[Squishy] colin should be a doctor
kathryn aaker
kathryn aaker" <kathryn@squishy.org
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:55:46 -0700
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so yesterday i ended up going to a random doctor at cal pacific. since =
it was my first visit there they had to ask all the "lifestyle" =
questions. we had an exchange that went something like this:
doc: do you smoke?
me: no.
doc: drugs?
me: is this confidential?
doc: absolutely.
me. ok, sure.
doc: which drugs?
me: ecstasy, sometimes...
doc: no marijuana?
me: oh yeah. that too.
doc: hmm... as a doctor, i should tell you that ecstasy is really bad.
me: [nodding] ok. why, in your professional opinion?=20
doc: well... um... it's an... opiate.. and it... uh...
me: um. no it's not.
doc: [blank stare]
me: it's not an opiate. it's an amphetamine. it blocks the re-uptake =
of serotonin in the brain.
doc: ah. yes. well, see... that, uh, can lead to what we call =
"serotonin syndrome" which has symptoms such as muscle contraction, =
restlessness, euphoria, high body temperature, fast heartbeat, mental =
status changes...
me: i see.
doc: hmm... i guess that's why people take it.
me: i would guess so.
doc: but it's dangerous.
me: i see.
doc: i might go read more about it.
me. let me know if you find anything interesting.
doc: i'll do that.
the search continues...
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>so yesterday i ended up going to a =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>doc: do you =
smoke?<BR>me: =20
no.<BR>doc: drugs?<BR>me: is this =
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absolutely.<BR>me. ok, sure.<BR>doc: which =
drugs?<BR>me: =20
ecstasy, sometimes...<BR>doc: no marijuana?<BR>me: oh=20
yeah. that too.<BR>doc: hmm... as a doctor, i should =
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that ecstasy is really bad.<BR>me: [nodding] ok. =
why, in=20
your professional opinion? </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>doc: well... um... it's an... =
opiate.. and=20
it... uh...<BR>me: um. no it's not.<BR>doc: [blank=20
stare]<BR>me: it's not an opiate. it's an =
amphetamine. =20
it blocks the re-uptake of serotonin in the brain.<BR>doc: =
ah. =20
yes. well, see... that, uh, can lead to what we call "serotonin =
syndrome"=20
which has symptoms such as muscle contraction, restlessness, euphoria, =
high body=20
temperature, fast heartbeat, mental status changes...<BR>me: i=20
see.<BR>doc: hmm... i guess that's why people take =
it.<BR>me: i=20
would guess so.<BR>doc: but it's dangerous.<BR>me: i=20
see.<BR>doc: i might go read more about it.<BR>me. let me =
know if=20
you find anything interesting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>doc: i'll do that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the search continues...</FONT></DIV>
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