Former Congresswoman Understands Jackson's Plight

Former congresswoman understands Jackson's plight

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Rivers said she was about 21 when she was diagnosed with manic depression — as bipolar disorder was then known — and it took about 10 years for doctors to pinpoint the right combination of drugs for her. When her depression was at its worst, she …
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Jackson Triggers Focus on Bipolar Depression

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According to the Mayo Clinic, bipolar disorder — sometimes called manic-depressive disorder — is associated with mood swings that range from the lows of depression to the highs of mania. When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and …
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Generation Meds – 12 years medicated…but now what? – 10% of Americans take SSRIs (Prozac-type antidepressant medication) and 65% who get off, will eventually get back on. Generation Meds asks the question why? The young Americans portrayed in this documentary differ in many ways, but they all share the personal weight of these same questions. Are we weaker for taking antidepressants? Are the pills a quick fix for life’s normal struggles? Do the meds change the essence of who an individual really is?