Mental Health Notes

March 7th, 2008

Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills: Lifestyle Changes And Alternative Remedies

Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills: Part Five
We’ve determined that most medications featured in drug advertisements are both the priciest and the newest drugs on the market, which unfortunately means you could end up emptying your pockets just to experience some pretty serious, unknown side effects.
However, there is good news. In addition to asking your […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

March 2nd, 2008

Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills

Today kicks off Patient Safety Awareness Week, and what better way to help ensure patient safety than by becoming more active in your own health care? After all, you are the patient, right?
Of course you are. We’re all patients at one point or another.
In honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week, I’m going to do a […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 7 comments

February 10th, 2008

An Update On My Adventures With Flaxseed Oil

This past Friday (February 8) made two weeks that I’ve been taking flaxseed oil as a potential alternative treatment for bipolar disorder. I thought now would be a good time to update you all on how it’s going.

Friday, January 25 - Friday, February 1: I took one capsule of flaxseed oil each day, and could […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments