Comments on: Magnificent Mind Hits the NY Times Bestseller List http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1057/magnificent-mind-hits-the-ny-times-bestseller-list/ Change your brain, change your life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:47:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MARGUERITE BURNETTE http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1057/magnificent-mind-hits-the-ny-times-bestseller-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 MARGUERITE BURNETTE Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:07:10 +0000 http://www.amenclinics.com/?p=1057#comment-3051 CAN YOU HELP ME? IVE TAKEN THE TESTS THAT YOU PROVIDED,BUT I CANT SHAKE THE FACT, THAT ITS HARD TO TALK ABOUT IT, THE WAY I FEEL, HOPELESS, I HAVE PROBLEMSWITH WALKING , WENT TO A HOLISTIC MEDICINE MAN FOR SOME FEEDBACK, HESAID I HAD M.S. BECAUSE OF MY SXS.WHICH, I TOLD HIM HE GAVE ME SOME DRINK WHICH HE HAD, I BOUGHT SOME OF IT HOPEING IT WOULD HELP. I CANNOT WORK ANYMORE, I AM 63 YRS. OLD AND HAVE THIS FEELING OF DOOM. I HAVE TO BE ON THE GO, ALL THE TIME, I DO LIVE WITH SOMEONE, BUT HE HAS HIS OWN PROBLEMS, SO I SAY NOTHING. I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE,I GET COLD BOTH MY HANDS AND FEET.I GO TO A SHRINK, SHE HAS ME ON ANTDEPESSANT PILLS,CELEXA 20MGS.Q. DAY, BUT IT MAKES MEANXIOUS. I GUESS IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH ALL MY RESPONIBITIES, MORTGAGES, BILLS,KIDS, I RECENTLY HAD MY MOM PASS AWAY, I LIVEDWITH HER, CAN THAT BE PART OF MY PROBLEMS?/ THANKS, MKB CAN YOU HELP ME? IVE TAKEN THE TESTS THAT YOU PROVIDED,BUT I CANT SHAKE THE FACT, THAT ITS HARD TO TALK ABOUT IT, THE WAY I FEEL, HOPELESS, I HAVE PROBLEMSWITH WALKING , WENT TO A HOLISTIC MEDICINE MAN FOR SOME FEEDBACK, HESAID I HAD M.S. BECAUSE OF MY SXS.WHICH, I TOLD HIM HE GAVE ME SOME DRINK WHICH HE HAD, I BOUGHT SOME OF IT HOPEING IT WOULD HELP. I CANNOT WORK ANYMORE, I AM 63 YRS. OLD AND HAVE THIS FEELING OF DOOM. I HAVE TO BE ON THE GO, ALL THE TIME, I DO LIVE WITH SOMEONE, BUT HE HAS HIS OWN PROBLEMS, SO I SAY NOTHING. I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE,I GET COLD BOTH MY HANDS AND FEET.I GO TO A SHRINK, SHE HAS ME ON ANTDEPESSANT PILLS,CELEXA 20MGS.Q. DAY, BUT IT MAKES MEANXIOUS. I GUESS IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH ALL MY RESPONIBITIES, MORTGAGES, BILLS,KIDS, I RECENTLY HAD MY MOM PASS AWAY, I LIVEDWITH HER, CAN THAT BE PART OF MY PROBLEMS?/ THANKS, MKB

