Why stop one psych med that has bad side-effects when you can simply prescribe another? (sorry parents of wannabe child-stars, this has nothing to do with singing, acting, or dancing,...
When I pick up my methadone at the drugstore, if more than one patient is picking up their dosage of “juice”, there is almost guaranteed to be some witty banter. ...
Back in September of last year, I posted this when I was shocked to see that to market their “new” antidepressant Pristiq (after all it is only an isomer of...
To your neighbourhood pharmacy! K.’s biopsychology professor mentioned Effexor in class today. I had told her before how in high dosa, like the massive 450 mg I take each morning,...
Today I went to see a new psychiatrist for the first time since my horrible experience with “Dr.” Basson at my university campus last summer. It was quite anticlimactic, considering...
Hello all…from beneath the stack of books, empty yogurt container, collection of “Bic” lighters, and dirty plates that line my bed after writing my first theoretical paper for my M.A....
This is an excellent blog that is updated constantly, through links to different sites across the web on the topic of pharmaceutical advertising. The latest article it leads you to...
How wonderful… I happened to have to sit and wait at the pharmacy to pick up my meds today, a very unusual occurrence. A young man, who appeared to be...
Today, on facebook (evil, evilbook) I was called a “crazy psycho-bitch conspiracy theorist”, by a “friend” of a “friend” whom I have never met or spoken with before, for posting...
What a coincidence – aspartame, known to reduce serotonin levels, came out in the early 1980s, and SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressants were introduced to the populace a few...