[neverdem]

PING

[Agnes Heep]

I quote the immortal Moe Howard: "We're gonna get rubbed out after the fight ... and you're worried about a cream puff."

[The Scourge of Yazid]

I'm always skeptical of claims made by drug companies. How does Pfizer know that 70% of men or 40% of women experience sexual dysfunction on a regular basis?

And how did clinical Depression become something that almost anyone is susceptible to?

It's gotten so bad that they're treating people for 'extreme shyness.' What the hell does that mean? I love watching those commercials that show this incredibly skittish woman inching away from other people at a party. Did anyone ever stop to think that maybe those people were pains in the ass, who she just didn't want to socialize with?

[What Is Ain't]

This is depressing news. I may need to get a script.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Pot bad, Prozac good.

[latrans]

Try wellbutrin, it has the opposite effect.

[malia]

What is the ratio of men on anti-d's to women on anti-d's?

I know many, many, many women on anti-depressants, but no men. Granted women talk more---

[GBA]

It's very common to go through some event in life, like a loved one's death, or a divorce, or whatever, and feel the need to talk to someone about how to deal with it. And often such events have such an effect on a person that he/she becomes depressed. It seems to me that such depression is perfectly normal. I mean, who wouldn't be a little bit or even greatly depressed when going through a divorce or when a parent, spouse, child, friend dies?

Yet, it's also very common that one of the first things the medical profession will do is hand you drugs and blame your depression on a chemical imbalance. Then, the person seeking treatment finds that the drugs have nasty side-effects such as sexual disfunction that are also very depressing. A vicious cycle made worse. Not exactly better living through chemistry.

I guess what I'm saying is that if one seeks the services of the psychological or psychiatric professions, be cautious. There are some miracle drugs on the market, but drugs won't do the work for you and can make things worse. Sometimes life just hurts.

[Physicist]

Maybe I ought to take some of this stuff for a while, to give the missus a break.