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	<description>Preconception health meets depression &#38; anxiety.</description>
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		<title>Comment on Addiction and Benzodiazepines: Xanax DID NOT Kill Whitney Houston by Anne-Marie</title>
		<link>http://www.donotfaint.com/addiction-and-benzodiazepines-xanax-did-not-kill-whitney-houston/#comment-3597</link>
		<dc:creator>Anne-Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for visiting, VV! If the rant had been about over-prescribing without looking for other solutions (therapy, anyone?) I would have completely agreed. But ranting about the drugs themselves is just a stupid thing for a &lt;em&gt;doctor&lt;/em&gt;, of all people, to do on TV. It is a huge problem that you can see a doctor for 20 minutes, get a diagnosis and a script and walk out without having to see anyone for another six months. It took me six months of therapy to decide to visit a psychiatrist and only then did I get a diagnosis at all. My therapist, her supervisor and the psychiatrist all talked about my &quot;case&quot; before recommending meds. THAT is the way to go. For so many reasons, I so wish there were more good therapists/psychiatrists! Med feel like one of many tools for me, because that&#039;s how they were presented to me in the first place.

Side note: the diagnosis thing is way overrated. It&#039;s nice to have a name for insurance forms, but I coulda told &lt;em&gt;them&lt;/em&gt; that I had anxiety and panic and depression.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for visiting, VV! If the rant had been about over-prescribing without looking for other solutions (therapy, anyone?) I would have completely agreed. But ranting about the drugs themselves is just a stupid thing for a <em>doctor</em>, of all people, to do on TV. It is a huge problem that you can see a doctor for 20 minutes, get a diagnosis and a script and walk out without having to see anyone for another six months. It took me six months of therapy to decide to visit a psychiatrist and only then did I get a diagnosis at all. My therapist, her supervisor and the psychiatrist all talked about my &#8220;case&#8221; before recommending meds. THAT is the way to go. For so many reasons, I so wish there were more good therapists/psychiatrists! Med feel like one of many tools for me, because that&#8217;s how they were presented to me in the first place.</p>
<p>Side note: the diagnosis thing is way overrated. It&#8217;s nice to have a name for insurance forms, but I coulda told <em>them</em> that I had anxiety and panic and depression.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Addiction and Benzodiazepines: Xanax DID NOT Kill Whitney Houston by Vesta Vayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vesta Vayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Awesome post Anne-Marie. It is frustrating to read or watch purported ‘experts’ skew facts for sensationalism. Sadly it happens all the time. Because really, if you don&#039;t already have a background in whatever the subject is, how would you know? 

I do think there are doctors (and not necessarily psychiatrists, even PC docs will prescribe things without too much thought) that are too willing to hand out prescriptions. But that doesn&#039;t mean that all psychological medications are bad. And what works for one person&#039;s chemistry might not work for another, as you pointed out. So, I agree with you, for a &#039;professional&#039; to make it seem as though an entire class of meds is bad and shouldn&#039;t be taken is very, very irresponsible.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Awesome post Anne-Marie. It is frustrating to read or watch purported ‘experts’ skew facts for sensationalism. Sadly it happens all the time. Because really, if you don&#8217;t already have a background in whatever the subject is, how would you know? </p>
<p>I do think there are doctors (and not necessarily psychiatrists, even PC docs will prescribe things without too much thought) that are too willing to hand out prescriptions. But that doesn&#8217;t mean that all psychological medications are bad. And what works for one person&#8217;s chemistry might not work for another, as you pointed out. So, I agree with you, for a &#8216;professional&#8217; to make it seem as though an entire class of meds is bad and shouldn&#8217;t be taken is very, very irresponsible.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Learning to Fail: A Life Skill by Addiction and Benzodiazepines: Xanax DID NOT Kill Whitney Houston</title>
		<link>http://www.donotfaint.com/learning-to-fail-a-life-skill/#comment-3539</link>
		<dc:creator>Addiction and Benzodiazepines: Xanax DID NOT Kill Whitney Houston</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] benzos? All kinds of uncomfortable, but not hard to do. I once (against the advice of my doctors) tried to function on less than my prescribed dose of Ativan (yes, I&#8217;ve tried a number of benzos, only to find that Klonopin is the only thing [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] benzos? All kinds of uncomfortable, but not hard to do. I once (against the advice of my doctors) tried to function on less than my prescribed dose of Ativan (yes, I&#8217;ve tried a number of benzos, only to find that Klonopin is the only thing [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Traveling Red Dress Update: Supplies Acquired! by Anne-Marie</title>
		<link>http://www.donotfaint.com/traveling-red-dress-update-supplies-acquired/#comment-3525</link>
		<dc:creator>Anne-Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m so excited! Waiting for everything to arrive in the mail so I can get started.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m so excited! Waiting for everything to arrive in the mail so I can get started.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Traveling Red Dress Update: Supplies Acquired! by Theresa</title>
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		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yay!  I awoke to see you made your goal...now the fun begins.  Can&#039;t wait to see the results:)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yay!  I awoke to see you made your goal&#8230;now the fun begins.  Can&#8217;t wait to see the results:)</p>
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		<title>Comment on Traveling Red Dress Update: Supplies Acquired! by Anne-Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anne-Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes! I did! Thank you so much! I can&#039;t believe I didn&#039;t thank you, yet! :/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes! I did! Thank you so much! I can&#8217;t believe I didn&#8217;t thank you, yet! :/</p>
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		<title>Comment on Traveling Red Dress Update: Supplies Acquired! by Kim</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did you receive the muslin?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you receive the muslin?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Traveling Red Dress Update: Supplies Acquired! by Anne-Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anne-Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The idea of progress photos *really* makes me wish I had a dress form! Maybe a local vintage store will lend me one for photos.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The idea of progress photos *really* makes me wish I had a dress form! Maybe a local vintage store will lend me one for photos.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Traveling Red Dress Update: Supplies Acquired! by Jane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am so excited. I really think you ended up with a wonderful choice. I hope you&#039;ll post pictures of the fabric and trim once it arrives, and as you work on the dress. I love the idea of following the construction. I know just enough about sewing to realize how much skill goes into a dress like this. So awesome.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so excited. I really think you ended up with a wonderful choice. I hope you&#8217;ll post pictures of the fabric and trim once it arrives, and as you work on the dress. I love the idea of following the construction. I know just enough about sewing to realize how much skill goes into a dress like this. So awesome.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Traveling Red Dress Update: Supplies Acquired! by Anne-Marie</title>
		<link>http://www.donotfaint.com/traveling-red-dress-update-supplies-acquired/#comment-3507</link>
		<dc:creator>Anne-Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you, Becca! I felt like jumping up and down when I saw that trim! I want it to meet in the middle, at the point of the &quot;sweetheart,&quot; and go in opposite directions around the neckline like this: &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you, Becca! I felt like jumping up and down when I saw that trim! I want it to meet in the middle, at the point of the &#8220;sweetheart,&#8221; and go in opposite directions around the neckline like this: >>>>><<<<<</p>
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