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An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used for alleviating major depression or dysthymia ('milder' depression). Drug groups known as MAOIs, tricyclics, and second-generation antidepressants such as SSRIs are particularly associated with the term. These medications are now amongst the drugs most commonly prescribed by psychiatrists and other physicians, and their effectiveness and adverse effects are the subject of many studies and competing claims.
Most antidepressants have a delayed onset of action and are usually taken over the course of weeks, months, or sometimes years. They are generally considered distinct from stimulants, and drugs used for an immediate euphoric effect only are not generally considered antidepressants. Despite the name, antidepressants are often used in the treatment of other conditions, including anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and chronic pain. Some have also become known as lifestyle drugs or "mood brighteners".
Other medications that are not usually called antidepressants, including antipsychotics in low doses and benzodiazepines, may also be used to manage depression, though in the case of "Benzos", there is a serious risk of physical dependence. An extract of the herb St John's Wort is commonly used as an antidepressant, labeled as a dietary supplement in some countries. The term antidepressant is sometimes applied to any therapy (e.g. psychotherapy, electro-convulsive therapy, acupuncture) or process (e.g. sleep disruption, increased light levels, regular exercise) found to improve clinically depressed mood.
An inert placebo tends to have a significant antidepressant effect, so establishing something as an antidepressant in a clinical trial involves demonstrating a significant additional effect.
Various opiates were commonly used as antidepressants until the mid-1950s, when they fell out of favor due to their addictive nature, tolerance buildup issues and their side-effect profile. Extracts from the herb St John's Wort have long been used (as a "nerve tonic") to alleviate depression.
Another anti-tuberculosis drug tried at the same time by Selikoff and Robitzek, iproniazid, was observed to have a greater "psychostimulant" effect, albeit at the cost of a greater toxicity. Subsequently to the publications on isoniazid, papers by Jackson Smith, Gordon Kamman, George Crane, and Frank Ayd describing the psychiatric applications of iproniazid also appeared, and Ernst Zeller found iproniazid to be a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Nevertheless, iproniazid had remained relatively obscure until Nathan Kline, the influential and flamboyant head of research at Rockland State Hospital, began its popularization both in medical and popular press as a "psychic energizer". While isoniazid was not patentable, Roche put a significant marketing effort behind iproniazid, including promoting its off-label use for depression. Its sales grew massively in the following years, until it was recalled from the market in 1961 due to the cases of lethal hepatotoxicity.
In attempting to improve the effectiveness of one of them, chlorpromazine, in conjunction with the Geigy pharmaceutical company, Kuhn discovered that compound "G 22355" (manufactured and patented in the US in 1951 by Häfliger and Schinder) had a beneficial effect in patients with depression with mental and motor retardation. He first reported his findings on what he called a "thymoleptic" (literally "taking hold of the emotions", by contrast with neuroleptics, "taking hold of the nerves") in 1955/56 and they gradually became established, resulting in the marketing of the first tricyclic antidepressant, imipramine, soon followed by variants.
Most pharmacologists by the 1960s thought the main therapeutic action of tricyclics was to inhibit norepinephrine reuptake, but it was gradually observed that this action was associated with energizing and motor stimulating effects whilst some antidepressant compounds appeared to have differing effects through action on serotonin systems (notably proposed by Carlsson and Lindqvist (1969) and Lapin and Oxenkrug (1969)).
Researchers began a process of rational drug design to isolate antihistamine-derived compounds that would 'selectively' (specifically) target these systems. The first such compound to be patented, in 1971, was zimelidine, whilst the first released clinically was indalpine. Fluoxetine (Prozac), FDA approved for commercial use in 1988, became the first blockbuster SSRI. Fluoxetine was developed at Eli Lilly in the early 1970s by Bryan Molloy, David Wong and others.
While it had fallen out of favor in most countries through the 19th and 20th centuries, the herb St John's Wort had become increasingly popular in Germany where Hypericum extracts eventually became licensed, packaged and prescribed by doctors. Small-scale efficacy trials were carried out from the 1970s and 1980s, and attention grew in the 1990s following a meta-analysis of these. It remained an over-the-counter drug (OTC) or supplement in most countries and research continued to investigate its neurotransmitter effects and active components, particularly hyperforin
SSRIs became known as "novel antidepressants" along with other newer drugs such as SNRIs and NRIs with various different selective effects, such as venlafaxine, duloxetine, nefazodone and mirtazapine
This family of drugs includes fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil, Seroxat), escitalopram (Lexapro, Esipram), citalopram (Celexa), and sertraline (Zoloft). These antidepressants typically have fewer adverse events and side effects than the tricyclics or the MAOIs, although such effects as drowsiness, dry mouth, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, decreased appetite, and decreased ability to function sexually may occur. Some side effects may decrease as a person adjusts to the drug, but other side effects may be persistent. Though safer than first generation antidepressants, SSRIs may not work on as many patients as previous classes of antidepressants, suggesting the role of norepinephrine in depression is still important.
Recently, work by two researchers has called into question the link between serotonin deficiency and symptoms of depression, noting that the efficacy of SSRIs as treatment does not in itself prove the link. Recent research indicates that these drugs may interact with transcription factors known as "clock genes, which may play a role in the addictive properties of drugs (drug abuse), and possibly in obesity.
Recent randomized controlled trials published in the Archives of General Psychiatry showed that up to one-third of the effect of SSRI Treatment can be seen in the first week. These early effects have also been shown to have a secondary effect of increasing the absolute reduction in HRSD scores by 50%. Even more recent studies, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, found that 25% of so-called clinical depression does not meet the disease criteria for the disease and could be considered to be ordinary sadness and adjustment to the difficulties in life.
Tranquillizers and sedatives, typically the benzodiazepines, may be prescribed to ease anxiety and promote sleep. Because of their high potential for fostering dependence, these medications are intended only for short-term or occasional use. Medications often are used not for their primary function but to exploit what are normally side effects. Quetiapine fumarate (Seroquel) is designed primarily to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but a frequently reported side-effect is somnolence. Therefore, this drug can be used in place of an antianxiety agent such as clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril).
Antipsychotics such as risperidone (Risperdal), olanzapine (Zyprexa), and quetiapine (Seroquel) are prescribed as mood stabilizers and are also effective in treating anxiety. Their use as mood stabilizers is a recent phenomenon and is controversial with some patients. Antipsychotics (typical or atypical) may also be prescribed in an attempt to augment an antidepressant, to make antidepressant blood concentration higher, or to relieve psychotic or paranoid symptoms often accompanying clinical depression. However, they may have serious side effects, particularly at high dosages, which may include blurred vision, muscle spasms, restlessness, tardive dyskinesia, and weight gain.
