tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post3193689543536530225..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: A "Must Read" BookJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-52491141663290573382012-06-03T14:30:42.123-04:002012-06-03T14:30:42.123-04:00I started Zoloft in the mid-nineties. I was diagno...I started Zoloft in the mid-nineties. I was diagnosed with 'pre-diabetes' in 2003, and fill-blown type 2 a year later. My new doctor helped me get off Zoloft this year, and has me taking 5 HTP instead. So glad I'm no longer taking Zoloft!neansaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620095275878864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-45838252090859893812010-09-03T10:46:50.998-04:002010-09-03T10:46:50.998-04:00That's fine, thanks anyway.That's fine, thanks anyway.lightcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050215395108869677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-53233636295259139722010-09-02T13:15:18.326-04:002010-09-02T13:15:18.326-04:00lightcan,
This is out of my area of expertise, so...lightcan,<br /><br />This is out of my area of expertise, so I would simply refer you to the book (your library can get it for you if you're financially strapped) and read the impressive amount of information provided there. <br /><br />Right now, it takes more time than I have just to keep up with diabetes. But because so many of my readers HAVE diabetes as a result of taking these Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90669652828843169542010-09-02T12:47:04.725-04:002010-09-02T12:47:04.725-04:00Jenny,
do you think that taking SSRIs like ciprami...Jenny,<br />do you think that taking SSRIs like cipramil for a while (a few months, I don't remember) could permanently change your brain? I definitely got worse since, I was low after giving birth too. My depression (for which I obviously got another prescription but I haven't bought them) could be linked to low T3 like in Anna's case and to real life issues that I cannot deal with (lightcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050215395108869677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-32874542682774926952010-08-23T16:23:01.865-04:002010-08-23T16:23:01.865-04:00Amen, Scott!Amen, Scott!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033443643442246531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-24133749159399883302010-08-23T14:26:24.771-04:002010-08-23T14:26:24.771-04:00I've added this to my list of books to read (n...I've added this to my list of books to read (now that I'm commuting by train, I have some more time each day to read). I find this very troubling, but my belief is that this is going on not only in medicine, but in whole aspects of our society where the role of regulators is a revolving door with the industries they are supposed to be regulating. In the words of Robert Reich "Look Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-27193514265663170572010-08-17T20:03:47.991-04:002010-08-17T20:03:47.991-04:00@DogwoodTree95 Great link. Thanks!
Of more concer...@DogwoodTree95 Great link. Thanks!<br /><br />Of more concern was the recent finding of brain abnormalities similar to those caused by the psychiatric drugs in teens with Type 2. I wonder how many of them were exposed to these drugs in utero.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-3310157900787550682010-08-17T19:06:56.031-04:002010-08-17T19:06:56.031-04:00@Ginny:
I have a nephew and niece with Tourette&#...@Ginny:<br /><br />I have a nephew and niece with Tourette's. When their son was diagnosed, my brother's chemist neighbor did research and suggested they try a restricted diet of whole foods and avoid processed foods with preservatives and additives. The boy's head bobbing and other symptoms improved so much that people who met him had no idea he had Tourette's. They put the DogwoodTree05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17039860673929141575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-16248913743260517162010-08-17T15:53:40.404-04:002010-08-17T15:53:40.404-04:00Jenny, I know all too well the truth of this! My ...Jenny, I know all too well the truth of this! My son, having Tourette's syndrome (actually now I know he has asberger's), was on 3 different drugs for 10 years beginning when he was 11. I could write a book about our story, and how this affected him, and what it did to him, and like you, finally I found "Your Drug May Be Your Problem" and began praying and found a doctor who Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834663707029088842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-82508428879339684202010-08-17T14:42:49.157-04:002010-08-17T14:42:49.157-04:00@nongiven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_a...@nongiven<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_antipsychoticcountry mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6416154258245893242010-08-17T13:28:55.482-04:002010-08-17T13:28:55.482-04:00Which of the depression drugs they are advertising...Which of the depression drugs they are advertising are anti psychotics?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727857476700090660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-69603644574142857272010-08-17T12:41:08.812-04:002010-08-17T12:41:08.812-04:00I worked for an internal medicine practice in Sava...I worked for an internal medicine practice in Savannah, GA from 1995 to 1997, first as a records clerk and then as the switchboard operator. Back in those days we got twice-weekly visits from pharmaceutical salespeople, who would buy us lunch. I was eating upstairs in the break room one day and overheard the head doctor of the practice tell a drug rep he'd rather put a patient on an SSRI Dana Seilhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749354913843954242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-54198388435542040452010-08-17T09:07:42.738-04:002010-08-17T09:07:42.738-04:00It's appalling. Now they are even advertizing...It's appalling. Now they are even advertizing anti psychotic drugs on TV and pushing them for depression. Are there that many crazy people out there that we need TV ads for anti psychotic drugs? Gimme a break.<br /><br />This is just the proverbial tip of the iceberg. Big pharma is just out to make $$$$ convincing people that they need new & expensive drugs.renegadediabetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710855525093861921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-20898919155183359872010-08-16T21:20:32.467-04:002010-08-16T21:20:32.467-04:00So Tom Cruise might be right ( ouch that hurts to ...So Tom Cruise might be right ( ouch that hurts to type)PJNOIRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046715378364958124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-33314981466311575582010-08-16T01:58:18.349-04:002010-08-16T01:58:18.349-04:00bipolar is a serious diagnosis. My family history ...bipolar is a serious diagnosis. My family history is filled with relatives that have tried and some succeed at suicide.<br /><br />I can tell you firsthand just how destructive most of the atypical antipsychotics can be with bipolar. SSRIs are even more destructive as they can push a bipolar patient into mania. A friend lost a daughter to suicide because of the SSRI mania connection.<br /><br />country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328119281634096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11890816509585620942010-08-15T14:47:54.862-04:002010-08-15T14:47:54.862-04:00Dogwood Tree,
I went through more that my share o...Dogwood Tree,<br /><br />I went through more that my share of intense depression in my 20s, and at the time of my divorce, the last was 16 years ago, and with nothing but some interpersonal support made it to a stage of life where I have achieved more of my dreams than I ever thought possible, found a very satisfying long term love relationship, and evened out my moods to where they verge on Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-80042116493945825312010-08-15T14:15:50.858-04:002010-08-15T14:15:50.858-04:00My brother was diagnosed with bipolar several year...My brother was diagnosed with bipolar several years ago and is on regular medication. He exhibited erratic and dangerous behavior for a couple of years before the diagnosis and his behavior has stabilized. I do not know if he was taking drugs for depression or anything else prior to the appearance of his erratic behavior. Type II diabetes is common on my father's side of the family, so DogwoodTree05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17039860673929141575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-27931253905635856622010-08-15T12:22:37.500-04:002010-08-15T12:22:37.500-04:00Thanks for the book recommendation, Jenny. I'...Thanks for the book recommendation, Jenny. I'll definitely read it.<br /><br />Yes, it's truly frightening how often and easily anti-depressants are handed out these days. Seems like everyone I know who goes through a rough patch in life is put on one if they happen to visit their doctor, even for another reason. <br /><br />If my experience is an indication, it's a wonder than Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033443643442246531noreply@blogger.com