Hello and an introduction...
Hi, I'm Cristina, and I've just joined and thought I should introduce myself. I'm a writer and journalist in California, and the fiancee and life-partner of Steve 
nllmki and we are very happy together :)
We're both on the autistic/Asperger's spectrum, but he's slightly more affected by the sensory aspects of it than I am, we think. I'd be interested in hearing from people here, learning how best to support and encourage him and make our lives happy together.
He and I moderate a community on LJ called
atypical_talent that's intended to celebrate the lives of autistic people and other neuro-atypicals who made accomplishments in some field or another - and we are also writing autobiographical pieces about our lives together.
nllmki and we are very happy together :) We're both on the autistic/Asperger's spectrum, but he's slightly more affected by the sensory aspects of it than I am, we think. I'd be interested in hearing from people here, learning how best to support and encourage him and make our lives happy together.
He and I moderate a community on LJ called
atypical_talent that's intended to celebrate the lives of autistic people and other neuro-atypicals who made accomplishments in some field or another - and we are also writing autobiographical pieces about our lives together.(no subject)
I have received a very thorough report on temporolimbic epilepsy. If anyone would like a copy, email me at ghostoftheprog@yahoo.com
And here is a snipet:
|| Of the various neurobiological disorders which can
occur in children, adolescents, or adults, and which
may cause severe emotional disturbance, some of the
more common but, often least well recognized and
understood, are a group of disorders caused by
abnormal electrical activity in the temporal and
inferior frontal lobes of the brain. Because many
of the manifestations resulting from
this electrical activity are "psychological" or
behavioral in nature, and the more "neurological"
symptoms may be subtle, overlooked, or nonexistent,
this disorder may sometimes masquerade as, be
misdiagnosed as, or "duplicate" classical
psychiatric syndromes such as panic disorder, depression,
schizophrenia, bipolar illness or attention deficit
disorder. It may also coexist with these other
disorders. ||
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And here is a snipet:
|| Of the various neurobiological disorders which can
occur in children, adolescents, or adults, and which
may cause severe emotional disturbance, some of the
more common but, often least well recognized and
understood, are a group of disorders caused by
abnormal electrical activity in the temporal and
inferior frontal lobes of the brain. Because many
of the manifestations resulting from
this electrical activity are "psychological" or
behavioral in nature, and the more "neurological"
symptoms may be subtle, overlooked, or nonexistent,
this disorder may sometimes masquerade as, be
misdiagnosed as, or "duplicate" classical
psychiatric syndromes such as panic disorder, depression,
schizophrenia, bipolar illness or attention deficit
disorder. It may also coexist with these other
disorders. ||
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I think i may have ptsd.
okay, i think i might have PTSD, ... i never believed the methods in which these " life disturbances" as i'd like to call it are dealt with ( as opposed to "mental disorder, which they are not . )
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Help
I am too young to know what I have but heres the know of things.....I am always thinking of killing my self, I am depressed, paraniod I belive everyones after me and can read my mind, I have a short temper and I have a big obession on certin men.......what do you think is wrong? I really ned help!!!!
BMJ-Antidepressant-Suicide Link Borne Out in Review of 702 Studies
[drugawareness] BMJ-Antidepressant-Suicide Link Borne Out in Review of 702 Studies
In the most extensive study to date, Canadian researchers found a
definite
link between antidepressants and suicide as reported by the British
Medical
Journal. They found that SSRIs increased the chances of suicide to more
than
double the risk.
Looking at the past research on impairment of serotonin metabolism -
the so
called "therapeutic" effect of antidepressants, no one should be
surprised to
learn this. Impairment of serotonin metabolism has always been linked
to
suicide. . .and murder, and psychosis, and mania, and arson, and road
rage, and
cravings for alcohol, and depression, and argumentative behavior, and
impulsive
acts with no concern for punishment, etc. And they convinced the world
that the
opposite is true in spite of all the research. How long can it take to
help
the world see this?
And let me repeat once again that monitoring patients taking these
drugs
DOES NOT WORK in preventing these suicides!!! The tragic suicide of
young
Traci Johnson while in the Eli Lilly laboratory should have been enough
for us to
realize that. The only thing I have ever seen work was invented by a
young
brain chemist from Israel who was working frantically to save his
Russian fiance
after she had become intensely suicidal on Prozac and then Paxil. He
used
handcuffs, handcuffing her to him, and he never let her out of his
site. That is
the only effective type of monitoring I have seen in 15 years. (By the
way, I
just got notice of their first child being born - a very happy ending
to a
horrible SSRI experience.)