Psycho-stimulants are sometimes added to an antidepressant regimen if the patient suffers from anhedonia, hypersomnia and/or excessive eating as well as low motivation. These symptoms which are common in atypical depression can be quickly resolved with the addition of low to moderate dosages of amphetamine or methylphenidate (brand names Adderall and Ritalin, respectively) as these chemicals enhance motivation and social behavior, as well as suppress appetite and sleep. These chemicals are also known to restore sex drive. Extreme caution must be used however with certain populations. Stimulants are known to trigger manic episodes in people suffering from bipolar disorder. Close supervision of those with substance abuse disorders is urged. Emotionally labile patients should avoid stimulants, as they exacerbate mood shifting.
Lithium remains the standard treatment for bipolar disorder and is often used in conjunction with other medications, depending on whether mania or depression is being treated. Lithium's potential side effects include thirst, tremors, light-headedness, and nausea or diarrhea. Some of the anticonvulsants, such as carbamazepine (Tegretol), sodium valproate (Epilim), and lamotrigine (Lamictal), are also used as mood stabilizers, particularly in bipolar disorder.
A 2002 survey found that about 3.5% of all people in France were being prescribed antidepressants, compared to 1.7% in 1992, often for conditions other than depression and often not in line with authorizations or guidelines Between 1996 and 2004 in British Columbia, antidepressant use increased from 3.4% to 7.2% of the population Data from 1992 to 2001 from the Netherlands indicated an increasing rate of prescriptions of SSRIs, and an increasing duration of treatment.
Surveys indicate that antidepressant use, particularly of SSRIs, has increased rapidly in most developed countries, driven by an increased awareness of depression together with the availability and commercial promotion of new antidepressants. Antidepressants are also increasingly used worldwide for non-depressive patients as studies continue to show the potential of immunomodulatory, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties in antidepressants.
The choice of particular antidepressant is reported to be based, in the absence of research evidence of differences in efficacy, on seeking to avoid certain side effects, and taking into account comorbid (co-occurring) psychiatric disorders, specific clinical symptoms and prior treatment history
It is also reported that, despite equivocal evidence of a significant difference in efficacy between older and newer antidepressants, clinicians perceive the newer drugs, including SSRIs and SNRIs, to be more effective than the older drugs (tricyclics and MAOIs). A survey in the UK found that male general physicians were more likely to prescribe antidepressants than female doctors.
The most commonly prescribed antidepressants in the US retail market in 2006 were:
The most commonly prescribed antidepressant in Germany is reported to be (concentrated extracts of) hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort). In the Netherlands, paroxetine, marketed as Seroxat among generic preparations, is the most prescribed antidepressant, followed by the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline, citalopram and venlafaxine.
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) prevent the reuptake of various neurotransmitters, including serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) more specifically prevent the reuptake of serotonin (thereby increasing the level of active serotonin in synapses of the brain). Other novel antidepressants specifically affect serotonin and other neurotransmitters.
A theory centered on neurotransmitter effects appears to be incomplete, however. Neurotransmitter levels are altered as soon as the antidepressant chemicals build up in the bloodstream, but effects on mood appear to occur several days or weeks later.
One explanation of this holds that the "down-regulation" of neurotransmitter receptors—an apparent consequence of excess signaling and a process that takes several weeks—is actually the mechanism responsible for the alleviation of depressive symptoms. Another hypothesis is that antidepressants may have some longer-term effects due to the promotion of neurogenesis in the hippocampus, an effect found in mice Other animal research suggests that antidepressants can also affect the expression of genes in brain cells, by influencing "clock genes".
Other research suggests that delayed onset of clinical effects from antidepressants indicates involvement of adaptive changes in antidepressant effects. Rodent studies have consistently shown upregulation of the 3, 5-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) system induced by different types of chronic but not acute antidepressant treatment including serotonin and norepinephrine uptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, lithium and electroconvulsions. cAMP is synthesized from adenosine 5-triphosphate (ATP) by adenylyl cyclase and metabolized by cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs). Data also suggest antidepressants to have the ability of modulating neural plasticity in longterm administration.
One theory regarding the cause of depression is that it is characterized by an overactive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) that resembles the neuro-endocrine response to stress. These HPA axis abnormalities participate in the development of depressive symptoms, and antidepressants serve to regulate HPA axis function.
Studies also show that the chronic secretion of stress hormones as a result of disease, including somatic infections or autoimmune syndromes may reduce the effect of neurotransmitters or other receptors in the brain by cell-mediated pro-inflammatory pathways, thereby leading to the dysregulation of neurohormones. SSRIs, SNRIs and tricyclic antidepressants acting on serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine receptors have been shown to be immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory against pro-inflammatory cytokine processes, specifically on the regulation of Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and Interleukin-10 (IL-10), as well as TNF-alpha and Interleukin-6 (IL-6). Antidepressants have also been shown to suppress TH1 upregulation.
Antidepressants, specifically TCAs and dual serotonergic-noradrenergic reuptake inhibition by dual SNRIs (or SSRI-NRI combinations), have also shown analgesic properties.
These studies warrant investigation for antidepressants for use in both psychiatric and non-psychiatric illness and that a psycho-neuroimmunological approach may be required for optimal pharmacotherapy. Future antidepressants may be made to specifically target the immune system by either blocking the actions of pro-inflammatory cytokines or increasing the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines.
The UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2004 guidelines indicate that antidepressants should not be used for the initial treatment of mild depression, because the risk-benefit ratio is poor; that for moderate or severe depression an SSRI is more likely to be tolerated than a tricyclic; and that antidepressants for severe depression should be combined with a psychological treatment such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
A recent meta-analysis review found wide variation in the findings of prior studies; for patients who had failed to respond to an SSRI antidepressant, between 12% and 86% showed a response to a new drug, with between 5% and 39% ending treatment due to adverse effects. The more antidepressants an individual had already tried, the less likely they were to benefit from a new antidepressant trial.
A combination strategy involves adding one or more additional antidepressants, usually from different classes so as to have a diverse neurochemical effect. Although this may be used in clinical practice, there is little evidence for the relative efficacy or adverse effects of this strategy.
Whether or not someone relapses after stopping an antidepressant does not appear to be related to the duration of prior treatment, however, and gradual loss of therapeutic benefit during the course also occurs. A strategy involving the use of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of the acute episode, followed by psychotherapy in its residual phase, has been suggested by some studies.
