I have a cousin in her early forties who’s been vaccinated since infancy according to recommendations, with the documentation to prove that because my aunt is extremely organized. She recently learned that she has no markers of immunity against the vaccination targets.

Good point. And people should ask the prescriber how much they actually know about the risks of discontinuation. Most medical professionals have little education about tapering and many think the experience is trivial for almost everyone. There are very few peer-reviewed research studies that study discontinuation on…

Medical professionals typically give advice to taper very aggressively, sometimes as little as 2 weeks, causing extreme exacerbation of symptoms that they then diagnose as a recurrence rather than an iatrogenic condition. That, my dear health care professional and former psych nurse, is beyond irresponsible and…

And because kinja is nothing like its wannabe namesake, a ninja, I’m having to reply to you again rather than edit it.

You raise an important issue. And people, especially Americans, find themselves in the situation without the means to pay for either a prescription or an appointment with a prescriber.

Thank you for recommending Surviving Antidepressants. I had a bad experience going off venlafaxine 15 years ago while following medical advice on tapering. More recently, when I wanted to decrease dose of a similar drug (SNRI), SA’s ultra-cautious, ultra-conservative, pay-attention-to-your-symptoms approach took me 2…

Congratulations on finding a combination of medication that works for you. Every person with depression and/or anxiety should have such luck. I hope that the compassion and courage you’ve described inspire others to pursue the path they feel is right for them — continue on current meds, inform docs current meds aren’t…

Cain is a “HENRY” from the book, Crazy Rich Asians, “high earner not rich yet.”

One of the reasons for the ubiquity and near inevitability of strapless and sleeveless wedding dresses is that they require fewer precise measurements.

This article reawakened my regret about giving away a perfectly fitting wrap dress in a versatile pattern & fabric a few years ago. I want it back.

Someone in another thread had a suggestion: Convert boomer tuition at the same school to today’s dollars, deduct that from the debt of those who would benefit from Warren’s proposal, then clear the remainder.

It’s almost as if the GI bill offers no lessons for the current day.

¿Qué?

You might enjoy this tidbit, more evidence of the questionable competence of the dolt’s doltish defenders:

While on a low-carb diet, I used to eat a crispy soy cereal with an “India Spice” blend by Yogi Tea. ‘Twas delicious.

A cinnamon-flavored cereal with coffee could be a winner.

Classic blunder, assuming that the boss-idiot appreciates finesse and mastery and could recognize them.

We’ll have to attach weights to Betsy’s hair. Once freed from the neck, that head’s gonna float away.

So what you’re saying is, he’s found his new Michael Cohen?

Your reaction is the point.