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Psychotropic Medications and High Heat Don’t Mix
Common drugs for anxiety, depression and other mental health issues can wreak havoc on the brain’s ability to regulate heat. One researcher said they disrupt “the thermostat of the body.”
By Nina Dietz
Normally, Shelbey Ward uses her platform AdAstraStickers on TikTok to promote the clever, nerdy stickers she makes and sells, with occasional commentary on life thrown in for good measure. But in May she decided to use her platform to share a PSA about heat and psychiatric meds.
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Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.