In 2006, a widely reported study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) challenged the common assumption that hormonal changes during pregnancy protected expectant mothers against depression, finding that discontinuing anti-depressive medication during pregnancy led to more frequent relapse. The JAMA article did not disclose that several authors had financial ties to pharmaceutical companies making antidepressants. The JAMA later published a correction noting the ties and the authors maintain that the ties have no bearing on their research work. Obstetrician and perinatologist Adam Urato told the Wall Street Journal that patients and medical professionals need advice free of industry influence.
The selection of an antidepressant and dosage suitable for a certain case and a certain person is a lengthy and complicated process, requiring the knowledge of a professional. Certain antidepressants can initially make depression worse, can induce anxiety, or can make a patient aggressive, dysphoric or acutely suicidal. In rare cases, an antidepressant can induce a switch from depression to mania or hypomania.
Side effects of SSRIs: Nausea, diarrhea, agitation, headaches. Sexual side effects are also common with SSRIs, such as loss of libido, failure to reach orgasm and erectile problems. Serotonin syndrome is also a worrying condition associated with the use of SSRIs. The Food and Drug Administration has included Black Box warnings on all SSRIs stating how they double suicidality (from 2 in 1,000 to 4 in 1,000) in children and adolescents who are prescribed these drugs.
Side effects of TCAs (tricyclic antidepressants): Fairly common side effects include dry mouth, blurred vision, drowsiness, dizziness, tremors, sexual problems, skin rash, and weight gain or loss.
Side effects of MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors): Rare side effects of MAOIs like phenelzine (brand name: Nardil) and tranylcypromine (brand name: Parnate) include liver inflammation, heart attack, stroke, and seizures. Serotonin syndrome is a side effect of MAOIs when combined with certain medications.
MAO inhibitors can produce a potentially lethal hypertensive reaction if taken with foods that contain high levels of tyramine, such as mature cheese, cured meats or yeast extracts. Likewise, lethal reactions to both prescription and over the counter medications have occurred. Any patient currently undergoing therapy with an MAO inhibiting medication should be monitored closely by the prescribing physician and always consulted before taking an over the counter or prescribed medication. Such patients should also inform emergency room personnel and information should be kept with one's identification indicating the fact that the holder is on MAO inhibiting medications. Some doctors even suggest the use of a medical alert ID bracelet. Although the reactions in question are dramatic when they happen, the total number of deaths due to interactions and dietary concerns are comparable to over-the-counter medications.
Antidepressants should be used with great care, usually in conjunction with mood stabilisers, in the treatment of bipolar disorder, as they can exacerbate symptoms of mania. They have also been known to trigger mania or hypomania in some patients with bipolar disorder and in a small percentage of patients with depression. SSRIs are the antidepressants most frequently associated with this side effect.
In particular, it has been noted that the most dangerous period for suicide in a patient with depression is immediately after treatment has commenced, as antidepressants may reduce the symptoms of depression such as psychomotor retardation or lack of motivation before mood starts to improve. Although this appears to be a paradox, studies indicate the suicidal ideation is a relatively common component of the initial phases of antidepressant therapy, and it may be even more prevalent in younger patients such as pre-adolescents and teenagers. It is strongly recommended that other family members and loved ones monitor the young patient's behavior, especially in the first eight weeks of therapy, for any signs of suicidal ideation or behaviors.
Until the black box warnings on these drugs were issued by FDA as well as by agencies in other nations, side effects and alerting families to risk were largely ignored and downplayed by manufacturers and practitioners. This may have resulted in some deaths by suicide although direct proof for such a link is largely anecdotal. The higher incidence of suicide ideation reported in a number of studies has drawn attention and caution in how these drugs are used.
People under the age of 24 who suffer from depression are warned that the use of antidepressants could increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Federal health officials unveiled Proposed changes to the labels on antidepressant drugs in December 2006 to warn people of the inherent danger.
On September 6, 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported suicide rate in American adolescents (especially girls, 10 to 24 years old) increased 8% (2003 to 2004), the largest jump in 15 years. Specifically, in 2004 - 4,599 suicides in Americans ages 10 to 24, up from 4,232 in 2003, for a rate of 7.32 per 100,000 people that age. Before, the rate dropped to 6.78 per 100,000 in 2003 from 9.48 per 100,000 in 1990. The findings also reinforced the fact that antidepressant drugs reduce suicide risk. Psychiatrists found that the increase is due to the decline in prescriptions of antidepressant drugs like Prozac to young people since 2003, leaving more cases of serious depression untreated. In a December 2006 study, The American Journal of Psychiatry said that a decrease in antidepressant prescriptions to minors of just a few percentage points coincided with a 14 percent increase in suicides in the United States; in the Netherlands, the suicide rate was 50% up, upon prescription drop. The critics of this study contend that the US "2004 suicide figures were compared simplistically with the previous year, rather than examining the change in trends over several years". The pitfalls of such attempts to infer a trend using just two data points (years 2003 and 2004) are further demonstrated by the fact that, according to the new epidemiological data, the suicide rate in 2005 in children and adolescents actually declined despite the continuing decrease of SSRI prescriptions. "It is risky to draw conclusions from limited ecologic analyses of isolated year-to-year fluctuations in antidepressant prescriptions and suicides. One promising epidemiological approach involves examining the associations between trends in psychotropic medication use and suicide over time across a large number of small geographic regions. Until the results of more detailed analyses are known, prudence dictates deferring judgment concerning the public health effects of the FDA warnings." Subsequest follow-up studies have supported the hypothesis that antidepressant drugs reduce suicide risk. However, the conclusion that societal suicide rate decreases are due to antidepressant prescription is extraordinarily dubious given the plethora of confounding variables.
SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction affects 30% to 50% or more of individuals who take these drugs for depression. Biochemical mechanisms suggested as causative include increased serotonin, particularly affecting 5HT2 and 5HT3 receptors; decreased dopamine; blockade of cholingeric and alpha-1 adrenergic receptors; inhibition of nitric oxide synthetase; and elevation of prolactin levels.
Bupropion, a dual reuptake inhibitor (NE and DA), in many cases results in a moderately increased libido, due to increased dopamine activity. This effect is also seen with dopamine reuptake inhibitors, CNS stimulants and dopamine agonists, and is due to increases in testosterone production (due to inhibition of prolactin) and increased nitric oxide synthesis. Apomorphine, nefazodone and nitroglycerin have been shown to reverse some sexual dysfunction via increased nitric oxide activity. MAOIs are reported to have fewer negative effects on sexual function and libido, particularly moclobemide at a 1.9% rate of occurrence. Betanechol has been reported to reverse MAOI-induced sexual dysfunction via its cholinergic agonist properties (Gross 1982). Mirtazapine (Remeron) is also reported to have less sexual side effects, most likely due to is antagonisation of 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptors.
