Re: Curmudgeon makes appeal for McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly

[Guest guest]

McManamy

Editor and Publisher

McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly

" Knowledge is necessity. "

Dear McManamy

Ref so called " Bi-Polarism "

For the record, I had been treated for anxiety states following the

need for radiation surgery to treat a physical illness.

Not that I am anxious about the clossness of my call, nor indeed

anxious about a reoccurence of the illness, nor indeed about the

need for further surgery or other forms of known & proven treatment.

No sir ..........the physical illness CAUSED the anxiety.

Too often in this world " bad medicine " interperts symptoms of mental

turmoil as rooted in TURMOIL OF THE MIND.

Still whats done is done, I was firstly treated with tranx, then

mooted by the benzo crisis i was shifted into new clean SSRI's.

For me all hell broke loose.

I went towards the utter depths of depression, I got swapped to a

different SSRI, I got hyped up. !!!!

You guessed it ..........yea I got diagnosed as Bi-Polar.

Nearly a decade after first taking Psyc meds they settled on a

diagnosis. But wait, there is worse to come.

Treatment further progressed and the combo of medications made me

epileptic.

Fully 9 years was I epileptic. Eventually I got wise.

I discovered that my treatment caused my illness ..........and bit

by bit I weaned off one class of Psyc drug after another.

It took me nearly a year.

I weaned off Lithium, I weaned off Effexor I weaned off Neurontin

and finally dropped the benzo's

I have not taken a Psyc med for over a year now, totally clean.

You know what Mr McManamy .........my diagnosis of Bi-polarism has

just been removed from my active medical notes. Moved into the

annals of history.

Yea I am the guy who WAS bi-polar. Yes , I'm cured.

You too can be cured too as you say in your appeal " This meant

learning on the job. .......... "

It is very obvious that you have much to learn.

I can point you towards a very good healing group, a group looking

at withdrawal from & recovery after psyc medication.

You can join this group ..........it's completely FREE.

Praps you will realise that your diagnosis is based in pseudo

science & quackery.

In the mean time please dont ask me for money, your right I'm

skint, stoney broke. I'm picking up the pieces of broken

relationships, broken homes lost jobs. I'm paying for adaptions to

help me live with the physical damage caused to the extremities of

my limbs .......damage to my peripheral nervous system.

But I'm one ahead of you .......I'm cured

The recent rampant emergence of Bi-Polarism, it's simply Iatrogenis

Regards

" Knowledge is necessity. " .........too right ,too right.

> McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly Special Appeal

> My Journey and Yours

>

> Many many thanks to those of you who have responded so

> generously to my fund drive and offered me words of

> encouragement. This is the last email in my appeal. I am about

> 3/4 of the way to achieving my goal, and will be deeply gratified

to

> have you put me over the top.

>

> In January 1999, following a series of severe depressions and a

> lifetime of denial, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In June

> of that year, I launched this Newsletter. What started out as a

> simple publicity blurb for some articles I was writing for

> someone else's website quickly took on a life of its own, as

> readers such as yourself enthusiastically responded. Even

> though I had little knowledge of my illness at the time, I soon

> developed a vision of a high-quality email resource that would

> evolve over time.

>

> This meant learning on the job.

>

> The result has been an extraordinary and extremely rewarding

> personal journey that has been vital to my recovery. The bond I

> have formed with readers such as yourself is something I highly

> value. I can say this with no exaggeration, as in January this

year

> I married one of my readers.

>

> I can assure you that I have the best job in the world, though I

do

> joke to people that being self-employed I have a real cheapskate

> for a boss. Which is where you come in.

>

> Bringing you the quality of reporting you have come to expect

> from this Newsletter (plus Website) is a full-time undertaking,

> involving substantial expenses. In the interests of editorial

> integrity and independence, I have opted to rely on the support of

> readers like you rather than seek sponsorship from the

> pharmaceutical industry. Nevertheless, I need to pay my bills.

> Unlike PBS or NPR, this is only my second fund drive (and final

> one) this year, and I cannot overemphasize how much the future

> of this Newsletter is riding on the outcome.

>

> This Newsletter (and Website) is a unique service that always

> puts you (namely patients and their loved ones) first. It is

> independent and not captive to any corporation, organization, or

> industry. For those of you already planning on making a

> donation, I urge you not to delay. For those of you considering

> making a donation, I simply ask that you take into account all

that

> you have gotten out of this Newsletter (and Website) and

> acknowledge this with a small token.

