Archive for the ‘Depression’ Category

 

sacredhands on May 1st, 2006Antidepressants Linked to Senior Deaths

Growing old has its problems, but who the hell needs a pharmaceutical company putting out a drug that actually causes a person to take their own life? With statistics like these, who needs a doctor for treatment of depression.
Seniors prescribed antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft are nearly five times more likely to [...]

sacredhands on Apr 17th, 2006Gremmich, Mrs. Wiffenpoofle = Manic-Depressive Grandma

You know what’s fun about summer when you’re a kid: screaming at the top of your lungs when you’re in the middle of a water balloon fight. The real world disappears and you enter into a make-believe land where you call people crazy names as you prepare to attack them. “Take that you doofusshead!”
Usually [...]

sacredhands on Mar 16th, 2006The Bleak House of Depression

Hey, brother, can you spare a good thought. For those who grew up during the depression, time has come full circle. Now into old age, a second depression may hit, the kind that strikes the mind and can leave you feeling helpless and lonely.
If you’re Woody Allen, you might visit a psychiatrist to understand the [...]