]]> By: Lyn Perry http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1057/magnificent-mind-hits-the-ny-times-bestseller-list/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Lyn Perry Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:25:15 +0000 http://www.amenclinics.com/?p=1057#comment-1160 What is your opinion on the Bipolar magazine comment that 80% of people with bi-polar become alcohol addicted at some point in their lives. I was diagnosed as bi-polar in 1980 after 17 years of not knowing what was wrong. Alcoholic at 55, to a treatment centre within two weeks of identifying the problem, unsuccessful suicide attempt 8 months later and now amazingly happy. Highest contributing factor was the treatment centre for alcoholism, although not convinced I was "clinically alcoholic", my opinion is "causitively alcoholic", similar expressions used with depression. I very much understand clinical depression and am hugely greatful for the psychological work and meds that have allowed me such a productive life, in spite of the illness. I "give back" every way I can, particularly being very open about my disease and how it can be tamed. Education is the key, and the meds are important to allow the brain to understand what is going on and how you can change the catalysts in your life to accomodate the illness effects. I love your newsletters as there is always something that I can do better to offset the illness effects. I thank God every day for the life I have now compared to what it was before I knew any of this. I was a high performer, both intellectually and in sports, choosing high stress situations in every thing I did, and I paid the price for that. But thankfully it led to the understanding that I have now. Thank you for helping me increase that knowledge. That is what powers the change we can make in our own lives and the lives of others. The stigma of mental illness is still there, much improved from 1980. Being open and showing people that one can be very productive in life, if you work at it and take your meds is one of the ways I choose to give back. Small dents compared to what you are doing. I salute you, Daniel Amen, and hope to come to one of your clinics someday soon. What is your opinion on the Bipolar magazine comment that 80% of people with bi-polar become alcohol addicted at some point in their lives. I was diagnosed as bi-polar in 1980 after 17 years of not knowing what was wrong. Alcoholic at 55, to a treatment centre within two weeks of identifying the problem, unsuccessful suicide attempt 8 months later and now amazingly happy. Highest contributing factor was the treatment centre for alcoholism, although not convinced I was “clinically alcoholic”, my opinion is “causitively alcoholic”, similar expressions used with depression. I very much understand clinical depression and am hugely greatful for the psychological work and meds that have allowed me such a productive life, in spite of the illness. I “give back” every way I can, particularly being very open about my disease and how it can be tamed. Education is the key, and the meds are important to allow the brain to understand what is going on and how you can change the catalysts in your life to accomodate the illness effects. I love your newsletters as there is always something that I can do better to offset the illness effects. I thank God every day for the life I have now compared to what it was before I knew any of this. I was a high performer, both intellectually and in sports, choosing high stress situations in every thing I did, and I paid the price for that. But thankfully it led to the understanding that I have now. Thank you for helping me increase that knowledge. That is what powers the change we can make in our own lives and the lives of others. The stigma of mental illness is still there, much improved from 1980. Being open and showing people that one can be very productive in life, if you work at it and take your meds is one of the ways I choose to give back. Small dents compared to what you are doing. I salute you, Daniel Amen, and hope to come to one of your clinics someday soon.

]]> By: sharon http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1057/magnificent-mind-hits-the-ny-times-bestseller-list/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 sharon Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:11:23 +0000 http://www.amenclinics.com/?p=1057#comment-1113 Have you dealt with people with Chronic Fatigue/Immune Dysfunction and their damaged brains? If so, what have you found? Have you see the pencil-point holes in the brain and the lack of oxygen that helps to cause the damage to CFIDS brains? Ideas of undoing this severe short and medium -term memory damage? I have this issue and believe it is not "fixable". Thank you - Have you dealt with people with Chronic Fatigue/Immune Dysfunction and their damaged brains? If so, what have you found? Have you see the pencil-point holes in the brain and the lack of oxygen that helps to cause the damage to CFIDS brains? Ideas of undoing this severe short and medium -term memory damage? I have this issue and believe it is not “fixable”. Thank you -

]]> By: Cindy http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1057/magnificent-mind-hits-the-ny-times-bestseller-list/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Cindy Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:56:39 +0000 http://www.amenclinics.com/?p=1057#comment-1098 Dr. Amen, I love your books and your work. I was wondering with all your brain scan work, can you identify homosexuals from a brain scan? And have you scanned people's brains before they act on their homosexuality and then after? Dr. Amen,

I love your books and your work. I was wondering with all your brain scan work, can you identify homosexuals from a brain scan? And have you scanned people’s brains before they act on their homosexuality and then after?

]]> By: valerie beachley http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1057/magnificent-mind-hits-the-ny-times-bestseller-list/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 valerie beachley Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:44:11 +0000 http://www.amenclinics.com/?p=1057#comment-1089 Dr. Amen, I am very distraught over the death of Jett Travolta especially because he is rumored to have autism (like my son) and his association with scientology and their stance on medications for psychiatric reasons. Do you have anything to contribute that can help parents like us reconcile the medication vs. no medication debate? Dr. Amen, I am very distraught over the death of Jett Travolta especially because he is rumored to have autism (like my son) and his association with scientology and their stance on medications for psychiatric reasons. Do you have anything to contribute that can help parents like us reconcile the medication vs. no medication debate?

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