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Coping with Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

Posted by: HSP Woman on: August 17, 2007

Here’s a taste of an eye-opening article called Coping with Coming Off. It’s about the experiences of people getting off of psychiatric medications. It highlights the lack of information and support for people wanting to stop taking medication. The drugs mentioned in the report: • SSRI antidepressants (Serotonin Specific Re-uptake Inhibitors). A similar drug, Effexor [...]

I Remember…

Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 14, 2007

Memories of Detox… I remember listening to horror stories told by other patients. There was one man who had served in the Persian Gulf during the first war, Desert Storm. He’d sit around the smoking tables and brag about killing Iraqis in cold blood. He told us about flying jets drunk. Luckily, he informed us, [...]

Twelve Step 101: Part One

Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 13, 2007

Literally, within hours of my psychiatrist appointment (and unbeknownst to him), I was voluntarily standing in front of a very stoic nurse as she dumped my purse contents on top of the table. Welcome to detox! She immediately confiscated my cell phone so I wouldn’t be tempted to call my dealer. “I don’t have a [...]


 

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