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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
Quetiapine
HotMed.info | June 24th 2008 by Fouad Fakhreldeen
Quetiapine (IPA: /kwəˈtɑɪəpiːn/, kwe-TYE-a-peen), marketed by AstraZeneca as Seroquel and by Orion Pharma as Ketipinor, belongs to a series of neuroleptics known as “atypical antipsychotics”, which have, over the last two decades, b read more
Risperidone
HotMed.info | June 24th 2008 by Fouad Fakhreldeen
Risperidone (pronounced Ris-PER-ǐ-dōn and sold under the trade name Risperdal in the Netherlands, United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Portugal and several other countries, Risperdal or Ridal in New Zealand, Rispolept in Eastern Europe, and B read more
ADA: Metabolic Monitoring Guidelines for Antipsychotics Largely U…
Psychiatric Medications | June 12th 2008 by Cicolini
Recommendations for lipid and glucose monitoring for patients on atypical antipsychotic drugs have made scarcely a dent on clinical practice, researchers found.Metabolic screening and monitoring rates rose by 5% or less since 2004, when the FDA warne read more
dish it out
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | May 30th 2008
I’ve been avoiding posting here because I feel like a hypocrite, unable to influence and arguing with someone close to me over Zyprexa, psychiatrists and their lack of interest in alternative methods of dealing with stress and anxiety. I f read more
Can Atypical Antipsychotics Reduce Suicide Risk in Patients With…
Psychiatric Medications | April 17th 2008 by Cicolini
Suicide is a devastating, tragically frequent outcome for persons with varying psychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia. An estimated 5% to 10% of persons with schizophrenia commit suicide and 20% to 50% attempt suicide during their lifetime.1 read more
Treatment With An Anti-psychotic Drug Found To Cause Changes In M…
Psychiatric Medications | April 11th 2008 by Cicolini
Schizophrenia is a complex type of psychotic mental illness characterized by thoughts that are uncoupled from reality. Huge gains in the effective treatment of individuals with the disease began in the 1950s with the development of the first generati read more
Psychiatric drugs causing weight gain: doctors
Psychiatric Medications | April 1st 2008 by Cicolini
The very drugs millions of Canadians are taking to get through their day can cause dramatic weight gain, doctors are warning.Psychiatric drug-related weight gain "is a huge problem," says Dr. David Lau, chair of the diabetes and endocrine research gr read more
Four Drugs That Double The Risk Of Death In Patients With Dementi…
Neuro-Protective Lifestyle: The Art of Aging | March 30th 2008 by Kerry D. Friesen, M.D.
There are just some things you can do without - and the following four prescription medications are a great example. Zyprexa Risperdal Seroquel Abilify Classified as “atypical antipsychotics”, these drugs are intended to treat schizoph read more
thoughts on the man who nuked his baby
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | March 28th 2008
This guy in Texas actually microwaved his 2-month-old infant and she survived but had some pretty severe burns/injuries. He also had punched her and put her in a safe and refrigerator before the microwave. So bizarre. Apparently dad, someone by read more
Taking Eli Lilly Down a Few More Pegs
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | March 28th 2008
I am a bit disappointed that the settlement in Alaska was ONLY $15 million, but Alaska is a very tiny state population wise (48/50) and because the case was focused around the increased costs of Medicaid due to Zyprexa I would still say that it is a read more
it’s in the water
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | March 21st 2008
What I want to know regarding all the semi-recent news story regarding finding antidepressants and antipsychotics in the water supply (which I’ve known about the former for quite awhile): IS MY BRITA FILTER FILTERING THEM OUT OR NOT? I am just read more
Down Boy
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | March 19th 2008
A Grand Forks psychiatrist who is CEO and medical director of the Richard P. Stadter Center cannot prescribe psychotropic medications to children after the North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners found he over-prescribed doses to two children u read more
Blogs around the way
depression introspection | March 9th 2008
I'm catching up on reading my fellow bloggers' posts (see Blogroll to the right), so if you're not reading their site already, I'd encourage you to do so. Below are some posts that caught my attention. Some might be a... read more
latest from the NAMI think tank
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | February 14th 2008
Workshop simulates hearing voices while going through mundane activities in Maryland. And for police officers in Georgia. Why? Do people lack imaginations? And not all those diagnosed with schizophrenia hear voices it ranges in estimates from 5 read more
