

May 31, 2009

Keener’s Odyssey part 4

Part 1 and 2 here and part 3 here. Here’s a bit more about why I am so anti-anti-depressants and have strong leanings toward being anti-psychiatry. Although ultimately I believe I am pro-me.This blog splurges up some more detail about my relationship with Effexor and the so called ‘caring’ services. So, I began the withdrawal... Continue Reading →

May 28, 2009

Keener’s odyssey (part 3)

Here is part 3 of Keener's journey. The rest of this post is her words: This part of the tale charts how I struggled to find a footing in the world and to find joy in it. However the ‘happy ever after’ part ultimately became somewhat delayed as I made a slight detour into utter... Continue Reading →

May 25, 2009

Keener’s story

For the whole collected story go here. Keener is now a long-time blogging "friend." We actually "met" way back when I first started blogging over two years ago now. Her and her friend's blog was/is predominantly about gardening but Keener had this side story that she worked on over time with multiple posts. I've been... Continue Reading →

May 20, 2009

The 39 psychotropic drugs I’ve taken

It's potentially dangerous to come off psychiatric drugs rapidly. For guidance in safer withdrawal methods see here. You think maybe something wasn’t quite right? This journey started the summer of 1985 and is about to end this summer of 2009. I have been withdrawing the past 5 years. Nothing ever did work and in retrospect... Continue Reading →

May 18, 2009

Vogue Magazine takes on the toxicity of Paxil in pregnancy!!

Amazing but true!! This is a major victory. Vogue is as mainstream and (frankly disgusting) a magazine as you can get, but it's so outrageously popular that this is really amazing and wonderful and may save hundreds of babies lives. It talks about the risks of taking medications in general while pregnant. With all the... Continue Reading →

April 25, 2009

Beating the anti-antidepressant drum….It’s Life, Not Depression

This is all old news, but I always have some new readers so I'm posting this excerpt from NaturalNews. If any of this info is new to you, please read the whole article. It's a nice little primer about how big pharma works, complete with the issues of disease mongering etc. It's also a nice... Continue Reading →

March 19, 2009

Researcher Slams SSRIs, Citing Large Risks And Small Benefits

I got this PDF file emailed to me yesterday, but wasn't well enough to take a good look at it, so just visit Furious Seasons's today. This is a VERY important step forward. Furious Seasons no longer exists so here is a copy of the original post: March 19, 2009 Researcher Slams SSRIs, Citing Large... Continue Reading →

March 19, 2009

Antidepressant Use Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death

For days the headlines have been screaming that depression is associated with sudden cardiac disease and death in women. Today this study perhaps tells us more! From MedScape today: A new analysis has found that major depression predicted cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in women participating in the Nurses' Health Study [1]. The hazard ratios were... Continue Reading →

March 9, 2009

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 →

February 19, 2009

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Hotel for the mentalists

Keener’s Odyssey part 4

Keener’s odyssey (part 3)

Keener’s story

The 39 psychotropic drugs I’ve taken

Vogue Magazine takes on the toxicity of Paxil in pregnancy!!

Beating the anti-antidepressant drum….It’s Life, Not Depression

Researcher Slams SSRIs, Citing Large Risks And Small Benefits

Antidepressant Use Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death

A most important post for anyone contemplating psychiatric drug withdrawal

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