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Tag Archives: Psychoactive drug
The naked brain
Ever wanted to run off to a cave and hide for a couple of weeks? Today it was agreed that after everything I described in my last post, my symptoms are “clearly iatrogenic” (medically induced) and “clearly intolerable” and that … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, Pillshaming, Psychiatry, Recovery, Side effects, Uncategorized
Tagged Antipsychotics, Aripiprazole, Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Crisis Resolution Team, Drugs, Home Treatment Team, Lamotrigine, Lithium, Medication, Medication side effects, Mental health, Mental health drugs, Psychiatry, Psychoactive drug, Psychotropic medication, Psychotropics drugs, Quetiapine, Self-management, Side effects
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No Magic Fixes: the do’s and don’ts of mental health drugs
Think back, if you can, to 1995. I’m 20 years old, and so far I’ve spent much of university life acutely depressed. I’ve somehow just about kept myself alive into my second year, and even managed to submit my essays … Continue reading
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