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26 Dec 2014

Festive season blues and news

I would like to wish all my readers who celebrate Christmas a very Happy Christmas. I hope the new year brings everyone peacefulness and contentedness. I have been quiet on the blog lately since I have been recharging my batteries (and mind !). Im very aware that this time of year is hard for many. It is tough to face reminders of what isn’t, what could have been and remembering family and friends who are no longer with us. Plus, often people have more time on their hands, aren’t in their ordinary routines, and use substances to ‘celebrate’ this time […]

29 Dec 2014

How does my Doctor choose my Antidepressant ?

I can only really comment on what I think about when deciding to start a patient on these medications, based on my experience and studies. This is not medical advice, more my opinion on the thought process behind the science. I have made it quite simple so if you have specific questions you can comment below/email me or ask your treating doctor. I try and match up my patients with the medication I’m prescribing. This helps them stay on the medication if they experience minimal side effects and benefit from the meds. This is not always an easy thing to […]

03 Jan 2015

Fighting stigma against mental illness

Stigma around mental illness is a topic which gets me hot under the collar. Here is a great video by Ruby Wax which I think is worth watching. Hope everyone is enjoying the first few days of the new year. Dr M

23 Jan 2015

What happens to a woman’s brain after pregnancy?

I had to share this link, it explains so well changes which occur in the post partum period. What happens to a woman’s brain when she becomes a mother.

26 Jan 2015

Thoughts are just thoughts not facts…

Thoughts are just thoughts – not facts. I’ve had a busy start to the year, and I’ve had to keep reminding myself to just pause at times and think rationally! We get so worked up over thoughts in our minds and the beliefs behind them, that we often forget that it was just a ‘thought’ and not a fact. When people see me, they are experiencing the emotions associated with thoughts that they don’t actually realize they are having. I try to explain to them the concept of ‘Thoughts are just thoughts – not facts’. A common thought is […]

08 Feb 2015

Exercise helps decrease depressive symptoms

When I ask my depressed patients if they exercise, I get groans and sighs of guilt since they have ‘given up’ with their exercise programs. I realize that exercising may be the absolute last thing you feel like doing when you are depressed. However, research shows that exercise is a natural ‘anti-depressant’ and is useful as an alternate or add on to therapy and medication. Many patients don’t want to take medication, or want to keep their medication doses as low as possible. If exercising regularly helps to do this, why not give it a try? At this point, I […]