In order for the physician to select the appropriate response, the patient should provide the physician with information to distinguish between reduced libido (little or no desire for sex), reduced sexual function (impotence, vaginal dryness) and anorgasmia, as these have separate causes and prompt different treatment.
The paper in question has been severely criticized by independent researchers, however. One reason for this is that it deals almost exclusively with the SSRI class of medication. In leveling criticism against the efficacy of SSRIs, critics state, it is not the best paper, merely the most widely known one. Also, other classes of antidepressants have demonstrated superior efficacy, and it has been argued that this paper is "throwing the baby out with the bathwater", while its thrust should in fact be leveled at the serotonin hypothesis of depression.
Furthermore, not all patients necessarily respond to a given medication, studies do not always address dosage versus drug-placebo differences for those who do. Data submitted to the FDA can also underestimate how a drug will perform in clinic practice, as studies sometimes are designed as much for marketing purposes as they are to estimate the magnitude of a medication's effects.
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, two psychologists obtained 47 studies used by the FDA for approval of the six antidepressants prescribed most widely between 1987-99. Overall, antidepressant pills worked 18% better than placebos, a statistically significant difference, "but not meaningful for people in clinical settings", says University of Connecticut psychologist Irving Kirsch. He and co-author Thomas Moore released their findings in "Prevention and Treatment", an e-journal of the American Psychological Association.
More than half of the 47 studies found that patients on antidepressants improved no more than those on placebos, Kirsch says. "They should have told the American public about this. The drugs have been touted as much more effective than they are." He says studies finding no benefit have been mentioned only on labeling for Celexa, the most recently approved drug. The others included in his evaluation: Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor and Serzone.
Dr Joseph Glenmullen, a Harvard psychiatrist, has written a book on the subject for the layperson; see link below.
In 2005, anti-depressants became the most prescribed drug in the United States, causing more debate over the issue. Some doctors believe this is a positive sign that people are finally seeking help for their issues. Others disagree, saying that this shows that people are becoming too dependent on anti-depressants.
In one of the only three cases to ever go to trial for SSRI indication in suicide, Eli Lilly was caught corrupting the judicial process by making a deal with the plaintiff's attorney to throw the case, in part by not disclosing damaging evidence to the jury. The case, known as the Fentress Case involved a Kentucky man, Joseph Wesbecker, on Prozac, who went to his workplace and opened fire with an assault rifle killing 8 people (including Fentress), and injuring 12 others before turning the gun on himself. The jury returned a 9-to-3 verdict in favor of Lilly. The judge, in the end, took the matter to the Kentucky Supreme Court, which found that "there was a serious lack of candor with the trial court and there may have been deception, bad faith conduct, abuse of judicial process and, perhaps even fraud." The judge later revoked the verdict and instead, recorded the case as settled. The value of the secret settlement deal has never been disclosed, but was reportedly "tremendous".
On December 22, 2006, a US court decided in Hoorman, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. that individuals who purchased Paxil(R) or Paxil CR(TM) (paroxetine) for a minor child may be eligible for benefits under a $63.8 million Proposed Settlement. The lawsuit won the claim that pharmaceutical maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) promoted Paxil(R) or Paxil CR(TM) for prescription to children and adolescents while withholding and concealing material information about the medication's safety and effectiveness for minors.
The lawsuit stemmed from a consumer advocate protest against Paroxetine manufacturer GSK. Since the FDA approved paroxetine in 1992, approximately 5,000 U.S. citizens – and thousands more worldwide – have sued GSK. Most of these people feel they were not sufficiently warned in advance of the drug's side effects and addictive properties.
According to the Paxil Protest website, hundreds more lawsuits have been filed against GSK. The Paxil Protest website was launched August 8, 2005 to offer both information about the protest and information on Paxil previously unavailable to the public. Just three weeks after its launch, the site received more than a quarter of a million hits.
The original Paxil Protest website is no longer available. It is understood that the action to remove the site from the internet was undertaken as part of a confidentiality agreement or 'gagging order' which the owner of the site entered into as part of a settlement of his action against GlaxoSmithKline. (However, in March 2007, the website Seroxat Secretsdiscovered that an archive of Paxil Protest sitewas still available on the internet via Archive.org) Gagging orders are common in such cases and can extend to documents that defendants wish to remain hidden from the public. However, in some cases, such documents can become public at a later date, such as those made public by Peter Breggin in February 2006. A press release from Dr. Breggin can be seen here:
In January 2007, according to the Seroxat Secrets website,, the national group litigation in the United Kingdom, on behalf of several hundred people who allege withdrawal reactions through their use of the drug Seroxat, against GlaxoSmithKline plc, moved a step closer to the High Court in London, with the confirmation that Public Funding had been reinstated following a decision by the Public Interest Appeal Panel. The issue at the heart of this particular action claims Seroxat is a defective drug in that it has a propensity to cause a withdrawal reaction. Hugh James Solicitors confirm this news on their website
On January 29, 2007, the BBC in the UK aired a fourth documentary in its 'Panorama' series about the controversial drug Seroxat. This programme, entitled Secrets of the Drug Trials, focuses on three GSK paediatric clinical trials on depressed children and adolescents. The documentary claims Seroxat could not be proven to work for teenagers, and that one clinical trial indicated they were six times more likely to become suicidal after taking it.
In 2006, The Journal of European Neuropsychopharmacology published a follow-up study to the 1995 Harvard experiment, with results very consistent with the original Harvard findings. Eleven severely depressed patients, refractory to all the conventional depression treatments, were given small doses of buprenorphine. Most of these patients found the buprenorphine to be of significant benefit in relieving their inner torment. The researchers theorized that "Possibly, the response to opiates describes a special subtype of depressive disorders e.g. corresponding to a dysregulation of the endogenous opioid system and not of the monaminergic system.
Yet another relevant scientific paper was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 1999, detailing how researchers found Oxycodone/Oxymorphone to help 5 out of 6 'incurable' refractory severe depression patients.
While opioids have been proven to substantially relieve symptoms of depression for a large class of patients, re-acceptance of this fact has been severely hampered by governmental narcotic prohibition efforts, and the (until buprenorphine) lack of alternatives with low risk of tolerance and addiction. Buprenorphine is generally preferred as the first-line opiate in depression treatment, as managing the tolerance buildup of other opiates can be complicated.


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While researching the future, I came across IBM's Global CEO Study: The Enterprise of the Future. It's a compilation and distillation of insights from more than 1,130 CEOs, general managers, and senior public sector and business leaders from around the world. I think of it as a set of "hot spots" for today's CEOs and a set of success patterns for the Enterprise of the future.


