Pharma Company Evergreening
Millions of lives have been saved by the products of pharmaceutical companies, but let’s face it, they are not primarily in the business of saving ...
A Disappointed Patient
Joe is in his mid-fifties, an accomplished attorney who has been suffering from recurrent depression since his early adulthood. The depression ...
When a trip is a dud
Patients who receive ketamine for depression, PTSD or other indications, experience distortions of time and space, and a loss of sense of ...
New ways of thinking about suicide
Suicide is the tenth most common cause of death in the US. It is a terrible loss for the survivors and a great burden to...
I Quit Using. So Why Don’t I Feel Happy
It’s not difficult to understand why someone, who is actively using drugs, may feel bored when he/she is not high. It is more difficult...
What’s in a name, or the curious drug called Topiramate
I often hear from patients “Why are you prescribing me an antidepressant for (and here comes the name of some condition such as anxiety or obsessions) ...
Self-pay versus insurance-based practice.
A respected psychiatric journal, JAMA Psychiatry, recently published a study, in which they showed that an increasing number of psychiatrists in the US...
Lavender, the plant with surprising effects.
Lavender was first used in ancient Egypt and Greece as a fragrance, and it has been used for its healing properties since the days of the Roman Empire. This knowledge...
Hyperventilation – When Breathing is Too Much of a Good Thing
Many people with panic/anxiety symptoms are hypervigilant to internal body sensations, such as the subtle changes brought about by an increase in breathing...
When the Brain Buzzes: Understanding Zaps After SSRI Discontinuation
Known as 'brain zaps,' these perplexing phenomena are a fairly common yet poorly understood side effect of antidepressant discontinuation...