About Me

I am a 37 year old single mom in Southern California. I became disabled about 7 or 8 years ago with an illness that very few people can comprehend, including myself. There is a lot of mis-information, ill treatment, and basic lack of knowledge in the medical community as well as regular society. I was once a straight A college student, mother, hard worker, and basically ok person. I am now suffering from a roller coaster ride called Depression and Anxiety. The things I once was able to do have become nearly impossible. Friends, family, and society cannot understand why I can't just "get it together" or "pull myself up by my bootstraps". In addition, the medications available can have serious side effects, that are really only just now coming to light. The makers of Paxil have said time and time again that there medication is non addictive, etc.... Research and years of use proves otherwise. Not only is it highly addictive and close to impossible to wean off of, it can also cause a backfire effect called "Seratonin Syndrome". Basically it causes a person to have suicidal thoughts, and sometimes homicidal thoughts.