[PeachyKeen]

Yes, I’ve heard many horror stories. I’ve never heard of insulin therapy for mental illness. Most common drugs used back then was Thorazine and Lithium.

[TTFX]

I read about using insulin to reduce blood triglycerides.

[frank ballenger]

RE: Yes, I’ve heard many horror stories. I’ve never heard of insulin therapy for mental illness.

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Carl Solomon, the subject of the historic poem “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg met Ginsberg while Solomon was recovering from insulin shock therapy in the waiting room of the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Solomon said the poem’s third section uses the refrain “I’m with you in Rockland”, an institution Solomon never attended. The poet strayed from strict history.