Psiloscribe Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 The following article touches on many different topics that are you may fiond interesting. There seems to be an increasing pushback on anti-depressants – there’s reason to believe that most of their effect is a gigantic placebo phenomenon, there’s reason to believe they screw up your brain, and there’s also reason to believe the ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression has never been proven. This is a review of several recent books that are critical of the pharmaceutical industry: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/jun/23/epidemic-mental-illness-why/ Not that I wanted to post this to take a shot at the Pharma industry, but there is intersting stuff here including how the brain/neurotransmitters work and a little about how new drugs come to market. Both things that are important here. Enjoy, and try not to let it depress you... ;-) Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Very interesting article, Bob. Thanks. Please let us know when the 2nd part comes out. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 And there's always alternatives http://neurokuz.blogspot.com/2010/04/psilocybin-for-depression-are-shrooms.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les genser Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Quelle surprise. I am not sophisticated enough with computers to do this, but if you go to Alternet.org they have reprinted an article from I think Mother Jones that is all about how literally wonderful psyolocibin is, based on that recently completed study at Hopkins. Its nothing we don't all know, but its interesting and edifying to see it discussed in mass distribution print. Or semi-mass distribution, since only goddamn hippies read Mother Jones anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHfather Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 This link will take you to the article Les mentions (I'm glad there's at least one thing he doesn't know more about than I do, even if it's just cutting and pasting URLs!): http://www.alternet.org/drugs/151331/how_magic_mushrooms_can_improve_your_life_in_the_long-term/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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