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Antidepressants Have Destroyed My Sexual Function and Range of Emotions

GOT TO GET IT UP – May 23, 2023 - This made me lethargic, tired all the time and unmotivated to do my job. I figured this was my ‘underlying depression’ and not the SSRIs.After a few more months I wen... Read More...

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Antidepressants Used for Chronic Pain Lack Efficacy

BIG PHARMA STRIKES AGAIN –May 11, 2023 - “This is a global public health concern,” said Tamar Pincus, lead author on the study and a professor at the University of Southampton. “Chronic pain is a problem for million... Read More...

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Ultra-Processed Foods Lead To Depression

WHAT A SURPRISE –Feb. 14, 2023 - UPFs are notoriously low in fiber, which could also cause the breakdown of normal regulatory mechanisms by disrupting the gut microbiome. This could cause immune dysregulation, the i... Read More...

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People With Anxiety and Mood Disorders More Likely To Become Problem Drinkers

NOT IF THEY SMOKE POT –May 3, 2023 - “Our findings show that on a drink-for-drink basis, those with anxiety and depression experience more symptoms related to alcohol use disorder. If addiction were a competition, t... Read More...

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Loneliness is as Deadly as Smoking

YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS –May 5, 2023 - “We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is... Read More...

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If You Have These 7 Physical Pains, It Might Actually Be Depression

OR HYPOCHONDRIA? – March 6, 2023 - Surprisingly, these can also be warning signs of depression — and if you’re not sure whether your current funk is anything to worry about, they can help clue you in that somet... Read More...

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Is Smartphone Addiction Fueling Mental Health Problems?

DO YOU HAVE A CRAZY APP? –March 7, 2023 - Smartphones are in pockets, purses and, for some people, under their pillows at night. Most Americans have a smartphone. About 95 percent of teenagers and people under 50 sa... Read More...

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Vaped THC May Worsen Depression, Anxiety in Young Adults

LIKE IT AIN’T BAD ENOUGH ALREADY – Feb. 28, 2023 - “When better coping skills are developed, there may be fewer temptations to try to manage anxiety symptoms and similar mental health challenges through vaping,... Read More...

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Professor Discusses Addiction, Mental Health, Sexuality

AUDIO – LISTEN UP –Feb. 27, 2023 - Caers shared intimate stories about growing up in Tongerlo, Belgium, the process of accepting and feeling accepted by his queerness, living with HIV and being bipolar and fighting ... Read More...

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‘I was a homeless drug addict but turned my life around after being given a chance’

COMPASSION MATTERS –Feb. 23, 2023 - The 29-year-old was in and out of prison, as he dabbled in crime to fund his addiction. He is now determined to help others who have been in a similar situation and feel like they... Read More...

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School Chief Claims Dad Michael Refused Drug Rehab for Bullied Girl, 14, Who Killed Herself

MOM DIED TOO –Feb. 10, 2023 - Though her father, Michael Kuch, stated Brandy died due to addiction, now, Superintendent of New Jersey’s Central Regional School District Triantafillos Parlapanides claims that she die... Read More...

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Is the Brain Wired Differently in People With Addiction?

YES MAYBE NO PERHAPS – Feb. 16, 2023 - Risks associated with substance abuse include dangerous driving, missed work, problems with depression, anxiety, health and money problems. Yet people with addictions seem... Read More...

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More School Counselors Could Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Jan. 9, 2023 - These developments drew new attention to a worsening situation, yet concrete strategies for improving youth mental health are often missing from the discussion, notes Assista... Read More...

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Can Ketamine Cure Cheerlessness?

VIDEO – EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE – Jan. 4, 2023 - In 2016, before most people had heard about ketamine for depression, her therapist recommended a clinic near where she lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. “I said, ... Read More...

