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My doctor speaks?
Update: my research obsessed husband just discovered by researching the board this post came from that this is not my doctor. This particular “JM” is a woman. My doctor is a man. Nonethele… more →
Beyond Meds
Like blinders...
Rice Cutgrass wrote 1 week ago: Friends, My doctor told me that I, like a horse, needed blinders in the form of a tranquilizi … more →
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation--Part II
doctordan wrote 2 weeks ago: Sorry for the lack of writing folks, I been biiiiiiizzzzzzzzzyyyyyyy! I am proud to announce that I … more →
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation . . . A New Hope For Treatment Resistant Depression
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doctordan wrote 2 months ago: A former patient wrote this to check in with me . . . As a former patient of your practice, what are … more →
Treatment Resistant Depression--Under Recognized and Under Treated
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doctordan wrote 3 months ago: As a psychiatrist . . . as an empathic person . . . it is very difficult to hear stories like the on … more →
My doctor speaks?
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giannakali wrote 4 months ago: Update: my research obsessed husband just discovered by researching the board this post came from th … more →
Why Don't I Get Better When All I Do Is Medicine?
doctordan wrote 4 months ago: I am not bipolar but am on 200 mg of Lamictal and 50 mg of Zoloft. I have tried many meds and I nev … more →
Beware new anxiety drug
giannakali wrote 5 months ago: This is exactly what they said about Xanax…and the benzos that followed Valium in general. The … more →
Driving Miss Daisy . . . aka watch what your doin' with them meds!
doctordan wrote 5 months ago: So . . . I got in my car the other day and, much like every other day, put on my blindfold and sped … more →
Yes, psych meds DO shrink brains
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giannakali wrote 5 months ago: And here the woman who studies this is interviewed. The choice bit is here: Q. AND WHAT HAVE YOU FOU … more →
Drug induced dementia -- the perfect crime (Grace Jackson, MD)
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giannakali wrote 5 months ago: New book by Grace Jackson. Below is a description I got permission from the author to reprint: Under … more →
The Grate Escape
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giannakali wrote 5 months ago: Another episode from Keener’s experiences of withdrawal from effexor. This is a story worth fo … more →
Excuse my language
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giannakali wrote 5 months ago: I’m so fucking disoriented I think I took my Valium twice tonight. I’m alone this weeken … more →
Intimate bonding---how psych drugs get in the way
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: I’ve spoken before about issues with bonding and intimacy while on psych meds. Here the topic … more →
The manifesto of a noncompliant mental patient
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: This is a beautiful piece. Please read! Submitted and authored by Aubrey Ellen Shomo I see it everyw … more →
Keener's story
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: For the whole collected story go here. Keener is now a long-time blogging “friend.” We a … more →
Stop Whining About Your Wife and Start Getting Your Life Back
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doctordan wrote 8 months ago: I’m depressed and I’ve had to work really hard at even getting my wife to acknowledge my condition. … more →
Measuring Success . . . "I think I'm a 5"
doctordan wrote 9 months ago: “So, Mrs. Kapsmanjacketter, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most depressed you have ev … more →
The enigma of suicide
atbloggen wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday evening, while talking to a friend who just started her AT in an adjacent town, I learnt t … more →
The Wind Never Lies --- MUST READ RECOVERY STORY
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giannakali wrote 10 months ago: Steven Morgan has now contributed to this website a number of times. His writing is all inspired and … more →
