anti-depressants
By Sue Smith
It figures: I get clean and start having crazy anxiety attacks. But here are some sobriety-friendly remedies. MORE
Numerous gambling addicts claim their problems began after they were prescribed the common anti-depressant. MORE
By Amy Dresner
I need certain drugs in order to stay sane. And no one’s going to tell me I’m not sober because I take them. MORE
Scientists find that the active ingredient in 'shrooms affects the brain in a similar way to anti-depressants. MORE
Most people think Americans are popping Prozac like candy. But in reality, depression is far more common than we think. Could it be that we're not medicated enough? MORE
By Ruth Fowler
Amy Dresner survived private girls’ schools and drug addiction before discovering her calling: finding the funny in psych wards, meds, and sobriety. MORE
Except for the most hard-headed hardliners, most addiction experts agree: taking psychotropic drugs doesn't mean you're not sober. But some anti-depressants are better than others. MORE
It's time for abstinence extremists to stop spreading the dangerous propaganda that "clean and sober" means no medications for depression, anxiety and other mental health problems. Even Alcoholics Anonymous says so. MORE
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