Monday Observations
LADY BIRD JOHNSON- The last line of nearly every news story written about Lady Bird Johnson was that she died of natural causes. Since she had been sick for months, and 94 years of age, I had ruled out the possibility of an Indian knife fight.
HIPPA LAW:A BRIGHT SPOT- At least there is some privacy at the pharmacy these days. The clerk no longer says “would the person who just dropped off the prescription for personal fungus please report to the pharmacist”
ANTIDEPRESSANTS- My colleague Hallerin Hilton Hill talked about the abuse of antidepressants today. The reality is- not all of us can simply “make up our minds to be happy. If that was the case, most of us would be happy. And happy is not the opposite of being depressed. Feeling normal is the opposite of being depressed. Of course, you can pill up on benzos and be so lit you wonder what planet you’re on. But the newer anti-depressants are useful NOT to drug you up, but to bring your body into a more balanced chemical state, where your nerves and brain are properly utilizing the chemicals that carry messages. Studies I have seen say a combination of therapy and anti-depressants work the best. And if you feel like nothing is left to live for- please, get help.
