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I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | 9 hours ago by Seaneen
Hundreds of people read this post and seven people commented! The internet, there! Then again, I’m a notorious lurker. I’m slightly famous! Went to a conference arranged by the Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust in aid of M read more
The Relationship between Weight Gain and Medications for Depressi…
Motley Health | October 8th 2008 by laksmana
Is the United States now fatter than other countries on the planet? This topic has been discussed, debated, and research for 35 years. United States continue to gain weight despite the billions of dollars they spend each year on diet and dietary food read more
Unrest
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | October 7th 2008 by Seaneen
This post has been brought to courtesy of “” and italics. Fair thee well, my wonderful camera. It finally gave up the ghost yesterday, whirring into life before flashing me with blankness and clamouring to a standstill. Now it refuses read more
Goodbye to my CPN, hello Effexor
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | September 25th 2008 by Seaneen
An effort to write! I have really not been feeling like it recently. That’s strange for me as my first instinct if someone blew my arms off would be to write about it. With my toes, but still to write. Right now, my body feels heavy and u read more
No longer depressed, or on meds
Psychiatric Medications | September 22nd 2008 by Cicolini
Doctors show new interest in mind-body therapies for mental illness and are using everything from herbs to meditation and massage to treat depression without medication.Henry Quant was just 5 years old and bedridden with chronic fevers when he began read more
Expanding the Antidepressant Market
pharmacofiles | September 17th 2008 by Neil Butters
Pharmaceutical companies usually try to find new uses for their aging drugs. This holds off the companies that prepare generic forms and sell them at cheaper prices. Besides, expanding the market for a medicine fattens the wallet. Anticonvulsants, ty read more
Cheerio for a while, and enjoy the comedy
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | September 1st 2008 by Seaneen
Another appointment with the CPN today. I don’t want to go into detail, it’s the same thing every week, an agitated kind of depression and extremely bleak racing thoughts that I try to distract myself from. I’m still my wry self read more
Age-Dependent Placebo Effects
pharmacofiles | August 19th 2008 by Neil Butters
A recent study in PLOS Medicine compared the effects of placebos in adults in children. Placebos are sugar pills; they are used to establish whether a drug has an effect. Placebos account for patient expectation of an effect in clinical trials. The s read more
Take Your Own Advice
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | August 13th 2008 by Seaneen
If someone sidled up to me and whispered worriedly into my ear; “I feel like shit. I’m exhausted. I just want to sleep all the time. As soon as I wake up, I go back to sleep. I’m not exercising. I’ve stopped cycling. read more
PTSD for Dummies.
Catatonic Kid: A Mind Boiling Over | July 21st 2008 by Catatonic Kid
I’ve put together this crib sheet for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Hopefully it’s useful, and it’s sure cheaper than the books. A summary never really hurts but let’s all be kind and remember that CK is not a health profess read more
Topamax (topiramate) shown to reduce alcoholism, alcohol-induced…
iHealthBulletin News | July 18th 2008
MUSC.edu - Individuals with alcohol dependence are offered hope through a recent study of Topamax (topiramate ) by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina. In a landmark study, MUSC researchers working with investigators at the Univer read more
Mentally Interesting Feminist Guilt
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | July 17th 2008 by Seaneen
Gosh. Well, today’s CBT session was…alarming. I am pretty down at the moment which doesn’t exactly lend me to good conversation, but it was…well, alarming! I am keeping a diary for the next fortnight charting how I feel ab read more
Politics In The Suicide Black Box Decision For Bipolar, Epilepsy…
Psychiatric Medications | July 14th 2008 by Cicolini
As some of you know, yesterday the FDA's psychopharmacology advisory committee declined to approve the FDA's recommendation that a black box warning be added to 11 anti-seizure drugs used to treat bipolar disorder and epilepsy. I've not seen a lot of read more
Risks of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior with Epilepsy Drugs Reaff…
Psychiatric Medications | July 11th 2008 by Cicolini
All epilepsy drugs should carry a warning -- not necessarily boxed -- about increased risks for suicidal ideation and behavior, a joint meeting of two FDA committees concluded here.In January, the FDA released results of an analysis that found almost read more
Medications for Low Back Pain
Chronic Pain | June 26th 2008 by Tina Samuels
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Sleep disorders: Don't take it lying down
Psychiatric Medications | February 3rd 2008 by Cicolini
Millions suffer from sleep disorders – and many never seek help. But the cures are out there, says Roger DobsonGetting to sleep tonight will be a big problem for millions of Britons. Insomnia affects one in four of us at some time, but it's far fro read more
Bone Health In Adults With Multiple Sclerosis
Paul Mander-O'Beirne Weblog | January 5th 2008 by Paul Mander-O'Beirne
Please download this article here: Bone Health In Adults With Multiple Sclerosis It is probable that those with Multiple Sclerosis are at a higher risk of vitamin D deficiency than those without MS and this may be a factor in the poor bone health of read more
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