I
finished an
interesting book, called
The Prozac Backlash. This
psychiatrist talks about the
side effects of prozac and other similar
antidepressants (which he ends up referring to more and more as
stimulants by the end of the book). But he wasn't completely
radical, he does recommend prescribing them in
moderate to severe depression cases, and if the
patient insists, he'll cooperate...but will
warn them of the risks that occur in some people (brain damage, tics, parkinson's symptoms, sexual side effects, violent/suicidal reactions...strong withdrawal effects) I'm sure that I could find a
half-dozen other books that have the
opposite viewpoint, that these drugs are our
salvation. However, it did make me
think.
Meanwhile, I'm sick and tired of the cold weather here in Boston. I mean, come on, already, its May! I'm ready to sweat, to need iced tea, to desire a fan... Ugh. I'll get over it, just in time for it to become warm. Next winter, I'm going to plan a vacation to someplace warmer, an escape.