Dr. Tracy
__________________
Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug Awareness
Website: www.drugawareness.org
Author of "the Bible" on the SSRI antidepressants: "Prozac:
Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin Nightmare"
& audio tape or CD set on safe withdrawal: "Help! I
Can't Get Off My Antidepressant!"
Order Number: 800-280-0730
_______________________________
Patients taking an SSRI were more than twice as likely to attempt
suicide
compared with patients taking placebo, especially in the early stages
of therapy,
the researchers found. Previously, it has been difficult to document a
link
between the drugs and suicidal behavior because suicides are rare and
most
trials involve small number of patients, they said.
``While the absolute risk of suicide is low, the widespread use of
SSRIs
makes this a population health concern,'' Fergusson said in his paper.
``Patients
with mild illness who are being treated without supervision in the
community
may require closer monitoring by general practitioners, family, friends
or work
colleagues.''
The research may underestimate the risk of suicidal behavior, because
the
original trials may not have gathered reports of all suicide attempts,
Fergusson
said.
In the most extensive study to date, Canadian researchers found a
definite
link between antidepressants and suicide as reported by the British
Medical
Journal. They found that SSRIs increased the chances of suicide to more
than
double the risk.
Looking at the past research on impairment of serotonin metabolism -
the so
called "therapeutic" effect of antidepressants, no one should be
surprised to
learn this. Impairment of serotonin metabolism has always been linked
to
suicide. . .and murder, and psychosis, and mania, and arson, and road
rage, and
cravings for alcohol, and depression, and argumentative behavior, and
impulsive
acts with no concern for punishment, etc. And they convinced the world
that the
opposite is true in spite of all the research. How long can it take to
help
the world see this?
And let me repeat once again that monitoring patients taking these
drugs
DOES NOT WORK in preventing these suicides!!! The tragic suicide of
young
Traci Johnson while in the Eli Lilly laboratory should have been enough
for us to
realize that. The only thing I have ever seen work was invented by a
young
brain chemist from Israel who was working frantically to save his
Russian fiance
after she had become intensely suicidal on Prozac and then Paxil. He
used
handcuffs, handcuffing her to him, and he never let her out of his
site. That is
the only effective type of monitoring I have seen in 15 years. (By the
way, I
just got notice of their first child being born - a very happy ending
to a
horrible SSRI experience.)
Dr. Tracy
__________________
Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug Awareness
Website: www.drugawareness.org
Author of "the Bible" on the SSRI antidepressants: "Prozac:
Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin Nightmare"
& audio tape or CD set on safe withdrawal: "Help! I
Can't Get Off My Antidepressant!"
Order Number: 800-280-0730
_______________________________
Patients taking an SSRI were more than twice as likely to attempt
suicide
compared with patients taking placebo, especially in the early stages
of therapy,
the researchers found. Previously, it has been difficult to document a
link
between the drugs and suicidal behavior because suicides are rare and
most
trials involve small number of patients, they said.
``While the absolute risk of suicide is low, the widespread use of
SSRIs
makes this a population health concern,'' Fergusson said in his paper.
``Patients
with mild illness who are being treated without supervision in the
community
may require closer monitoring by general practitioners, family, friends
or work
colleagues.''
The research may underestimate the risk of suicidal behavior, because
the
original trials may not have gathered reports of all suicide attempts,
Fergusson
said.
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I have been diagnosed. I am an anxiety/panic patient, a borderline agoraphobiac with early signs of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Just thought I say it.
Hi, I'm new!
I just joined livejournal and this community. I wrote alot about my lack of disorder in my first entry, so I'm not ready to rewrite it all here. I think I have post traumatic stress disorder, but I'm not willing to take meds to heal.
I just learned that bullying can be a cause of ptsd. Since I started teaching, I've had about five years of waking from nightmares about my school days and my former so-called friends. Before, I'd have nightmares about what I thought was my main trauma- witnessing domestic violence. Now, it's starting to sink in that it was just as traumatic to go to my friends, finally admit that I was having problems at home, and have them all turn on me.
I just learned that bullying can be a cause of ptsd. Since I started teaching, I've had about five years of waking from nightmares about my school days and my former so-called friends. Before, I'd have nightmares about what I thought was my main trauma- witnessing domestic violence. Now, it's starting to sink in that it was just as traumatic to go to my friends, finally admit that I was having problems at home, and have them all turn on me.
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I'm new.
Hi. I'm new and I am being counselled. I don't know what is my exact disorder but I am very anxious. This is to the point that I dread leaving my home. I go to school and am in clubs only to dread them. I worry about everything. My counsellour want me to go on medication but I don't want to. I don't take pills. Does anyone have advice?
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