The little pink pill is here! So what’s with the negative media?
Recently, Sprout Pharmaceuticals attained approval from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to sell their female sexual dysfunction drug Flibanserin–to be marketed as Addyi.
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MY Age of Anxiety (and a bit of Scott Stossel’s too)
On June 23, 2014 at the age of 33, I had my first panic attack. It was, without a doubt, the most terrifying day of my life.
In his new book, My Age of Anxiety: Fear, hope, dread, and the search for peace of mind, Scott Stossel examines the history of anxiety disorders. This account of anxiety and panic disorders in America is a welcomed departure from the mind vs body debates of similar literature. And Stossel uses his memoir to “come out” as a successful author, editor, father, and husband who just happens to suffer from social anxiety and a host of various phobias. I appreciate the courage that it took for Stossel to publish this book and praise his ability to discuss anxiety, not as a weakness, but as an illness much like diabetes or cancer.
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