Amy Dresner

Author of darkly comic addiction memoir, My Fair Junkie by Hachette Books Also an irreverent freelance writer for diff mags

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Like reading about sex, drugs, psych wards and recovery? Buy my book, "My Fair Junkie" Amazon: https://t.co/ghHkwLyqwX or your local @BNBuzz

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New piece about my boyfriend’s relapse and overdose for @workithealth:

https://t.co/t6rhu6cbbQ

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Newest piece for @workithealth by @JoeSchrankWorld and me.

#addiction #recovery #MAT #sobriety

https://t.co/rKBXk5f2kS

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Newest piece for @workithealth about the incredibly over used term "self-care". What does "self-care" really mean when you can't get out of bed and are shackled by a depression? Let's talk about it. #mentalhealth #depression #selfcaretips

https://t.co/MWhUZdcgVR

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Newest piece for @workithealth about how Long Covid effects mental health. #depression #MentalHealthAwareness

https://t.co/aMOP15Ek1s

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@paulateamenceph @BrainAblaze That's so wonderful. Congrats. And thank you, I will definitely ask you about any med interactions. ❤️

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@BrainAblaze Has anybody else had weird reactions with their epilepsy meds when they've had to take antibiotics?

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@paulateamenceph @RabBbit20 @BrainAblaze Thank you. It’s ok. The VNS has helped a lot. I don’t think we talk enough about how much hormones impacts epilepsy. I hit perimenopause and my epilepsy went bananas. Before that it was perfectly controlled with one medication for a decade.

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@BrainAblaze I took high grade strong CBD before it was legal, literally got an Rx from a doctor and bought it off some bougie medical website and it did nothing for my epilepsy. I have heard that you need a little THC in it for it work but as a sober person that's not a great idea for me.

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@RabBbit20 @BrainAblaze Like loopy and kind of high which is not great since I’m 11.5 year sober. That’s great you’re off so much stuff. I’m on antidepressants, 3 seizure meds and have a VNS

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@BrainAblaze Interesting. I’m on Cipro and it’s really interacting with my phenobarbital 😳. There are a bunch of meds that are off the table for me 🤷‍♀️

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@arthurjack Take a couple deep breaths before. Say you're nervous and it's your first lead. Get it out there. Remember it's not a performance. Tell the truth. If you touch one person, you've done your job. And there will be another speaker next week and nobody will remember you. LOL.

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@BrainAblaze Only when I’m on a lot of meds and only sometimes. :(

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@BrainAblaze It's ok. I'm still here! Who needs back teeth anyway? 🤣

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@igari_tomoka3 Your positive attitude is so inspirational and your style is fire. Keep shining bright, star.

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@noahsub97 @BrainAblaze My condolences!!!

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@BrainAblaze Yes. Parents, friends and boyfriends have all noticed a lot of mood instability. :(

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Newest piece for @workithealth about the addiction to drama. It's real. It can come from childhood. It has biological components. It is sometimes but not always linked to other mental illnesses. There's a payoff. But there's also a way out. https://t.co/MDD9IgmESU

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@BrainAblaze They think it’s hyperactive lesions from my methamphetamine abuse in my 20’s.