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The spiritual effects of a substance in “sacred mushrooms” can last more than a year, Johns Hopkins researchers claim.

The scientists said their investigations may lead to new ways to help people with conditions such as cancer, depression and drug dependence.

In a previous study, the researchers gave psilocybin to 36 healthy, well-educated volunteers with active spiritual lives. After taking the substance under controlled conditions, 60 percent of the participants reported have a “full mystical experience.”

When the researchers checked with the volunteers 14 months later, the same percentage said taking psilocybin increased their sense of well-being or life satisfaction.

“Most of the volunteers looked back on their experience up to 14 months later and rated it as the most, or one of the five most, personally meaningful and spiritually significant of their lives,” lead investigator Roland Griffiths, a professor in the departments of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and neuroscience, said in a prepared statement.

The study was published in the current issue of the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

“This is truly remarkable finding, “Griffiths said. “Rarely in psychological research do we see such persistently positive reports from a single event in the laboratory. This gives credence to claims that the mystical-type experiences some people have during hallucinogen sessions may help patients suffering from cancer-related anxiety or depression, and may serve as a potential treatment for drug dependence. We’re eager to move ahead with that research.”

He noted that while some of the volunteers “reported strong fear or anxiety for a portion of their day-long psilocybin sessions, none reported any lingering harmful effects, and we didn’t observe any clinical evidence of harm.”

However, if hallucinogens are used in poorly supervised settings, the possible fear or anxiety responses could lead to harmful behaviors, Griffiths warned.

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If you want to stop taking an antidepressant, it’s important to speak with your doctor first, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. The doctor may recommend weaning your body off the medication gradually.

People who stop an antidepressant too quickly may trigger a host of symptoms that doctors call antidepressant discontinuation syndrome. Symptoms may include:

• Anxiety.
• Feelings of depression or sadness.
• Moodiness and irritability.
• Tiredness.
• Headaches and dizziness.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Diarrhea.

If an antidepressant is causing an unpleasant side effect, your doctor may opt to lower your dose or prescribe a different type of antidepressant altogether.

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(TULSA, Okla.) School police officers say prescription drugs are making their way into schools and house parties.

They say kids are calling them salad parties and prescription drugs are the pass to get in. You get whatever pills you can your hands on, drop them in a bowl, mix all the pills up. And having no idea what the pills are, you pull one out from the mix and pop it, waiting for the high.

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Like you, your pills should travel in style. Let your pills soar on the wings of this Diva Butterfly. A ‘tres chic” pill box for Divas who don’t like to be confined to a cocoon!

Chronique Coture

Interesting way to learn about the effects of drug use.

I laughed my ass off too…

Go on over to the Mouse Party… where they’re doing the damn thang. Check for the mouse on Ecstasy.

Anti-Depressant #6 for me

Cymbalta is used to treat major depression–a disorder marked by continuing, serious, and overwhelming feelings of depression that interfere with daily functioning. Symptoms may include major changes in appetite or sleep habits; lack of interest in social or work life; feelings of sadness, guilt, or worthlessness; fatigue; difficulty concentrating or making decisions; and suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide.

Cymbalta is also used to treat diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a painful nerve disorder associated with diabetes that affects the hands, legs, and feet.

Cymbalta is thought to work by correcting an imbalance of two brain chemicals known to influence mood–serotonin and norepinephrine. It belongs to a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).

Side effects may include:

• nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
• restlessness, overactive reflexes, hallucinations, loss of coordination, fainting, coma; or
• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and fast heartbeat.
• constipation;
• drowsiness, dizziness, headache;
• sleep problems (insomnia);
• weight changes;
• feeling anxious or nervous, increased sweating;
• sore throat; or
• decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm.

Cymbalta can also cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions.
(my doctor told me that the most common side effect is vomiting)

If this doesn’t work then I have 1 more option: Prozac. Or I have to get into a different class of drugs.

Hope this works.

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