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Concussions — it’s not what you think they are
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“I got a concussion. I didn’t get better. It turned out even my doctors had bought into a powerful myth.”
You’re told to rest. Engage in no activities. Just the wrong thing for your brain.
Not what you would think, eh?
Doctors behaving badly
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“When I was getting my first ever gyno exam at age 21, I winced at the pain of her inserting the speculum, and she scoffed and said, ‘Oh stop, it’s no bigger than your boyfriend.’” — Nicole, 23, New York, NY
Ketamine — party drug or pain manager?
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Almost everybody knows about actor Matthew Perry’s tragic death.
But not everybody knows about the ground-breaking benefits of Ketamine.
How it’s helping some people with drug resistant depression, unrelenting pain, crippling anxiety.
“This has been life-changing for my friend who used to call me all of the time in tears from some emotional drama or another.
I used to have to talk her off a cliff, now we just talk like healthy people.” – Beth, Colorado
Tags: anxiety, drug-resistant depression, ketamine, mental health, pain, PTSD
Working, seizures, and secrets
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When I was in my 30’s, I worked real hard and made pots of money.
No sleep.
Many seizures.
But big bucks.
Bipolar versus epilepsy. Are they related?
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Yes they’re related. And they even overlap. Although one doesn’t necessarily cause the other.
A psychiatrist might tell you that you are bipolar. A neurologist might diagnose you with psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES).
So which is it?
Why would a psychiatrist be embarrassed?
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“I’m a psychiatrist and even I kept my mental health meds a secret.
At work, I know how important these medications are.
But personally? The stigma against them left me feeling ashamed — until now.”
Read this and weep…
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“She was having a seizure. Police shocked her with a taser…”
This is the story of how an Alabama teen sought justice after a violent police encounter upended her life.”
RAINBOW CITY, Ala. — Seventeen-year-old Tiara Helm danced and bobbed her head to the music, swaying among hundreds of concert-goers packed inside a theater in this small city northeast of Birmingham.
Rapper Kevin Gates electrified the crowd as strobe lights pulsed.
Suddenly, Helm collapsed. Her body convulsed…
Her head thrashed against the concrete floor…
Senators Thrash BIG Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S.
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One in four Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs.
No big surprise.
Price are higher than any other wealthy nation.
Here are some stunning examples: Johnson & Johnson’s arthritis drug Ustekinumab (Stelara) costs $79,000 in the U.S.
But it costs $20,000 in Canada and $12,000 in France.
Tags: BIG Pharma, corruption, governmemt, political system, prescription drugs, U.S., well-paid lobbists
Treating depression is no laughing matter. Or is it?
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When you think of treating depression, your mind often goes to antidepressant pills, pills, and more pills. Sometimes all for naught.
According to research published in the World Journal of Psychiatry, up to 15% of people diagnosed with depression don’t respond to traditional medication.
And around 35% say that antidepressants only offer partial relief from widely available treatments, highlighting the need for medication that works in different ways.
Now, groundbreaking research points to a new possibility.
It blew my mind. I think it will astound you, too.
Tags: antidepressant, breakthrough finding, depression, ketamine, laughing gas, nitrous oxide, treatment resistant depression
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