>

> From personal experience, I fully appreciate the dire financial

> straights our illness places us in. Your support will continue to

> ensure this Newsletter reaches everyone who needs it,

> regardless of ability to pay.

>

> This is my last appeal email this year, and once again, I thank

> those of you who allow me to have the greatest job in the world.

> Without reservation I can say, you're the best.

>

> Donation information is provided below.

>

> Many thanks for taking the time to read this.

>

> Sincerely

>

>

> McManamy

> Editor and Publisher

> McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly

> " Knowledge is necessity. "

> 2004 Recipient, Public Service Award,

> Mental Illness Awareness Media Awards,

> CT Psychiatric Society/CT NAMI/CT Dept of Mental Health

> Donation Information

>

> You can donate any amount you choose by by clicking on the

> PayPal button below:

>

>

>

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>

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>

> Important Note: Last Week PayPal had problems with its site.

> Those problems have been resolved.

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> Or you can mail your check to:

>

> McMan's Weekly

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> Kendall Park, NJ, 08824

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>

> By way of guidance, for a short while this was a paid

> subscription Newsletter, with subscriptions running at $29

> regular, $10 hardship, $100 group.

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[Guest guest]

McManamy

Editor and Publisher

McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly

" Knowledge is necessity. "

Dear McManamy

Ref so called " Bi-Polarism "

For the record, I had been treated for anxiety states following the

need for radiation surgery to treat a physical illness.

Not that I am anxious about the clossness of my call, nor indeed

anxious about a reoccurence of the illness, nor indeed about the

need for further surgery or other forms of known & proven treatment.

No sir ..........the physical illness CAUSED the anxiety.

Too often in this world " bad medicine " interperts symptoms of mental

turmoil as rooted in TURMOIL OF THE MIND.

Still whats done is done, I was firstly treated with tranx, then

mooted by the benzo crisis i was shifted into new clean SSRI's.

For me all hell broke loose.

I went towards the utter depths of depression, I got swapped to a

different SSRI, I got hyped up. !!!!

You guessed it ..........yea I got diagnosed as Bi-Polar.

Nearly a decade after first taking Psyc meds they settled on a

diagnosis. But wait, there is worse to come.

Treatment further progressed and the combo of medications made me

epileptic.

Fully 9 years was I epileptic. Eventually I got wise.

I discovered that my treatment caused my illness ..........and bit

by bit I weaned off one class of Psyc drug after another.

It took me nearly a year.

I weaned off Lithium, I weaned off Effexor I weaned off Neurontin

and finally dropped the benzo's

I have not taken a Psyc med for over a year now, totally clean.

You know what Mr McManamy .........my diagnosis of Bi-polarism has

just been removed from my active medical notes. Moved into the

annals of history.

Yea I am the guy who WAS bi-polar. Yes , I'm cured.

You too can be cured too as you say in your appeal " This meant

learning on the job. .......... "

It is very obvious that you have much to learn.

I can point you towards a very good healing group, a group looking

at withdrawal from & recovery after psyc medication.

You can join this group ..........it's completely FREE.

Praps you will realise that your diagnosis is based in pseudo

science & quackery.

In the mean time please dont ask me for money, your right I'm

skint, stoney broke. I'm picking up the pieces of broken

relationships, broken homes lost jobs. I'm paying for adaptions to

help me live with the physical damage caused to the extremities of

my limbs .......damage to my peripheral nervous system.

But I'm one ahead of you .......I'm cured

The recent rampant emergence of Bi-Polarism, it's simply Iatrogenis

Regards

" Knowledge is necessity. " .........too right ,too right.

> McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly Special Appeal

> My Journey and Yours

>

> Many many thanks to those of you who have responded so

> generously to my fund drive and offered me words of

> encouragement. This is the last email in my appeal. I am about

> 3/4 of the way to achieving my goal, and will be deeply gratified

to

> have you put me over the top.

>

> In January 1999, following a series of severe depressions and a

> lifetime of denial, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In June

> of that year, I launched this Newsletter. What started out as a

> simple publicity blurb for some articles I was writing for

> someone else's website quickly took on a life of its own, as

> readers such as yourself enthusiastically responded. Even

> though I had little knowledge of my illness at the time, I soon

> developed a vision of a high-quality email resource that would

> evolve over time.

>

> This meant learning on the job.

