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Thanks to AmbienThe article introduces a fortysomething housewife who is keeping a diary about her first experiences with Ambien. She is to be paid in kind to write about her life. She is not being paid to endorse Ambien, but for an honest report of her reaction to the medication. FridayThe article identifies the problems that any family can experience when one member is planning to start taking a potentially addictive medication that also has recreational use and a street value. The United States is Starting to Take Weight Loss More SeriouslyThe article contrasts the success of the more scientific test of diet among school children in Philadelphia with the problems adults have in keeping their motivation to lose weight. A New Study Shows Insomnia is More PersistentThe article considers a twenty year study into insomnia which found that sleep loss continued and worsened over time, and that it was often followed by depression. Learning From the PastThe article looks back to 1994 when the cost of anxiety disorders to the US economy was $65 billion. Because public health care is underfunded, treatments have focused on oral medications as the cheap solution rather than expensive behavioural therapy which has a better chance of a cure. Facts and Speculations About Weight GainThe aricle looks at the relaionship between zoloft and weight gain. It initially prefers the explanation that any weight gain is due to overeating, but then accepts the possibility that some people will experience weight gain as a side effect to themedication. MondayThe article captures the sense of nervous anticipation a person would feel the very first time she is to take a powerful medication. She is not sure how it will affect her, how she will feel afterwards. Kicking My HeelsThe article considers the real level of effectiveness of a medication like Acomplia. It concludes that Acomplia can do no more than offer support. The human being is always responsible for actually eating less and continuing the decision not to smoke. In Which I Talk Seriously With MyselfThe article reflects the fact that people who have almost died can hide away from the truth about the changes they have to make if they want to keep on living. Fear can paralyse them into inactivity. They need counselling if they are to break through the wall of fear and see what needs to be done. TuesdayThe article makes the point that even though a medication like Ambien can give you one or two nights of good sleep, you have to relearn how to sleep at the same time every night. This means that you cannot sleep during the day.
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