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Depression Blog with Nancy Schimelpfening June 2005 Archive

By Nancy Schimelpfening, About.com Guide to Depression since 1998

Lunesta and Prozac

Sunday June 26, 2005
Sepracor, a research-based pharmaceutical company, has continued testing Lunesta and presented data at the 2005 Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting. This research evaluated the results of administrating Lunesta with Prozac.

"War of the Worlds" Boycott

Sunday June 26, 2005
Will you be boycotting Tom Cruise's new movie "War of the Worlds" because of his recent comments regarding Brooke Shields and antidepressants? If so, click through and sign the ... Read More

The Relationship Between Sleep and Depression

Thursday June 23, 2005
New research reveals that insomnia may be either a cause of or predictor of depression rather than simply a symptom as was previously thought. This may lead to the ... Read More

Abortion Drug Shows Promise for Psychotic Depression

Friday June 17, 2005
A short course of mifepristone--better known as the abortion drug RU486--is showing promise as a treatment for psychotic depression, according to a study published in the May 2005 issue of ... Read More

Important Money Saving Information

Monday June 13, 2005
I just received the following information from a fellow Guide that reveals how you can get generic meds for a fraction of the cost at of all places Costco. ... Read More

Show Brooke Your Support

Thursday June 9, 2005
I just learned that Brooke Shields' official website has a forum where you can voice your support for her. Follow the link if you'd like to leave your own ... Read More

Tom Cruise Slams Brooke Shields

Tuesday June 7, 2005
Tom Cruise recently slammed fellow actor Brooke Shields for the fact that she used the antidepressant Paxil when she suffered from severe postpartum depression following the birth of her baby. ... Read More

Brooke Shields Recounts Her Ordeal With Postpartum Depression in New Book

Tuesday June 7, 2005
In the May 9, 2005 issue of People magazine appeared an excerpt from Brooke Shields' new book And Down Came the Rain, in which she bares her soul about her ... Read More

A Story of Stigma

Tuesday June 7, 2005
Although this story recounts a woman's experiences from several decades ago, the message is still very timely. Depression and other mental illnesses are not a character flaw. They ... Read More

Free Online Personals for the Mentally Ill

Monday June 6, 2005
Are you nervous about dating because you don't want to reveal your illness? Would you feel better if your date understood what you were experiencing? A new online ... Read More

Mark of the Beast: Guide Commentary on Stigma

Sunday June 5, 2005
No, this article has nothing to do with fundamentalism or doomsday prophecies. I do, however, think "the Beast" is an apt description of mental illness and we, ourselves, are beasts ... Read More
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