bigger better faster more
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | February 5th 2008
Shesh. They’re turning Zyprexa into a long acting injectible too. read more
bipolar poster child
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | February 4th 2008
I’ve been avoiding posting about Britney Spears as not to put more energy or attention into that arena because honestly I feel terrible for her. Not because she’s crazy but because hyper-obsessing over every move she makes like it the m read more
shot in the head
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | February 4th 2008
I didn’t know they had Risperidal in a shot form but there is a new Swiss study of it for treatment in those classified as having “frequently relapsing bipolar disorder.” The risk of relapse was 2.4 times higher with the placebo. T read more
not just a slap on the wrist
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | January 31st 2008
Eli Lilly’s in even bigger trouble: Eli Lilly and federal prosecutors are discussing a settlement of a civil and criminal investigation into the company’s marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa that could result in Lilly’s paying more read more
quote end quote
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | January 30th 2008
Depressed Patients less receptive to smells than healthy patients… Florida Medicaid records reportedly show the number of children - some just months old - who were prescribed the drugs went from 9,364 seven years ago to 18,137 in 2006. Disrupt read more
news flash: eating less + exercising more = reduced weight
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | January 30th 2008
From the department of DUH: In patients who take antipsychotic medication, a supervised exercise program significantly reduces weight and improves cholesterol levels, a Canadian research team has found. To counteract these tendencies, Dr. Angelo Trem read more
the year of the body
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | January 18th 2008
2007 was the year my partner and I concentrated getting our mental health stabilized. It worked pretty well. 2008 is the year we are getting our physical bodies in shape. I don’t disembody the mind and I’m not stopping anything yet read more
Am I Unclear on the Concept? …
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | January 11th 2008
Or can someone tell me how it makes sense to give children anti-psychotics for an ADHD-only diagnosis? Hopefully Florida joins the queue and sues them. read more
Dementia Drugs a Danger to Seniors - Warnings lost in reams of dr…
Psychiatric Medications | December 29th 2007 by Cicolini
A group of drugs that can have serious adverse effects when used by the elderly continues to be widely prescribed in Canada and the United States, despite concerns about their safety.The drugs, called atypical antipsychotics, are used to manage the b read more
Polarizing the Bipolar Community.
Love, Katie | October 19th 2007 by lovekatie
I read some of the bipolar boards because these same web sites are a barometer (so to speak) of our community and society as a whole, regarding the treatment of our not so great symptoms. Why does the issue of to medicate or not have to pol read more
Medication Withdrawal Update.
Love, Katie | October 17th 2007 by lovekatie
For all of you folks that are tapering off some or all medications have hope, because I am doing OK without them. I made the careful decision to try it drug free because I was getting worse not better. It was a decision that my therapist s read more
This is my brain
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | October 6th 2007
So I gave myself a concussion while cooking vegan pineapple fried rice on Tuesday. How did I manage this? I was reaching the fridge and stood up and one of the cabinet doors was open and I wacked my head so hard it laid me out on the ground. An read more
Guarding Unicorns and the Rebecca Riley Story.
Love, Katie | October 3rd 2007 by lovekatie
No one has the right to hurt a child. It is as simple as that. Whether the child is gentle as a lamb or nutty as a fruitcake, I believe it is the parent’s role to help their child find her own voice and develop her own strengths. Whe read more
The Icarus Project / Freedom Center Harm Reduction Guide To Comin…
stir-crazy.org: shaking a stick at the state of mental healt… | October 2nd 2007
Yay! It’s done! I haven’t read the final version but I read a draft a few months ago and I think it’s so needed. Download a PDF here. Bookmark to: read more
“Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness”; The Ic…
Love, Katie | October 1st 2007 by lovekatie
I can’t speak highly enough about The Icarus Project (TIP). TIP is a group of empowered and creative individuals doing the work of initiating change in the mental health field by writing their own maps and empowering one another. Th read more
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