>

> The result has been an extraordinary and extremely rewarding

> personal journey that has been vital to my recovery. The bond I

> have formed with readers such as yourself is something I highly

> value. I can say this with no exaggeration, as in January this

year

> I married one of my readers.

>

> I can assure you that I have the best job in the world, though I

do

> joke to people that being self-employed I have a real cheapskate

> for a boss. Which is where you come in.

>

> Bringing you the quality of reporting you have come to expect

> from this Newsletter (plus Website) is a full-time undertaking,

> involving substantial expenses. In the interests of editorial

> integrity and independence, I have opted to rely on the support of

> readers like you rather than seek sponsorship from the

> pharmaceutical industry. Nevertheless, I need to pay my bills.

> Unlike PBS or NPR, this is only my second fund drive (and final

> one) this year, and I cannot overemphasize how much the future

> of this Newsletter is riding on the outcome.

>

> This Newsletter (and Website) is a unique service that always

> puts you (namely patients and their loved ones) first. It is

> independent and not captive to any corporation, organization, or

> industry. For those of you already planning on making a

> donation, I urge you not to delay. For those of you considering

> making a donation, I simply ask that you take into account all

that

> you have gotten out of this Newsletter (and Website) and

> acknowledge this with a small token.

>

> From personal experience, I fully appreciate the dire financial

> straights our illness places us in. Your support will continue to

> ensure this Newsletter reaches everyone who needs it,

> regardless of ability to pay.

>

> This is my last appeal email this year, and once again, I thank

> those of you who allow me to have the greatest job in the world.

> Without reservation I can say, you're the best.

>

> Donation information is provided below.

>

> Many thanks for taking the time to read this.

>

> Sincerely

>

>

> McManamy

> Editor and Publisher

> McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly

> " Knowledge is necessity. "

> 2004 Recipient, Public Service Award,

> Mental Illness Awareness Media Awards,

> CT Psychiatric Society/CT NAMI/CT Dept of Mental Health

> Donation Information

>

> You can donate any amount you choose by by clicking on the

> PayPal button below:

>

>

>

> If the PayPal button does not work, please go to:

> http://www.mcmanweb.com/newsletter1.htm

> <http://mcman.c.topica.com/maacMaCabaZ5cbnA7uocaeQAZF/>

> and click on the PayPal button there.

>

> Non US residents are encouraged to use PayPal.

>

> Important Note: Last Week PayPal had problems with its site.

> Those problems have been resolved.

>

> Or you can mail your check to:

>

> McMan's Weekly

> PO Box 5093

> Kendall Park, NJ, 08824

> USA

>

> By way of guidance, for a short while this was a paid

> subscription Newsletter, with subscriptions running at $29

> regular, $10 hardship, $100 group.

>

> Once again, many thanks.

> Update Profile

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[Guest guest]

>

> McManamy

> Editor and Publisher

> McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly

>

> " Knowledge is necessity. "

>

>

> Dear McManamy

>

> Ref so called " Bi-Polarism "

>

> For the record, I had been treated for anxiety states following

the

> need for radiation surgery to treat a physical illness.

>

> Not that I am anxious about the clossness of my call, nor

indeed

> anxious about a reoccurence of the illness, nor indeed about

the

> need for further surgery or other forms of known & proven

treatment.

>

> No sir ..........the physical illness CAUSED the anxiety.

> Too often in this world " bad medicine " interperts symptoms of

mental

> turmoil as rooted in TURMOIL OF THE MIND.

>

> Still whats done is done, I was firstly treated with tranx, then

> mooted by the benzo crisis i was shifted into new clean SSRI's.

> For me all hell broke loose.

>

> I went towards the utter depths of depression, I got swapped to

a

> different SSRI, I got hyped up. !!!!

>

> You guessed it ..........yea I got diagnosed as Bi-Polar.

>

> Nearly a decade after first taking Psyc meds they settled on a

> diagnosis. But wait, there is worse to come.

> Treatment further progressed and the combo of medications

made me

> epileptic.

>

> Fully 9 years was I epileptic. Eventually I got wise.

>

> I discovered that my treatment caused my illness ..........and bit

> by bit I weaned off one class of Psyc drug after another.

> It took me nearly a year.

> I weaned off Lithium, I weaned off Effexor I weaned off

Neurontin

> and finally dropped the benzo's

>

> I have not taken a Psyc med for over a year now, totally clean.

