Nicotine is a highly potent stimulant drug that is commonly absorbed when people use various types of tobacco products. Popular tobacco products include both cigarettes and (smokeless) chewing tobacco. Nicotine itself is a nicotonic acetylcholine receptor agonist and acts as a stimulant in mammals at low doses. Most people hypothesize that the “stimulant” effect is …
Beta brain waves are considered fast brain wave activity with a frequency range from 12 Hz and 38 Hz (cycles per second). There is a degree of leniency when it comes to the range, some consider the bottom cutoff for beta waves to be 12 Hz, others 13 Hz, and others 12.5 Hz. Anything lower …
What is a nervous breakdown? It should be noted that although many people classify a nervous breakdown as a “mental breakdown” – a nervous breakdown is merely a subtype of mental breakdown that involves intense feelings of anxiety and stress – this is what causes us to react with our “nerves” and we feel “nervous.” …
MDMA (“Molly” or “Ecstasy”) withdrawal symptoms have not been extensively documented. Although most people use ecstasy on a recreational basis (e.g. once in awhile), there are some people that are more consistent with their usage. People who use Ecstasy often may actually become both psychologically and physically dependent upon this substance for everyday functioning. The …
Most anxiety disorders are a result of overstimulation and high stress. One treatment that has become popular to help target anxiety disorders is Clonidine. Although this medication is primarily used as a medication for high blood pressure, it can be successfully used to help people cope with their anxiety disorders. It works by acting as …
As someone who has taken Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl), I know all too well what the withdrawal symptoms of this medication are like – they can be pure hell. I was fortunate to have only taken this medication for a couple months. However, there are people out there that have been on this powerful antidepressant …
Many people are interested in herbal remedies to help them cope with anxiety and stress. When anxiety gets severe, it can make life very difficult to cope with and a molehill seem like a mountain of fear, dread, and worry. In most cases there aren’t permanent cures for anxiety, but there are things that people …