From the first half of the last century, an ad for a treatment for "the severe depressions of menopause marked by apathy and psychomotor retardation." The drug? Benzedrine, poster child of the amphetamine family, aka "speed." So much for our mothers' and grandmothers' happy healthy menopauses.
by
surmeno
2006-09-15 14:17
depression
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drugs
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medical practice
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menopause