>

> You know what Mr McManamy .........my diagnosis of

Bi-polarism has

> just been removed from my active medical notes. Moved into

the

> annals of history.

>

> Yea I am the guy who WAS bi-polar. Yes , I'm cured.

>

> You too can be cured too as you say in your appeal " This

meant

> learning on the job. .......... "

>

> It is very obvious that you have much to learn.

>

> I can point you towards a very good healing group, a group

looking

> at withdrawal from & recovery after psyc medication.

> You can join this group ..........it's completely FREE.

>

> Praps you will realise that your diagnosis is based in pseudo

> science & quackery.

>

> In the mean time please dont ask me for money, your right

I'm

> skint, stoney broke. I'm picking up the pieces of broken

> relationships, broken homes lost jobs. I'm paying for

adaptions to

> help me live with the physical damage caused to the

extremities of

> my limbs .......damage to my peripheral nervous system.

>

> But I'm one ahead of you .......I'm cured

>

> The recent rampant emergence of Bi-Polarism, it's simply

Iatrogenis

>

>

> Regards

>

>

>

> " Knowledge is necessity. " .........too right ,too right.

Dear ,

There is a lot of pain in your letter, and I am sorry for that. But

\there is a lot of passion for activism too, and that's great.

McMan is not NAMI, not Pharma, not the FDA, just a guy who

researches mental health treatments, alt treatments, and reports

on them even-handedly. He does not promote Pharma

treaHments and he is not the enemy, as you can see from the

titles/article links below.

Some patients choose to take drugs and contimue Pharma

treatment. Their biochem profile is not mine, or yours.

Much as we disapprove of their choice, it is their right to make it.

http://www.mcmanweb.com/articles.htm

Long Haul Bipolar Treatment

Everything we know about long term treatment. The catch is we

don't know much.

The Man Who Saw It Coming

He chronicled a doomed era unraveling. Meet composer Gustav

Mahler.

Anger

Knowing how to keep cool is essential to staying calm.

A Bad Hair Day Philippic

This year vote as if your life depends on it. It does.

The Brain in Love and Lust

You've never heard the birds and the bees explained this way

before.

Solving the Mood Riddle

The World Health Organization reports a mental health epidemic

raging in the west. Yet one impoverished nation seems immune.

Between our failings and their resilience, are there any clues to

solving the mood riddle?

Diet and Obesity

There is a world-wide obesity epidemic. Fortunately, we need not

be part of it.

The Pill Game

The American Psychiatric Association's most recent annual

meeting once again raises serious questions about psychiatry's

alliance with the pharmaceutical industry.

The FDA Antidepressant Suicide Warning

Is their action justified?

Three Paxil Studies

These are the studies that woke up the FDA. Now, for the first

time, with the complete raw data publicly available, readers can

decide for themselves if the regulators' suspicions have merit.

Anxiety

Your treatment outcome may ride on how well you manage your

anxiety.

Comedy's Fab Five

Spike Milligan, Winters, Cleese, Robin ,

and Jim Carrey.

Epigenetics

Finding new treatments for mental illness may depend on

finding out why identical twins aren't exactly identical and other

mysteries.

The Magic Carpet Ride

This rug has a habit of flipping over in mid-air.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Updated

Tickling the Brain - VNS, etc

An FDA panel has green-lighted a surgical implant for treatment

resistant depression.

Nutritional Supplements

New studies indicate that supplements can improve mood and

brain function, but watch out for promoters making fantastic

claims.

You Are What You Eat

Good eating is essential to good mood.

Child Bipolar - I

This illness is feeding on our young.

Child Bipolar - II

Treatment and other considerations.

[Guest guest]

>

> McManamy

> Editor and Publisher

> McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly

>

> " Knowledge is necessity. "

>

>

> Dear McManamy

>

> Ref so called " Bi-Polarism "

>

> For the record, I had been treated for anxiety states following

the

> need for radiation surgery to treat a physical illness.

>

> Not that I am anxious about the clossness of my call, nor

indeed

> anxious about a reoccurence of the illness, nor indeed about

the

> need for further surgery or other forms of known & proven

treatment.

>

> No sir ..........the physical illness CAUSED the anxiety.

> Too often in this world " bad medicine " interperts symptoms of

mental

> turmoil as rooted in TURMOIL OF THE MIND.

>

> Still whats done is done, I was firstly treated with tranx, then

> mooted by the benzo crisis i was shifted into new clean SSRI's.

