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Teri Robert

posted 11/06/2009, comments (2)

Treating Depression with LSD?

Albert Hofman, the inventor of LSD, called it "medicine for the soul." Songs were written about it, and the military conducted secret experiments that exploited its hallucinogenic powers. LSD was outlawed in 1966, became a street drug and developed a reputation as the dangerous toy, seemingly capable of inspiring moments of genius or... Read more Chevron

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EmilyG

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posted 11/06/2009, comments (7)

Hello Everyone

Hello Everyone. I am new here but not new to the world of living with Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Type 2. I was refered here by someone at Friends of Quinn. I haven't worked since 2002 due to my depression and in 2003 I was put in the hospital for six days and finally in 2004 was diagnosed with bipolar type 2. I'm on four medications for it... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/05/2009, comments (4)

another day

Today I feel a bit better from this flu thing. I fought the depression for one more day.... yesterday was hard. I have found that I need to figure out how to rely on myself and have my own power. I have done a lot of journaling and even though each day is a struggle and I am having a panic attack right now, I can get... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/05/2009, comments (6)

I can't seem to get a break

I really don't know which is worse my depression or my MS-I went to my med doc for my depression , only to find out she is gone for up to a year and I have someone new who doesn't know anything about me or my case-so he takes me off (cold turkey) 1000mg of depokote er and leaves hanging and said lets see how you do??????? So I broke down in the... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (14)

Don't try to cure/heal/treat depression with a trip to your local bookstore

I'm perusing the shelves of the bookstore, in the psychology section, looking for new books about depression and depression treatment. I know that I really shouldn't be doing this, because it inevitably raises by blood pressure and puts me in danger of choking on my decaf mocha. The problem is, this activity exposes me to all the ways in which... Read more Chevron

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