Psience Quest Interview No. 4: Rudolf Smit and Titus Rivas

Dear, dear Rudolf, THANK GOD for the great news!!! I've been thinking about you very often, particularly these days, strangely enough. Many a time I had a temptation to write to Titus, asking about you, then I would hold back, not wanting to bother him. Be careful about those anti-depressants, they really kill your brain. I was prescribed antidepressants a few times, but I would never take them. My friend, who runs a big cancer treatment facility told me that she prefers to prescribe to her patients a food supplement called 5-HTP, given that it doesn't have any secondary effects, unlike antidepressants. I decided to try it, and it as amazing. Took my depression right out, with no ups and downs, no secondary effects, no numbness, etc. Nothing at all. Apparently, it stimulates serotonin producing areas of the brain. I swear by it now. 
In any case, you dear, dear man, please, take good care of yourself, you are loved by many people on this forum and beyond!! We miss your great posts!!!
Un abrazo desde Madrid!!

Hi Enrique,

No, it had nothing to do with anti-depressants. Over the past year I had to swallow so-called beta-blockers, i.e. medicines whose main function is to keep the heart in check, particularly after a heart attack: preventing excessive heart rates, bringing down high blood pressure and all that.
The problem is that they often are a necessaty evil, due to their many side-effects. I name a few: terribly fatiqued, to such an extent that I could only walk slowly using a stick (my third leg, as I called it), very low energy, nightmares, usually drosy during the day, concentration troubles, and so on.

BTW Enrique. Yesterday I received notice that the Spanish version of The Self Does Not Die has come out.
It is called "El Yo No Muere".

Cheers to all,

Smithy