I recently opened a magazine and saw an antidepressant (Pristiq) I had never heard of- so I asked my coauthor Dr. John Preston to explain the mistique of Pristiq!
Hi…Pristiq (desvenlafaxine)is a clone of Effexor…I like it because the starting dose is often the therapeutic dose (50 mg)…with Effexor you had to start low (37.5 mg) [...]
hi! I just received this great comment from Debbie regarding my post about Thanksgiving.
Amen! This year my husband and I decided to do just that…..say no and do our OWN Thanksgiving. I was always going to other’s homes for Thanksgiving but hauling half my kitchen over there. We decided we [...]
There is a commercial on the radio where I live here in Portland, Oregon that always makes me laugh. It says… beware of the holiday horrors! Buy all of your holiday presents now and save yourself the stress of waiting until the last minute! Ha. What always amazes me about the holiday season is that [...]
I often get overwheled by having too much to do so I don’t do the little things that will help me feel good enough to tackle the big things! Here are some ideas!
Get a nice haircut
Take a walk near some water
Play with an animal- but not a squirrel or a possum!
Look at the people in [...]
I can work today!
It’s like catching lightening in a bottle- when I catch it, I’d better take advantage of it. What happens in our brains to make it so very hard for us to work when we’re in a mood swing?
I know that parts of our brains accomplish different tasks- some are verbal, spatial, emotional, [...]
I just received this email regarding my admiration of athletes who can remain stable under pressure:
“Please give me a list of books of people who are athletes that have been successful because of their ability to take control over their emotions. I have a difficult time with this and especially the approval and non-approval comments [...]
Ah yes… it’s Sunday football today. I do love football. The players are such amazing athletes- and their mental stability is also very admirable. Barack Obama is the same…. No matter what you think of Obama or football, there is no question they know what to do under pressure. A reporter asked Obama how he [...]
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