I know you’re all probably sick of my “life is wonderful” Lil Mary Sunshine attitude I’ve had for the past few months and this blog WAS intended to help people struggling with depression to find some light at the end of their tunnels so I thought I’d toss in a bit of reality and honesty [...]
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Zinc, ZMA and ZZZzzzzzzs.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on June 28th, 2011
Two years ago, while I was in the midst of my depression, I never would have dreamed that of getting night after night of peaceful refreshing ZZZzzzzs. I would lay there all night alone, tossing and turning, listening to my husband saw logs. But now, I’m the one keeping the hubby up with my snoring. [...]
“I am a mom and I am an alcoholic….”
Posted by redheadlaw7 on February 26th, 2011
I feel like I am so far removed lately from my postpartum misery which involved pill popping and alcohol abuse that I may be alienating some of the women that need to hear that my life is still a struggle to stay sane and sober. So I did a google search for “postpartum” and “alcoholism” [...]
Antidepressants spreading depression.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on December 21st, 2010
I made it over to my mom’s house today to help bake what seemed like a million Christmas cookies. I was very surprised to walk into the house to see my aunt sitting there. You see, ever since my uncle fell ill with some pretty serious physical ailments, he has been prescribed both SSRIs and [...]
The harder you try, the worse it gets.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on September 22nd, 2010
Well…when it comes to sleep that is. I haven’t blogged about sleep in a while because quite frankly…I’m sleeping. And I find it so ironic that since I have stopped caring about sleep I started to get some. I bring this up for two reasons. One, most postpartum moms suffer from disturbed sleep or sometimes [...]
When your loved one won’t or can’t admit they’re sick.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on September 7th, 2010
The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article about the frustrations of trying to deal with a loved one that is depressed but won’t seek treatment. People who are mentally ill yet refuse or are unable to admit it or seek help may feel shame. They may feel vulnerable. Or their judgment may be impaired, [...]
Some thoughts on recovery.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on August 23rd, 2010
Well I haven’t posted much of anything really serious lately because I’ve been a little preoccupied with my hooker shoes, my butt floss and the size of my ass. But I’ve had a few readers email me with some questions. And serious questions from serious readers deserve serious responses. One reader wanted to know how [...]
Drinking and my mood.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on August 2nd, 2010
Well I’m back from my three week trip to Vermont and Montana and I must admit that sometimes I don’t practice what I preach and I backslide and do things that aren’t so good for me. Among these things are drinking, drinking and drinking. I had an epiphany about this in the Giant Eagle parking [...]
Popping pills may be easier…but is exercise better?
Posted by redheadlaw7 on July 1st, 2010
At a research clinic in Dallas, psychologist Jasper Smits has been experimenting with mood disordered people to see if a prescription for exercise can replace a prescription for Zoloft. But he is not the first and probably will not be the last to attempt to prove that getting the heart pumping and blood flowing is [...]
Putting the insomnia debate to rest!
Posted by redheadlaw7 on June 24th, 2010
It seems like every article I have ever read about insomnia has said that if you just resolve the problem that is causing the insomnia like anxiety, pain or stress that you should be able to return to a normal sleeping schedule. I have seen even more articles claiming that, even if there is some [...]