> For me all hell broke loose.

>

> I went towards the utter depths of depression, I got swapped to

a

> different SSRI, I got hyped up. !!!!

>

> You guessed it ..........yea I got diagnosed as Bi-Polar.

>

> Nearly a decade after first taking Psyc meds they settled on a

> diagnosis. But wait, there is worse to come.

> Treatment further progressed and the combo of medications

made me

> epileptic.

>

> Fully 9 years was I epileptic. Eventually I got wise.

>

> I discovered that my treatment caused my illness ..........and bit

> by bit I weaned off one class of Psyc drug after another.

> It took me nearly a year.

> I weaned off Lithium, I weaned off Effexor I weaned off

Neurontin

> and finally dropped the benzo's

>

> I have not taken a Psyc med for over a year now, totally clean.

>

> You know what Mr McManamy .........my diagnosis of

Bi-polarism has

> just been removed from my active medical notes. Moved into

the

> annals of history.

>

> Yea I am the guy who WAS bi-polar. Yes , I'm cured.

>

> You too can be cured too as you say in your appeal " This

meant

> learning on the job. .......... "

>

> It is very obvious that you have much to learn.

>

> I can point you towards a very good healing group, a group

looking

> at withdrawal from & recovery after psyc medication.

> You can join this group ..........it's completely FREE.

>

> Praps you will realise that your diagnosis is based in pseudo

> science & quackery.

>

> In the mean time please dont ask me for money, your right

I'm

> skint, stoney broke. I'm picking up the pieces of broken

> relationships, broken homes lost jobs. I'm paying for

adaptions to

> help me live with the physical damage caused to the

extremities of

> my limbs .......damage to my peripheral nervous system.

>

> But I'm one ahead of you .......I'm cured

>

> The recent rampant emergence of Bi-Polarism, it's simply

Iatrogenis

>

>

> Regards

>

>

>

> " Knowledge is necessity. " .........too right ,too right.

Dear ,

There is a lot of pain in your letter, and I am sorry for that. But

\there is a lot of passion for activism too, and that's great.

McMan is not NAMI, not Pharma, not the FDA, just a guy who

researches mental health treatments, alt treatments, and reports

on them even-handedly. He does not promote Pharma

treaHments and he is not the enemy, as you can see from the

titles/article links below.

Some patients choose to take drugs and contimue Pharma

treatment. Their biochem profile is not mine, or yours.

Much as we disapprove of their choice, it is their right to make it.

http://www.mcmanweb.com/articles.htm

Long Haul Bipolar Treatment

Everything we know about long term treatment. The catch is we

don't know much.

The Man Who Saw It Coming

He chronicled a doomed era unraveling. Meet composer Gustav

Mahler.

Anger

Knowing how to keep cool is essential to staying calm.

A Bad Hair Day Philippic

This year vote as if your life depends on it. It does.

The Brain in Love and Lust

You've never heard the birds and the bees explained this way

before.

Solving the Mood Riddle

The World Health Organization reports a mental health epidemic

raging in the west. Yet one impoverished nation seems immune.

Between our failings and their resilience, are there any clues to

solving the mood riddle?

Diet and Obesity

There is a world-wide obesity epidemic. Fortunately, we need not

be part of it.

The Pill Game

The American Psychiatric Association's most recent annual

meeting once again raises serious questions about psychiatry's

alliance with the pharmaceutical industry.

The FDA Antidepressant Suicide Warning

Is their action justified?

Three Paxil Studies

These are the studies that woke up the FDA. Now, for the first

time, with the complete raw data publicly available, readers can

decide for themselves if the regulators' suspicions have merit.

Anxiety

Your treatment outcome may ride on how well you manage your

anxiety.

Comedy's Fab Five

Spike Milligan, Winters, Cleese, Robin ,

and Jim Carrey.

Epigenetics

Finding new treatments for mental illness may depend on

finding out why identical twins aren't exactly identical and other

mysteries.

The Magic Carpet Ride

This rug has a habit of flipping over in mid-air.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Updated

Tickling the Brain - VNS, etc

An FDA panel has green-lighted a surgical implant for treatment

resistant depression.

Nutritional Supplements

New studies indicate that supplements can improve mood and

brain function, but watch out for promoters making fantastic

claims.

You Are What You Eat

Good eating is essential to good mood.

Child Bipolar - I

This illness is feeding on our young.

Child Bipolar - II

Treatment and other considerations.