Marketplace - May 5, 2009
Flower essences nip ailments in the bud
Flower essences -- also called flower remedies -- are homeopathic "medicines" made from 100 percent spring water infused with wild flowers. They are available in Milwaukee at numerous markets and co-ops.
Tags: flower essences, flower remedies, outpost, whole foods, riverwest coop, depression, anxiety, homeopathic medicine, elixir

Milwaukee Buzz - June 13, 2005
Manic-depressive Duke dishes up strategies at power lunch
On Wednesday, June 15, Patty Duke speaks at IndependenceFirst's annual Power Lunch at the Midwest Airlines Center Ballroom about her struggle with manic depression. Tickets are still available.
Tags: IndependentFirst, Carol Voss, Patty Duke, depression, manic depression, mental illness, mentally ill

Living - Sept. 24, 2009
The 40 Days and 40 Nights of 40: Day 24
So, when I was writing yesterday's blog, I was in the middle of a panic attack.  Actually, I took a valium (prescribed by my doc) and then began writing.  The subject was so "positive" that I didn't feel I could bring it up and not bring the whole piece down. But, it do...
Tags: obama, zoloft, depression, anxiety, change, valium, stress

Living - Sept. 15, 2009
The 40 Days and 40 Nights of 40: Day 15
Wikipedia says this about a nervous breakdown:"a specific acute time-limited reactive disorder, involving symptoms of anxiety and depression, usually precipitated by external stressors..." and "...cases are sometimes described as a 'breakdown' only after a person becomes unable to ...
Tags: valium, zoloft, tylenol, nervous breakdown, economy, change, anxiety, depression

Living - May 27, 2009
Obama's Hundred Days
This past week President Barack Obama completed his first one hundred days in office. Since the activist leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression, this time period has been regarded as a very important initial benchmark. Immediately after taking o...
Tags: Politics, Obama, FDR, Hundred Days, Depression

Living - Feb. 16, 2009
Manic depressive - How is it diagnosed?
The symptoms of manic-depressive illness or bipolar disorder are classified according to either manic or depressive episodes. Manic depressive states are diagnosed as:    * Manic episode: A manic episode is diagnosed if elevated mood occurs with 3 or more of the other symptoms most...
Tags: depression, manic