I agree with both of the above comments. I have a brother who had a brilliant scientific career until a doctor put him on Prozac simply because he was worried about a life circumstance that he could have handled without the Prozac but was never able to handle after being put on the drug. He changed so dramatically overnite that I went looking for information on Prozac and found Peter Breggin's book Talking Back to Prozac,which explained the problem and documented large numbers of cases of violence, homicide, and bizarre behaviour related to Prozac use. MY brother lost his wife, his home, his career and all semblance of financial security shortly after being put on the Prozac. Due to the new privacy laws we were not able to discuss the problem with his doctor. Like most people on substances that alter their mental status, he thought he was doing well on the drug and did not want to discuss the obvious fact that it was disabling him.
I have since followed reports of violence, homicide and school shootings related to these drugs in the news, expecting that they would be removed from the market or severely restricted. Many of the people harmed by Prozac have had no history of significant mental illness; many had simple day to day concerns like anxiety about a school exam that would have been treated with simple couseling and reassurance 20 years ago. Instead they were given Prozac or an ssri and wound up dead. The ssri antidepressants resemble street drugs in that they make the user feel euphoric and stimulated at first, then proceed to destroy his or her life in all too many cases.
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I agree with both of the above comments. I have a brother who had a brilliant scientific career until a doctor put him on Prozac simply because he was worried about a life circumstance that he could have handled without the Prozac but was never able to handle after being put on the drug. He changed so dramatically overnite that I went looking for information on Prozac and found Peter Breggin's book Talking Back to Prozac,which explained the problem and documented large numbers of cases of violence, homicide, and bizarre behaviour related to Prozac use. MY brother lost his wife, his home, his career and all semblance of financial security shortly after being put on the Prozac. Due to the new privacy laws we were not able to discuss the problem with his doctor. Like most people on substances that alter their mental status, he thought he was doing well on the drug and did not want to discuss the obvious fact that it was disabling him.
I have since followed reports of violence, homicide and school shootings related to these drugs in the news, expecting that they would be removed from the market or severely restricted. Many of the people harmed by Prozac have had no history of significant mental illness; many had simple day to day concerns like anxiety about a school exam that would have been treated with simple couseling and reassurance 20 years ago. Instead they were given Prozac or an ssri and wound up dead. The ssri antidepressants resemble street drugs in that they make the user feel euphoric and stimulated at first, then proceed to destroy his or her life in all too many cases.
April 24, 2009 - 6:07amThis Comment
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