Same here. Effexor is extremely helpful with panic disorder and anxiety, while also helping my depression. There are still days (like today) where I contemplate whether I should do ECT again, but for the most part I'm ok with being alive thanks to the pill.

I've been on and off them (mostly on) since 1997. I always feel noticeably better within hours of the first dose. FWIW

I almost named my daughter Carey, so...

I'm sitting in a hospital waiting for a detective and a nurse to do the (what I imagine will be uncomfortable) rape exam.

'Neurotypical', not "neuroatypical".

The baby was a newborn, and the mom had taken a prescribed pain med for c section pain. Imagine her horror at waking up to that, and then everyone assuming she did it.

Was it Dr. G or Forensic Files where this mother woke up and her newborn baby sleeping next to her was covered in blood, dead. They thought it was the mom, turned out it was a RAT. Bit the baby so much it bled to death. Yeah, so no rodents in bed is a good policy.

Or, if it was a flaw in me, what was it? Cuz if it's something I'm doing wrong, I'd like to know what it is.

Thanks for being my therapist! The last two guys I was interested decided nay, in both cases I had no idea why, so I asked them. Neither would tell me. It's been driving me crazy - obsessing over "do I text too much", "did I have underarm hair" etc.

Tacit, right?

Good to know. While reading that story, all I could think was that poor kid couldn't even eat a McDonalds cheeseburger and fries.

"You just KNOW he snores" had me laughing so hard! Thanks for that.

I've lived in Hawaii for twelve years and there is NO good Chinese food here. I still dream about the smoked ham at Henry's Hunan in downtown SF.

I hope someone can answer for you. In the meantime I recommend this book, available on Amazon and on Kindle: Codependent No More, by Melodie Beattie. Helpful for both issues. It's helpful for just about any interpersonal issue and very helpful for learning healthy boundaries.

I would get a second opinion, for sure!

Personally I wouldn't go sleeveless, especially if it's in a church.

Migraines suck. Not everyone has the same triggers. One of mine is taking omega 3 fatty acids as a supplement. Supposed to be good for you, but my brain no like.

Go back and read the article, the point of which is that your body NEEDS salt.

Thank you for linking to the Scientific American article titled "It's Time to End the War on Salt". I am going to send that article to everyone I know. It is crazy how Americans jumped on the no salt bandwagon with with little to no scientific evidence.

I think in Alaska people need to protect themselves from bears.