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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:34 AM Original message |
Dying In Their Sleep: The Invisible Plague Attacking U.S. Soldiers |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm stunned; that poor family. All the poor families who have |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. me too. Didn't know about these deaths. omg. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. What a shame and so unnecessary |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah, but look at the upside.... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
3. We will have a generation of veterans to take care of. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
4. WE who participated in the birthing of this particular Hell, *MUST* be shaped by Andrew White and |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 09:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. "WE"? nt |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Anyone who pays taxes and/or didn't go into the Streets starting, at least, in 2002, |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. I have confidence in my VA clinic here in West Virginia |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. PTSD is NOT schizophrenia. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Well OK I thought the Wiki example was informative. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. That wasn't a criticism of you at all. It was a criticism of the profession, which |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Didn't take it personal at all, bobbolink. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. It goes much deeper than that, and it isn't that great an outlook. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Nice broad brush ya got there. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
51. seroquil is used for other disorders. nt |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. seroquel is thrown at anything mental it was prescribed for |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #53 |
60. i know |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. It is time to stop relying on all the drugs, and treat the trauma that we as a nation |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
6. This is terrible. I hadn't heard of this problem. |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Yup. n/t |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. One wonders, from this story, if treating PTSD with psychotropics doesn't make it worse. Imagine a |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Thorazine |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. Oh my goodness! I don't know what to say! |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. That is insane. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. WOW. I just had a 28 yo Iraq vet friend drop dead in her sleep and she was on PTSD drugs. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. k/r |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. wow!I am doing more research,and will write my next column on this |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Check this out |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
55. Max of 800/mg day. By itself alone. NEVER take benzodiazepines (klonopin, Xanax, Valium, etc.) |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. if you need more info...start with these |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. holy shit!even MORE info |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. a list of ever growing truths-think this is an isolated problem? |
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burnsei sensei (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. A dead veteran can tell no tales |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. You're not cute |
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burnsei sensei (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:14 AM Response to Reply #33 |
59. I am being dead serious. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 03:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
58. I wholeheartedly agree... |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. kicking for the evening crew |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. Stan and Shirley White |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. Recommend. We all owe these families a debt of gratitude for what |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
23. 1600 mg a day??? I am on 10 mg of an antidepressant a day. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. It doesn't really work that way. 10mg of one drug may be fatal while 1600mg of another drug |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. k&r |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. Showing this to psychiatrist hubby with VA service. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. very sad K&R |
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jotsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'm so weary of all these ugly layers. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. here's a few reasons |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
37. I didn't know about this ..... |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
40. Pills are so much cheaper than actual treatment. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 09:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. Whoa... you have hit the nail squarely with this one. |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
42. My father-in-law is former Special Forces and has severe PTSD |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
43. Klonopin alone is extremely physically addictive |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. my friend takes klonopin, has for years. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. I dunno why |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
44. Non theraputic RX. If a private MD did it the govt would be all over them. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
46. I have no idea why the VA treats insomnia with Seroquel, an anti-psychotic. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
50. War - the scourge of the masses and elixir of the elite. |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'm truly sick about this |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
54. The country of "We the People" |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
56. I'm smelling Scientology anti-psychiatry bullsh*t. |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
57. k&r n/t |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
61. kicking...still looking up research |
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