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Thursday, July 17th, 2008Liz Spikol posted a very awesome video about depression advice over at her blog yesterday. It makes light of that oh-too-familiar advice that we get from well-meaning people who have no clue what it’s like to be depressed.
If only laughter really were the best medicine. For now, I’m sticking with my Celexa.
I’ve been told to “snap out of it”, to turn [...]
Psycho psychiatrist
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008At the end of September, when the antidepressant I was on made me go wonky, I asked my doctor to refer me to a psychiatrist.
And then I waited.
And waited.
And waited some more.
Because, while I usually have nothing but praises to sing about the Canadian health care system, when it comes to mental health care, if [...]
Quick fix
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Migraines? Excedrin alone will sometimes work, but I’ve got other pills in my arsenal if I need them. Arthritis bugging me? Allergies? Same thing. There’s almost a pill for each everyday physical ill, or something that works in a matter of days. Non-medicinal remedies too– more water, less sugar, more walking, less gluten. The lag [...]
Ritual de lo habitual
Monday, May 19th, 2008I hate taking pills. I am sick of it. Sick of being sick. Coming off this most recent toxic/allergic/withdrawal bout, I am even more tired that usual of the being tired of it all, the exhausting vigilance Belinda so eloquently described. The clatter of particular pills into the containers changes; the [...]
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