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Sen. Justice: Change campaign finance law
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Individuals in Florida can give a maximum of $500 to a candidate of their choice in an election.
However, there are absolutely no limits as to how much a citizen can give to third-party groups, groups that can that raise thousands, even millions of dollars within days and often used in campaigns for hit pieces.
Currently those groups â called electioneering communication organizations- have to report the money to state and list how it was spent â but often don't until after an election is over.
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'89 Mustang - Always Wanted
When she was 16 years old, Nicole Belanger had a dream: to build her ultimate expression of the Fox GT, starting with a well-used four-cylinder. Although that project got sidelined, Nicole didn't give up and today has the Mustang she . . .
Several months back, we did a special feature entitled "Gear Head Girls." We put the word out to see if we could get any submissions from ladies who own and drive '79-present Mustangs. We received quite a few submissions, and as a result, a number of finalists were picked and we placed their stories and images of their cars in the magazine (Sept. '07).
There was one particular story, however, that knocked us out. One girl, at the age of 25, had built the Mustang she'd always wanted, largely by herself but with a bit of help from her dad; her boyfriend, Jay; and her friend Joe Bellandi. She drove it approximately 2,000 miles from her home in New Hampshire to Mustang Alley and the Woodward Dream Cruise, in Ferndale, Michigan (two years in a row). Talk about being a dyed-in-the-wool enthusiast. Even though her story was amazing and got our vote as the winner of our "Gear Head Girls" story, we figured that wasn't enough, so here is Nicole Belanger's '93 Mustang in all its glory.
Four Cylinders, Five Speeds
Nicole's introduction to the Mustang world began several years ago when she was just 16 years old and living in sunny Florida. She fell in love with the '87-'93 Mustang GTs (sounds a bit like the author), but of course, having just got a driver's license at the time, the idea of piloting a V-8-powered road rocket was beyond her means and likely to give any parent or insurance agent a serious fit. However, Nicole was determined to get a Ford Pony, and she did just that, taking possession of an '89 five-speed, four-cylinder LX hatchback. Her plan was to ultimately convert it into a V-8 GT replica, so she began by installing the GT-specific rocker-panel extensions and added an underbody neon "glow" kit. "Hey, I was just a teenager at the time," she says.
Nicole's next plan was to install the GT front and rear bumper assemblies, but before she could get to that, she had to move to New Hampshire and leave her beloved Pony behind. "Even though I had to get rid of that [first] Mustang, I promised myself that I'd do a V-8 conversion into a Fox-body four-cylinder one day," she says, and she kept that promise. A number of months later, she located yet another four-cylinder LX hatch, this time a '93 model with an A4LD four-speed automatic. "My dad had built an 8-second drag car, and even though he was a Chevy guy, I figured if I decided to do my own project, I'd have some help. I just had to work out exactly what route I wanted to take."
Nicole's first task in her quest to make the ultimate Mustang was to get the car looking like the GT she'd always wanted. "I found a full OEM Ford '87-'93 Mustang GT ground-effects kit--the bumper covers, rocker panel, and side extensions," she says. "These were used parts, and I purchased them without the steel mounting brackets. My dad was a real help in that he made custom aluminum channels so we could install the body pieces onto the LX using the original GT factory mounting screws." Nicole says that the used ground effects went on "almost perfectly," though the driver-side rocker panel extension is slightly warped where it attaches to the front fender. "The previous owner kept the parts in a shed before I got them, and I think the cold and the heat caused the warping," she says. With the body mods completed in November 2003, it was time to move on to the next stage.
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Zanu-PF national secretary for youth affairs, who is also the chairman of the 21st February Movement national co-ordination committee, Cde Absalom Sikhosana said over 60 000 people were expected to attend the ceremony.
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Newspaper's 'anthology' method questioned
Colleen Powers picked up a copy of a community publication called The Paper at a North County restaurant, and thought there was something familiar in it.
"I had a feeling that I had read this somewhere else," Powers said by email. "That's when I noticed almost word for word copying. I got to thinking, if a student did this they would be expelled and flunked too. It's very unethical."
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Three recent front page articles — one about the history of funerals, another about Navajo tribes and a third about a Civil War love letter — used content taken from various websites, word-for-word, paragraph after paragraph, without attribution.
The Paper's owner, editor and publisher, Lyle E. Davis, is listed as the author of a four-page June 12 cover story titled, "Tears and Tributes Throughout the Years." Nearly every word is not his own.
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"We don't see it as plagiarism," said Davis, 75. "We see it as an anthology."
Up to 20,000 copies of The Paper are printed weekly and distributed to stands in Escondido, San Marcos, Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, San Elijo Hills and Rancho Bernardo.
Cincinnati resident Ken Naegele, founder of The Funeral Source, was upset to see its content heavily used without credit.
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Arkansas resident Melody Moorehouse also wrote the article "Early Funerals," heavily used by Davis. Moorehouse attributed some of her research to Elwin Goolsby, director of the Grant County Museum, and Davis removed the attribution while using the text.
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Davis said he is allowed to liberally use other's work under the legal doctrine of fair use. He said he gives credit if all content in an article was borrowed from a single source and, he said, he sets his own comments aside as editor's notes in italics.
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NC State will host the Tournées French Film Festival next year. The GTI is working with multiple partners to bring 6 of the best current and classic films to campus.
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Adventure Bike suggestions
My wife and I really enjoy riding. We currently have a 1998 Honda Goldwing and have ridden it all over the lower 48 US states. It suits us quite well for road trips, but is not so great in the dirt and mud. We are wanting to dabble into more adventure type rides. In about five to ten years we are planning to ride to Ushuaia, so we are wanting to pick up a machine that we can enjoy, take on off road trips, and ultimately gain experience and practice for this ambitious trip.
I am hoping we can get some advice on a bike that would suit us. We are wanting to go two up, but a side car rig would be OK as well. I am 5'8" with a 30 inch inseam. We both weigh in at about 200 pounds each. I am hoping to find something that I can come close to flat footing with if we wind up going two up. We looked at a BMW 1200 GS Adventure last night and I it was a little too tall for me though the passenger room looked adequate for my wife. We looked at a Ural a few months back, but I am concerned about part availability, speed, comfort for long distance, and reliability. My wife also has some reservations about being in a side car while traveling through cities (being on the back of the bike does not phase her).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I'm no expert by any means, but I think your biggest challenge with "adventure" bikes is going to be the height as you already discovered. I don't think any of them will be much like the Goldwing, but in terms of comfort for your wife the GS is probably going to be hard to beat. I believe they can be lowered some, and a custom (lower) seat could help. Good luck with your search . . . I'm sure others will be along soon with more/better info.
