[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-04 Thread L B Shriver
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:40 PM, Bob Brigante wrote: > > > Why support investigation of a brain-damaging drug, when a > > safe and effective approach is already available? > > Interesting observation. @ Consider the

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-04 Thread easyone200
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Brigante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ecstasy is not the answer > by Dr Ken Walton and Dr Jim Fleming > > Navy Times > 4 April 2005 > > The Navy Times, Army Times, and Air Force Times published a letter in > their April 4 issue about the Transcend

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "easyone200" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Brigante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ecstasy is not the answer > > by Dr Ken Walton and Dr Jim Fleming > > > > Navy Times > > 4 April 2005 > > > > The Navy Ti

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-04 Thread easyone200
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Brigante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "easyone200" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Brigante" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Ecstasy is not the answer

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "easyone200" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob, > The God-Like pedestal you put Maharishi on, while at the same time making him an > impotent prisoner in his own movement makes one think you are on drugs and some > mighty powerful ones at that! *

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mark robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "easyone200" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Bob, > > The God-Like pedestal you put Maharishi on, while at the same > time > making him an > > impotent pr

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread markmeredith2002
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- L B Shriver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:40 PM, Bob Brigante wrote: > > > > > > > Why sup

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread Bob Brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "rudra_joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At least one ayurvedic MD in FF prescribes antidepressants. My > impression is that they're no longer strictly taboo on campus. > > > yeah, and that stabbing should have been the end of the discussion. So

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread Sal Sunshine
Bob, Do you have any real idea of what you're talking about? What kind of personal experience do you have with anti-depressants? Just because something can be overprescribed doesn't mean it doesn't have considerable value for many who get the correct dosage. And just because someone flips out wh

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread wayback71
Here is a little a bit of info re antidepressants: There is DNA testing for a gene encoding enzyme called CYP2D6*2. It is a genotype whose activity is affected by certain drugs. Prozac (and the SSRI's, I believe) is a drug that decreases [EMAIL PROTECTED] activity. This means that if yo

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread Bob Brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob, > > Do you have any real idea of what you're talking about? What kind of > personal experience do you have with anti-depressants? Just because > something can be overprescribed doesn't mean it doesn't have

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-04 Thread mark robert
    --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "easyone200" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob, > The God-Like pedestal you put Maharishi on, while at the same time making him an > impotent prisoner in his own movement makes one think you are on drugs and some > mighty powerful ones at t

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread mark robert
  --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mark robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >  > >  > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "easyone200" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Bob, > > The God-Like pedestal you put Maharishi on, while at the same > time > making him an > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- L B Shriver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:40 PM, Bob Brigante wrote: > > > > > Why support investigation of a brain-damaging > drug, when a > > > safe and effective approach is already >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread rudra_joe
Now being in a position to see the benefits ofantidepressant and anti-psychotic medication I realizethat I knew a number of people in the TM communitythat would have benefited tremendously from takingthese drugs. One reason they never were used was thisoverwhelming belief that such medicat

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread rudra_joe
At least one ayurvedic MD in FF prescribes antidepressants.  Myimpression is that they're no longer strictly taboo on campus.    yeah, and that stabbing should have been the end of the discussion. Sometimes drugs work where people can't. There are conditions which necessitate some che

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- rudra_joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now being in a position to see the benefits of > antidepressant and anti-psychotic medication I > realize > that I knew a number of people in the TM community > that would have benefited tremendously from taking > these drugs. One reason they never we

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy

2005-04-05 Thread rudra_joe
Yep, or they have already been going on ;) - Original Message - From: Peter Sutphen To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM: bliss v. ecstacy --- rudra_joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>