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Neuroscientist Explains: Cannabis Users More Likely to Develop Chronic Major Depression

THE BUZZ THAT LASTS A LIFETIME – Nov. 24, 2022 - While cannabis is usually looked at as a drug that’s meant to chill you out, smoking it regularly can have the opposite effect.The Professor explained that t... Read More...

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Antidepressants Don’t Work the Way Many People Think

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Nov. 8, 2022 - “I worry that patients who are really struggling, especially now, when rates of depression are higher than ever, are going to hear this and get the idea that these drugs d... Read More...

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Struggling With Depression, Alcoholism & Addiction, Arnold Schwarzenegger Gave Meaning to Strongman’s Life

HE CAME BACK – Nov. 16, 2022 - Eddie Hall is a former strongman, weightlifter, actor, and media personality. Apart from winning the title of World’s strongest man in 2017, Hall has also won several natio... Read More...

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Mindfulness Meditation Works as Well as Lexapro

INSURANCE NOT NECESSARY – Nov. 9, 2022 - Mindfulness is a form of meditation that emphasizes focusing only on what’s happening at the moment and dismissing intrusive thoughts. Sessions often start with breathin... Read More...

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Mushroom Drug Treats Severe Depression

MAGICAL HEALINGS – Nov. 2, 2022 - Most had been severely depressed for more than a year and were aged around 40, the researchers, from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s C... Read More...

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I’m a Behavioral Scientist. Here’s How I Pull Myself Out of a Funk

GENTLY – Oct. 2022 - This capacity for inward reflection, as remarkable as it is, causes an unending amount of grief, anxiety, and sadness. It’s really too bad that the adaptive story in our long tale of... Read More...

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Who Diagnoses Depression?

YOU AND YOUR THERAPIST – Oct. 27, 2022 - One study found that the greatest risk factor for depression was traumatic events in early childhood. Trauma in early childhood causes high levels of stress, which can a... Read More...

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Hang-xiety? How a Night of Drinking Can Tank Your Mood

GETTING A DUI? – Oct. 6, 2022 - One of the many things I have noticed about life after 40 is that even a single glass of wine can make me feel icky the next day. I wake up tired, foggy-headed and anxious... Read More...

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Long Term Antidepressant Use Linked To Increased Morbidity and Mortality

BUMMER – Oct. 6, 2022 - The authors then assessed the association between antidepressant use and four different morbidities: diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD), and cerebrovascular disease (CV... Read More...

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Sad In The Fall? There’s A Reason For That.

SUMMER IS OVER? – Oct. 12, 2022 - But seasonal affective disorder can happen at any time, in any season. And right now, as we transition away from summer and settle into our new fall routines, many peopl... Read More...

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Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma, Addiction, and Illness Under Capitalism

VIDEO – SOCIETY’S CHILD – Oct. 14, 2022 - This is helpful. I’ve never made the connection between societal (in US, etc) expectations related to individualism and the how they facility capitalism and vice versa.... Read More...

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Why Are Kids So Sad?

FASCISM? – Oct. 11, 2022 - But the technology thesis hasn’t performed well under critical examination, as the Times package notes. What possible reason could there be for American young people to be particularl... Read More...

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Adwoa Aboah: Loneliness Attached to Sobriety is Like a ‘grieving period’

IT’S WORTH IT – Oct. 8, 2022 - She said: “I don’t think people talk about it (loneliness) enough when attached to sobriety. Like imagine, you know, it’s almost like a grieving period.“You mourn the people y... Read More...

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LSD-based drugs help mice with anxiety and depression — without the trip

STANLEY MOUSE? – Oct. 5, 2022 - The new drug comes from a large team of scientists who did not start out looking for an antidepressant.They had been building a virtual library of 75 million molecules... Read More...

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Ibogaine Addiction Treatment In Brazil

WORTH THE AIRFARE – Sept. 21, 2022 - In recent decades, after a strong renaissance of clinical research around ibogaine and other mind-expanding drugs, psychedelic-assisted therapies are becoming increas... Read More...

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