I think you'll find some excellent information over in the Bikes section. Check out Beasts, Road Warriors, and Hacks.
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While you were looking at the GSA did you check out the GS? It's a little bit lower than the GSA. I believe the main difference is the giant gas tank, a little bit less off-road suspension[and height] and some farkles which you can add to the GS if you need them.
For two up adventuring I'd be sure to check out the Yamaha Super Tenere as well as KTM Adventures (Some models are shorter than others),
Thank you for the responses guys. I think I'll do some reading in Beasts, Road Warriors, and Hacks as Cannonshot suggests.
Cool picture of the Victory Vision. I have had our Wing in some slop one up and it was not fun, the KLR 650 I had did much better. You have some big nads Rollin'. :super
Unfortunately, there is not a BMW dealer anywhere near us. The GSA we looked at was one from Craigslist. They don't seem to come up too often around here. Perhaps I could find an inmate with a regular GS here locally that I could look at (Edmond, OK).
Do you know if the seat is about the same from the GS 650, 800, and 1200? If it is, perhaps a 650 or 800 would be better. I really wish I could look at these in person a little more.
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You will soon be able to buy a Kawasaki Versys 1000 in the U.S. Consider it, I've had mine for a year and it's virtually replaced my FZ1 and KLR650. The *real* adventure types are going to winge about the 17" cast wheels and the 4 cylinder engine. But for normal use, including lots of gravel roads like the Dempster Highway, it's fine, and much better on the highway than a lot of more "adventury" bikes. Will do two up well, you won't be short on power or comfort. Might still be a little tall, but there is a price for 6" of suspension travel that's hard to get away from. Comes with ABS, traction control and power modes as standard. Think of it as a Ducati Multistrada for a faction of the price.
I won't get rid of my KLX400 for actual dirt bike use, but the Versys 1000 can otherwise be a one bike solution. You'll note that even KTM, the most "adventure" of the big bikes has toned it down for 2013 towards what most people actually do.
You can check an article on the Versys online at Motorcycle Mojo magazine.
Suzuki makes(made) a V-strom 1000.
But coming from a wing you're gonna want the GS. Smooth and dependable. There is a great BMW network, so even if you don't have a dealer nearby parts are easy to find , info and usually a helping hand are all pretty close.
I also have to offer up the Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom. I'm on my second (the first was murdered by a Honda mini-van) and it is reliable, low-maintenance, 87 octane drinking, no oil leaking, easy chain drive, (relatively) low seat height, comfortable cruising two up all day at speeds from 45-95 mph. In three years and 19,500 miles of riding I've had one factory service because I'm too chicken to mess with valves. Otherwise I've done all the service and farkling. The bike is rock solid reliable, easy to work on, and great to ride on anything from superslab to poorly maintained fire roads.
I've not ridden two up on anything unpaved, but if you and your wife are willing to go there, cheers!
And yes, they're available for 2013. AND there's strong reason to believe an updated model will be available for 2014.
The new DL1000-version should be coming for 2014. And since the current DL1000 has not basically changed in a decade, I would expect, that it now gets a complete makeover, with traction control system and ABS.
The current 650 is also a surprisingly capable two-up tourer, if saving some money on purchase price, insurance and gasoline sounds tempting to you. It can easily be lowered a bit, too. I´m not saying it´ll match the 1000-1200cc bikes two-up, no way, but on its own, it handles two people and their luggage really well.
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I rode my klr to the arctic troublefree and then sucomed to the lure of the Amazing GSA, when it functioned properly it was the most fun iv'e ever had....but for the money spent and the mechanical failures it wasn't for me. i ride an older GSPD airhead now and when it needs something i can usually cure it. maybe consider the classic adventure bike. :wink:
Hi Fonz, I have a Suzuki DL1000 and love it. It is a bit tall, but like was mentioned, it can be lowered. It has plenty of power for two up and is a dream on unimproved roads and highway. I also have a '94 Goldwing and use the V-Strom more than the Goldwing. Just an openion from a fellow Okie.
I have a GS and Ural, very different bikes. With a 30" inseam I couldn't flat foot the bike until I put a lower seat on it. I'll take that bike anywhere but there are a lot of other bikes equally capable also, go sit on some and see what feels right for you guys. GS height is a turnoff to my wife as far as 2 up travel. Solved that problem by buying her a bike she liked also.
I got the Ural for the fun of it, sidecar traveling was really sounding like fun. Ural is slow and steady and more fun than I've had with my pants on in a long time. Long trips require routing on state highways rather then mega interstates. You'll never get lonely traveling by Ural.
I'd seriously look at some of the sidecar rigs people here have if you're considering traveling and exploring. Never experienced a big big city with the sidecar but haven't had an unusual incidents in the cities and towns I've gone through. Sidecar opens up options you wouldn't believe but you'll probably ant to keep the Goldwing also.
I've become more focused on the journey since getting a sidecar rig.
The Suzuki DL1000 may be 'the' bike you and your wife would be comfortable on.
It has oodles of power (more than the GS's), and can accept a lower seat height.
You can find them with low miles at god prices. That's one of those bikes they should have not stopped makng.
It's a 2-up machine, easy.
I would like to have one myself...:D
If you look at the V Strom I suggest the 1000 for what you want to do. I have the 650 and my wife and I travel 2 up all the time. I'm 190 and she's around 130 and loaded down with a weeks worth of gear it holds it's own but in the mountains there isn't a lot to spare. Also we came from a Goldwing too and your wife may not be happy with the seat. We went to a Russell Day Long seat and a Pirates lair backrest. Really helped my wifes attitude on longer trips but it also raised the seat height slightly.
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Colchester manager John Ward wants to keep Huddersfield loanee Nathan Clarke at the club next season.
The 27-year-old centre-half has been a hugely impressive performer since signing on loan in January. Clarke has another year on his Terriers contract but is out of favour at the Galpharm Stadium. However, with Huddersfield battling for automatic promotion Ward will have to bide his time if he is to get his man.
