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From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well: A True Story

November 18, 2014 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Woman sitting in windowsill drinking coffee to illustrate From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well

A few weeks ago I told a story at the In This Body conference in London. Called From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well, it is the story of how I first experienced menopause symptoms when I was thirty. I was misdiagnosed, told that my symptoms were “all in my head” and eventually referred to a […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, HEALTH MEMOIR, MENOPAUSE Tagged With: audio, depression, early menopause, empowered patient, HRT, In This Body, menopause, perimenopause, premature ovarian failure, storytelling, testosterone, testosterone for women

Do Antidepressants Affect Creativity?

March 22, 2013 by Angie Macdonald 10 Comments

antidepressants and creativity, depressed woman

There’s a fascinating article on the affect of antidepressants on creativity in the latest issue of Mslexia, a magazine for women who write. In the article ‘Waving or Drowning?’ writer Faridah Newman trawls through what little research there is on the topic and also refers to anecdotal evidence and the results of a Mslexia survey […]

Filed Under: CREATIVITY, MENTAL HEALTH Tagged With: antidepressants, creativity, depression, writers

Feeling SAD? Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder

October 17, 2012 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

close up of brown autumn leaf to illustrate feeling SAD if you have seasonal affective disorder

It’s that time of year again.  The days are shorter, there’s a chill in the air and I have a cold.  Apart from welcoming Autumn with coughs and sneezes, I’ve also begun light treatment to try and stave off the affects of Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. What is SAD? SAD is a form of […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH Tagged With: depression, phototherapy, SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder

Vitamin D could Improve Symptoms of Depression

June 28, 2012 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

sunset over a lake

A couple of months ago I wrote an article about Vitamin D deficiency. It seems the sunshine vitamin is good not only for our physical health but for our mental health too, and could be used as a possible treatment to relieve the symptoms of depression. The link between low levels of Vitamin D and Depression […]

Filed Under: HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, NEWS Tagged With: depression, mental health, vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency

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