Philip Dawdy on Furious Seasons does an analysis on this study from The American Journal of Psychiatry which shows a majorly huge placebo success rate with SSRIs suggesting most kids don't respond to antidepressants. The placebo response rate is 49% and Philip wisely surmises: That placebo response rate is huge, and should really give any... Continue Reading →
In a nutshell—recent events in the SSRI pharma corruption scandals
By Evelyn Pringle who writes awesome stuff about pharma and psychiatric corruption all the time. Evelyn Pringle: SSRI Pushers under Fire Throughout the 1990's, most doctors who attended conferences, medical seminars and other events were not aware that the so-called "key opinion leaders" encouraging them to prescribe the new generation of antidepressants for everything under... Continue Reading →
Finding the Right Healers for My Withdrawal Journey
Update 2026: This post predates my learning more about the importance of slow, methodical withdrawal. I started withdrawing when the online scene was just learning what was possible! It's hard to believe how many voices are out there now. This was first posted in 2008. The internet was brand new , really and totally different than it is now, both. This site was where people went for withdrawal info. Here and a few forums and/or email groups that are mostly all gone now. Given that I didn't yet know how protracted my situation would be I was still looking for professionals to work with. I did find a few gems but ultimately learned that my journey would be one of learning to trust mself and listen to my body. Nature would be my primary guide. So what's happening in my journey lately?
More damning info on antidepressants….in a mainstream magazine, no less!
Well this surprised me. None of the info is new for most of the readers of this blog, but it's refreshing to see it in a widely read mainstream magazine. From Discover Magazine: Irving Kirsch no longer sends patients to seek out antidepressants. "As a clinical psychologist," he says, "I used to refer patients to... Continue Reading →
The Impact of SSRIs on Romantic Love and Attachment
The Impact of SSRIs on Romantic Love and Attachment. ~~ Helen Fisher is an anthropologist who has looked at how antidepressants effect romantic love, falling in love and most importantly ongoing attachment. The conclusion being that the love response and the human instinct for attachment are profoundly messed up. Antidepressants don't just create sexual dysfunction, they wreak havoc with the whole emotional system that creates attachment to other human beings.
Recap—how far have I come?
I started this blog on March 4th of 2007. This is after having the blogger domain bipolarblast for 3 years. For three years I kept it on private and wrote pure gibberish. Really. It was really bad. I had no direction and still bought into the psychiatric and pharma bullshit. I believed I was bipolar... Continue Reading →
The Importance of Productivity
I've been on disability for about 5 years now. I started taking meds on a permanent basis in 1992. In spite of being heavily drugged I maintained a job in social work, most ironically, in mental health helping people like me. I didn't feel so terribly different from my clients. I often felt like I... Continue Reading →
Addendum to Nutrition Post
Part one here (Nutrition for beginners) I realized I didn't make clear how these changes have helped me. When I started neurofeedback and began my withdrawal 3 or 4 years ago, (I earlier said it was 3 years ago, but I believe it was closer to 4 years.) my withdrawals went along quite smoothly for... Continue Reading →
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