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text: Arts & Entertainment Singing Friends prepare for 10th anniversary concert By Adam Gruenewald February 12, 2014 at 11:33 am Under the direction of Karen de Boer, the Singing Friends rehearse at All Saints Lutheran Church in NYA on Jan. 28. The community chorus – with about 30 members from McLeod, Sibley and Carver counties – practices every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. They will have their 10th anniversary concert on April 26 and 27. Locations have yet to be determined. Left, pianist Carrie Knott accompanies the group.For more information, contact de Boer at 320-864-2742. (NYA Times staff photos by Adam Gruenewald) Filed Under: Norwood Young America, NYA Times, Singing Friends Related posts: Singing Friends Chorus celebrates 10th anniversary Singing Friends Chorus celebrates 10th anniversary Singing Friends to 'Sing in the Holiday' Singing Friends Chorus plans spring concerts


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Sri Lanka National Public TV Airs Animated Adaptations of SGI President's Children's Books
On January 26, 2008, Sri Lanka Rupawahini Corporation (SLRC), Sri Lanka's national television, aired Kanta and the Deer, the first of an animated series in Sinhalese based on original children's stories by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda. A total of 17 stories will be aired every Saturday throughout the nation. On January 24, Soka Gakkai Lanka Buddhist Association General Director Ranjith Rupasinghe appeared on a special program introducing Mr. Ikeda and the animated adaptations, which promote values such as courage, perseverance and consideration.
Following the airing of Kanta and the Deer, SLRC received positive feedback from viewers. Dr. Prasanna Liyanage, Senior Lecturer in Geomatics at Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, commented, "The story portrays genuine human character and offers something of interest to even adults."
In 2007, 14 stories were aired on the National Geographic Channel in various languages in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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interviewBy Orkula Shaagee
Uche Okechukwu was a key member of the Super Eagles team that won the Nations Cup in Tunisia 94 and was voted the most entertaining team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA. The former Iwuanyanwu Nationale defender, who was popularly called Gentle Giant by soccer fans, was at the Warri City Stadium for the novelty match between ex-Super Eagles players and Warri All Stars, from where he spoke to reporters on a number of issue, including the Westerholf era and the need to give Keshi enough time to build a strong team for the country. Excerpts:
Most of your teammates in the national team then are now coaches, handling the various national teams. Do you look forward to handling one of the national teams in future?
We have a lot of people who try to develop football from the grassroots without being a coach. So there are a lot of stages in football where we can contribute without necessarily being a coach.
Do you genuinely think we have the kind of players that will do this nation proud, at the 2013 AFCON in South Africa?
You have to remember one thing that when Westerholf first came, only one or two players were playing abroad then, most of us were playing in Nigeria; I for instance I was playing for Iwuanyanwu Nationale, and Amokachie was playing for Ranchers Bees. It was only two players or four from outside the country that went to the African Cup of Nations.
So, it is not about playing abroad. Like I told you, we have very quality players but you have to remember Stephen Keshi needs time to build that team, because Westerholf did not build his team in one day. Before we became a strong team, we played ECOWAS Cup, we played Nations Cup in 90 and 92.
If you are talking of individual players, yes, we have and what is needed now is to build a team, which is more important to do than to have individual players. So that is what we need to do.
At the stadium today, while each of you were being introduced, there was a standing ovation; why is it difficult for your set to take over the running of football in Nigeria?
The thing is we don't make that decision, we are not in position to do that; there are people in position who make that decision. There is a procedure to choose the NFF chairman or whoever is there. I cannot just come out and say I want to be in this position.
So, those who are there, any time they call on us and say come I want you to be here, everybody here will be willing to do so. But like I said earlier, we are not in position to make that decision.
What is that thing that Keshi is bringing into the national team that Siasia did not do during his time?
That I cannot answer because the NFF is the one that made that decision, you can see that not only in the national teams, clubs and everywhere, when you play as a coach and you don't get results you go.
But that is what I call consistency, if it doesn't happen today, it doesn't mean it will not happen another day; but they will say we want it immediately now and out another person comes, and it becomes a problem. So at the end of the day, you will find out that all the coach, Siasia, Eguavoen, Keshi and all others want the same thing, and that is success.
So, you have to remember that all of them past and present want the same thing and they try to work towards that target in their own way, but may be the NFF officials may not see it that way.
Which of the Nigerian players will you say you are highly impressed with for now?
Well, this is a new team and they are just starting.
I mean in Europe, those playing in Europe.
Of course we have a lot of good players in Europe, I like Odemwingie, Mikel. I want you to understand that every player has a quality and those qualities are different from each other player. If you are looking from outside, you might be looking from a different angle.
Others may ask, why is this guy playing, but the coach knows why he is playing. There is a reason why he is there every game, so they have their own qualities; it is left for the coach to decide I want this player because he is my best player in what I want to do.
Our (Nigeria) best department in the past used to be in defence, what in your opinion do you think is the reason we have been battling to get a formidable back four now in the past five of six years?
You need time and patience to build a team, and I just gave you an example that when Westerholf came we were all playing for local clubs and it took time for him to raise a team. I remember we played ECOWAS Cup in Bauchi, we played African Cup of Nations and so many friendly games, a lot of them talk about the 94 team, but that team did not emerge in 94, we started 89, 90, 92 with the same coach and almost the same crop of players, with few coming in, even after Westerholf, it was almost the same team that went to the 98 World Cup and Olympics; but people just talk about 94, but that team was there long before 94.
We played ECOWAS in Bauchi, went to Algiers 90, Senegal 92 before we went to Tunisia 94 Nations Cup. So we have to build a team.
Even as we have retired, when we play, you will see that these people have been together. So you need patience, the result might not be coming in as you want it, but building a team is building for the future, though the results might not come as expected.


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On September 23, 2007, Chief of Police Cathy L. Lanier promoted Diane Groomes to Assistant Chief in charge of the Patrol Services and School Security Bureau. The Bureau remains committed to the mission of the Metropolitan Police Department and to continuing to work "…to safeguard the District of Columbia and protect its residents and visitors by providing the highest quality of police service with integrity and compassion as well as a commitment to innovation that integrates people, technology and progressive business systems."
Commander Groomes joined the Metropolitan Police Department in October 1990 and quickly moved up the ranks. Out of the academy she was assigned to the Fourth District as a patrol officer and was designated as the first Patrol Officer First Class when the program was initiated in 1994. She then became a Master Patrol Officer in the Fourth District.
In 1996, she was promoted to Sergeant and was assigned to the Fifth District and assigned to Beat 153. In 1997, the PSA model was created and Commander Groomes was assigned to PSA 510, where she was instrumental in organizing the community and develop a model community policing program. She was also transferred to the Homicide Division as a sergeant during its reorganization. She then returned to PSA 510 in 1998, where the PSA 510 team received top honors for the biggest crime reduction in the city and City Council passed a Proclamation due to the 510's crime fighting and community organization efforts under her leadership.
In September 2000, she was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the Third District. She was the team leader for both 309 and 310 and was later tasked with managing the Powershift unit to deal with the violent crime issues surrounding the nightclub zones. During her tenure as a lieutenant she designed and headed up the very successful Street Crime unit, which focused on persistent crime and disorder problems in the Northwest community.
