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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:07 AM Original message |
Use Of Drugs To Treat Mental Illness Rockets In The U.S. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. PHARMA.......$$$$$$$$ |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. My anxiety also wasn't caused by pharmaceuticals. nt |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I made no such insinuation. I had two responses to a simple............. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Sorry, but all you wrote was "PHARMA $$$$$$$$$$." |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
55. Arre you aware that even the best prostate surgery can cause nerve damage? |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
100. pharmaceuticals DO help mentally ill, mental illness is actually a physical prob in the brain |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why does our society need so many antidepressants? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. could be nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Quiet you! what did I tell you about looking at the big picture? |
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Revolution9 (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
30. anti depressants actually are linked with MORE suicide. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
71. Huh, tell that to my father in law who was severely depressed and killed himself |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Because we are not free anymore |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #39 |
47. This is what I'm getting at |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. 40 hours a week is so XX century |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. Information and stress overload |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
43. We aren't supposed to look at that |
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Old Coot (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-08-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
91. Reason for so many antidepressants is.... |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-08-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Try Chinese medicine |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
94. Affluenza (consumerism as a way of life), conservative attitudes |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
101. ADHD? I don't know, but its valid |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. They've Helped a Lot of People |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. Watch for murder and suicide rates to rise |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. So being less crazy makes people more violent? |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. In the linear world of the so called 'sane' being non-violent is now abnormal |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. You conveniently ignore the people that SSRIs have helped |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Unbiased studies show that SSRIs |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. got a link for that? |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Google it |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Start with |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. some blog with a compilation of unfortunate events is not evidence. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
85. No proof there, more unsubstantiated, specious claims. |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Here is a link to what you are discussing |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. it's not a flame if it is true. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. if you can't link it, you might want to think twice about posting about it, |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I apologize |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. You really should be 'bothered' by such. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
84. You made the claims, provide the proof. |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. A typical lawsuit |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. well the ama does not run the medical schools, so, whatever they may think |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-08-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
92. So a lawsuit is your example of an unbiased study? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
46. WRONG. Studies show SSRIs as effective as older anti-depressants, but not more |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
62. Not true at all |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
83. Bullshit! |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
102. Do you believe that mental illness is a chemical imbalence or do you think patients is malingering? |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. Weight gain as well |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #31 |
58. I could be a skinny corpse or live as a fat person and take my meds. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #58 |
66. Well, that's why I took them |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #66 |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. I know you've been TS'd, but I need to respond to this |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #82 |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. See |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
49. that's the same link you just posted. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
86. More unsubstantiated crap |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
57. Ahem.... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
61. Why? The ignorance about mental illness on here always surprises me |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. It's pretty damned amazing, isn't it? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #69 |
105. Funny there |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm glad people are getting the treatment they need. |
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MARALE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
12. I often wonder why |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Environmental pollution may be hammering our endocrine system |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Mental illnesses are better understood now and are not as stigmatized. |
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MARALE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. I also think about alcohol |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. actually many people abuse alcohol and drugs when they are young |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. that is a calloused and nasty reply |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #50 |
60. I have not called nobody a welfare queen |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. i think you are making a cause and effect assumption here that is in error. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Disagree-I think it's the other way around. Many people abuse |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #51 |
65. you are correct but a normal person with substance abuse issues |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. and many people never go past the recreational stage. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #65 |
88. I would argue that person was probably mentally ill to begin with |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #88 |
106. Thank you. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
48. My family tree is full of bipolar drunks (me included) |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. very, very common. when taking a family history, |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
87. Alcohol is frequently used as a self-medication |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
90. exactly |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
14. They're treating the wrong people. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Sociopathy is untreatable, unfortunately. n/t |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. The economy is pressing down on everyone |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
22. In the words of the underpants gnomes... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. NOw you know why I left the Mental Health field. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
24. this reflects the development of new drugs that are helping a huge number of |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
38. You're just another schill for Big Pharma... |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
52. I only WISH I'd been diagnosed as a kid |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #52 |
59. I'm with you! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #24 |
72. Thank you. This thread shows me why people who have mental health issues try to hide them, or don't |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. It's very sad in this day and age on a liberal message board |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #73 |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. No, nothing wrong... |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. short visit this time |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. dayum, that was quick |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #81 |
89. this one is a sport of it's own. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #89 |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
79. Thank you, mopinko |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
26. They manufacture Ennui, make religion a farce, and |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
54. many conservos could use some medication and a good |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
63. I take Lexapro for PMDD, Premenstrual dysphoric disorder |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
64. Sorry, dupe |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
74. Off my meds I'm a holy terror. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
95. The ignorance about mental health needs and medications, and their positive |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:17 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. Sure they are overprescribed |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. I agree that kids and teens are often on meds too often, or on too many |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #96 |
103. are you one of those people who thinks teen-agers don't suffer from mental illness? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-02-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #95 |
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