Soon after being promoted to Captain in 2004, Groomes was promoted within six months to the MPDC Command Staff. She was promoted to Inspector, of the Third District Substation. In this role, she helped to design and implement a number of innovative programs, including the community listserv, expanded neighborhood patrols, and the DC Fashion Idol program for at risk young women in 3d and throughout the city. This program has been expanded and adopted by the Greater Washington Boys and Girls Club.
Diane Groomes was promoted to the rank of Commander in August 2005, by Chief Charles Ramsey and assigned to the First District, where she served a diverse business and residential community.
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For more than a month, Ken Eichele didn't have the time, the energy or the inclination to play golf.
There simply was no room for a game in his life.
Fire Department of New York, was attempting to qualify for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Sept. 11 when the city came under attack. By the time he reached Ground Zero, it was 11 p.m.
"It was much worse than anybody could imagine in their worst nightmares, beyond anything I had seen on TV," Eichele said. "It was just unbelievable devastation, even in the buildings around the towers."
Eichele did what all city firefighters did; he began working endless hours to try to find survivors. Finally, a woman was pulled out at 2 p.m. the next day.
"Not finding people alive was the worst part of the ordeal," Eichele said. "Finding the woman really lifted everyone's spirits, but no one was found after that."
Nine of the 12 men working at Eichele's station that day died, including two carrying a person down in a wheelchair when one of the twin towers collapsed.
Eichele cried at the many funerals he attended. He wept alone in his car when he saw in his mind the faces of some of those who lost their lives, men he had known for as long as 30 years.
It took awhile, but Eichele also came to the realization that if he didn't play golf again, he'd be giving in to the terrorists.
"Nobody loves the game more than me, but you have to keep it in perspective after what happened," Eichele said. "There's some pressure in golf, but I consider pressure being in a super-heated room in thick smoke and having a split second to decide which way to dive to save your life. That's what firefighters go through nearly every day.
"My favorite saying is what a retired fire chief always said, `Live while you're alive.' I don't ever take anything for granted now. I still try to win every time I play and hope to play a round the day I die. But the bottom line is golf is still just a game."
Eichele was in the first group to tee off Sept. 11 and finished his round before heading to the disaster site, 20 miles away. Many others, however, were still on the course when the qualifier was postponed until Sept. 17. Eichele obviously didn't play that day, but he received an unprecedented offer from U.S. Golf Association executive director David Fay.
The USGA executive committee felt Eichele would have qualified if not for the circumstances and should be given a special exemption. Fay gave Eichele the option of playing in the U.S. Mid-Amateur in Fresno, Calif., two weeks later or the 2002 championship at The Stanwich Club and Round Hill Club in Greenwich. Obviously, 2002 was the only choice he could make. So that's where he'll be when the tournament starts Sept. 21.
"The exemption isn't just for me. It's for all the firefighters who might have been there," said Eichele, 51, a scratch player in the Nassau Players Club at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., site of the U.S. Open last June.
His Own Life Saved
Sept. 11 began misty and foggy at the Bedford Golf and Tennis Club in suburban New York, and Eichele wasn't hitting the ball with his usual crispness. Still, after starting at No.10, he was even par for the first eight holes of the sectional qualifier. And the murky conditions had given way to sunshine.
As he walked onto the 18th green, it was just after 9 a.m. Dave Segot, a friend and fellow FDNY member, approached Eichele and told him a plane had hit the World Trade Center. Eichele gave Segot a quizzical look but wasn't overly concerned. The first reports had a Piper Cub, a small private plane, hitting the tower.
Five holes later, Eichele learned of the magnitude of what had happened and realized playing golf on a day off saved his life. Another friend, Pat Reilly, who had seen the explosions at the towers as he drove to the course, provided the grim details.
Two jetliners had crashed into the World Trade Center, and the towers were gone. Eichele, who had been part of the WTC rescue effort after a bombing in 1993, wanted to leave immediately but was told the bridges into the city were closed, so he completed the round - in a daze.


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around the house: hank's room tour.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
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oh man i love that wood wall!!ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks mer! probably one of my most favorite projects we've done in this house!Delete
ahhh, it looks so fantastic sarah!! i love every last detail!ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks andrea!Delete
it's amazing!ReplyDelete
Looking amazing! I love all the little details!ReplyDelete
I love what you did with the space, it looks amazing!!ReplyDelete
It's fantastic! You did such a wonderful job! Where did you find the large H hanging on the wall? I'd love one for Natalie's room.ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks wendy! the large metal H was purchased before Hank was born from Restoration Baby & Child. I'm wondering though if something similar could be cut from wood or perhaps try etsy? The craft stores never carry monograms big enough!Delete
RH has select letters (in blue, not sure if that's what colour yours is) for $21.99. I think they are 50% off. :)Delete
It all came together so well ! Love it and can't wait to see it !ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks mama! xoDelete
Everything looks SO good, Sarah! That wall is amazing and I totally want to hang out in that closet nook. You are a genius, my friend, great work.ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks so much Christine! xoDelete
The room looks great! Just wondering if you could tell me where the grey chair is from. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks so much! the grey chair is from target. it's a perfect size for a kid's room.Delete
wow dude! it looks awesome! he must love that little closet nook! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks Caitlin! yes, he loves climbing up and down in the nook. his favorite part this week is the magnet board on the bottom level...Delete
Perfection! I love every little detail! You have some serious skills, my friend!ReplyDeleteReplies
thanks Erin! your comments always mean so much!Delete
PS- Have you thought about watermarking your photos? I think you should since I have a feeling these will be blowing up on Pinterest and it's always nice to see the original source credited!ReplyDeleteReplies
GOOD idea. thank you for the suggestion! i am definitely going to start!Delete
That wood wall is so perfect! What a great idea and I love the color and wood grain of it all. I love that chair too. Everything, really.ReplyDelete
This is the sweetest room, Sarah. If I was Hank, I'd never want to grow up!ReplyDelete
I agree with you about Rona. Its a hidden gem. They're pretty great for bathroom vanities too.
I love! And I love reading it as much as the pictures, because I can just hear you and your humor makes me laugh. Love the part where you say, it's such a great place to put his (my) fave things! SO true! I've had to learn to give it up (I mean ajay is 13 for goodness sakes) but I could so relate! Love it all! Glad you're blogging too! xoReplyDelete
It's so amazing!!!! I love it, so very sweet!!!! Do you mind if I share it on my blog? I would love to!ReplyDelete
I would love to know the paint color!ReplyDelete