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Experts say Anti-Depressant Drugs Cause Suicides Instead ofPreventing Them!

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Experts say ant idepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing them!

Natural News by Dani Veracity:

In June 2001, a jury in Wyoming determined that the antidepressant drug Paxil caused a man to kill his wif e,daughter and granddaughter bef ore killing himself . The jury awarded the surviving f amily $8 million indamages, according to ‘American Medical Publishing’s Prescription Medicines, Side Ef f ects and NaturalAlternatives’.

In Portland, Ore., Jay Johnston took the prescribed antidepressants Zolof t and Prozac. He then attemptedsuicide with a shotgun, permanently disf iguring himself . In the same month as the Wyoming jury’s decision,Johnston sued. The courts awarded Johnston $5 million, reports Dr. Ann Blake Tracy in ‘Prozac: Panacea orPandora’. Similarly, who could f orget Eric Harris, who — along with Dylan Klebold — killed 11 people andthen himself in the Columbine school shooting? At the time of the shooting, Harris was being treated withthe prescription antidepressant Luvox.

These patients are among the growing statistics of people who committed suicide, or tried to commitsuicide, while undergoing treatment with prescription antidepressants.

Antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, Luvox and Paxil are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,commonly known as SSRIs. Serotonin is one of your brain’s most important biochemicals; it controlseverything f rom appetite to mood swings. If you’re depressed, compulsively eating or gambling, notsleeping properly or even just moody, you’re probably lacking serotonin. It ’s important to note, however,that you can also have too much serotonin.

In Health and Nutrit ion Secrets, Dr. Russell L. Blaylock writes,

“It is also known that these medications increase brain levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin,which, in high concentrations, can also act as an excitotoxin.”

When antidepressant drugs raise serotonin to an excitotoxin level, the brain reacts in ways similar tomental illness. According to Burton Goldberg’s book, ‘Alternative Medicine’, side ef f ects of SSRIs include

uncontrollable f acial and body tics, dizziness, hallucinations, nausea, sexual dysf unction, addiction,electric-shock- like sensations in the brain and, of course, homicidal or suicidal thoughts and behavior.

Dr. Joseph Glenmullen describes in Prozac Backlash:

“Anna was started on Prozac but became severely anxious, agitated and sleepless … Havingnever been suicidal before, two weeks after starting Prozac, Anna went to her HMO becauseshe felt like killing herself. The psychiatrist on call told Anna the Prozac was indeed making herworse and hospitalized her. But her original psychiatrist disagreed, restarted Prozac, although ata lower dose and added a second, sedating antidepressant (Trazodone), which Anna only tookfor two days.”

Pharmaceutical companies, however, have no excuse. Prozac’s maker, Eli Lilly, f rantically f ought any changein the prescribing guidelines f or antidepressants; even a general warning. Not even public allegations linkingthe drug to suicides, murders, murder-suicides and mass murder-suicides could weaken Eli Lilly’s staunchdef ense of the antidepressant. Dr. Glenmullen explains that Eli Lilly’s stance was a result, of course, off inancial greed:

“Pharmaceutical companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars developing and launching adrug like Prozac. By 1991, Prozac was already the number-one bestselling antidepressant, withsales near $1 billion a year. The stakes were indeed high. So the pharmaceutical industry anddrug advocates decided to defend Prozac at all costs, despite the risks to individual and publicsafety.”

In other words, to the pharmaceutical industry, it seems nothing — not the individual lives of depressedpeople, not the massacre at Columbine — is more important than making $1 billion a year.

You know your lif e is more important than that; you know that humanity is more important than any f inancialsum. It ’s up to you — not your doctor and certainly not a pill — to f ind a way to overcome depression. Visita therapist and do some cognitive therapy; even the staunchest pill-pusher won’t deny that antidepressantmedication is no substitute f or counseling. If your brain lacks serotonin, there are many saf e and naturalways to boost the biochemical. You can f ind a concise, yet inf ormative article on boosting your moodthrough diet, right here on f oodmatters.tv

Prozac, Luvox, Paxil and Zolof t are just brand names f or the same recipe f or disaster. These drugs areknown to induce suicide and other violent behavior in depressed people who may already be suicidal.

The experts speak out on ant idepressant drugs and suicide

“A lawsuit contends the manufacturer of the popular anti-depressant Paxil concealed evidencethat the drug can be addictive. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 35 people from around thecountry who say they suffered symptoms ranging from electrical shocks to suicidal thoughtsafter discontinuing use of the drug. Paxil is the second largest selling anti-depressant inAmerica. In June of 2001, a jury in Wyoming awarded $8 million in damages to a family of aman after determining that Paxil caused him to kill his wife, daughter, and granddaughter beforehe committed suicide.”

‘Prescription Medicines, Side Ef f ects and Natural Alternatives’ by American Medical Publishing, page 30.

“..The FDA has ruled that Paxil (paroxetine) should not be taken by anyone younger than age18 because it is associated with a possible increased risk of suicidal impulses.”

‘Dr Isadore Rosenf eld’s Breakthrough Health’ by Isadore Rosenf eld MD, page 87

$5 Million Awarded In anti-depressant Negligence Case Jay Johnston tried commit suicide afterbeing given Zoloft and then Prozac. He is permanently disfigured from the shotgun blast.

‘PROZAC Panacea or Pandora’ by Ann Blake Tracy PhD, page 280

“A brand-new drug can be like a license to print money. It certainly worked that way for Eli Lilly.When the company launched the antidepressant Prozac in 1987, nobody else had anythingquite like it, and Lilly cleaned up. But then other pharmaceutical firms rushed in with their ownversions, including Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa and the recently newsworthy Luvox, found in theblood of Columbine High School shooter Eric Harris. The competition has already eateninto Lilly’s market share, and things can only go downhill from here.”

‘Beyond Depression’ by Michael D. Lemonick and Alice Park, Time 5/17/99, page 74.

“Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drug, such as Prozac, that increases levels ofcirculating serotonin. SSRIs have the potential for serious side effects, including suicidalthoughts, restlessness, and aggression.”

‘The Memory Solution’ by Dr Julian Whitaker, page 252.

“It is also interesting to note that in all the cases of school shootings, the kids responsible for theviolence were taking SSRI medications, which are known to produce suicidal and homicidal“side effects.” It is also known that these medications increase brain levels of theneurotransmitter serotonin, which, in high concentrations, can also act as an excitotoxin.”

‘Health And Nutrit ion Secrets’ by Russell L Blaylock MD, page 79

“Prozac and similar antidepressant drugs, such as Paxil and Zoloft, have seen a significantincrease in use over the last decade, with approximately 28 million Americans having used thedrugs, and 70% of the prescriptions for them written by physicians rather than psychiatrists.Joseph Glen-mullen, Ph.D., author of Prozac Backlash, considers this trend both dangerous andreckless, pointing out that anti-depressants can have severe side effects. These includeuncontrollable facial and body tics (which can be signs of severe neurological damage),hallucinations, dizziness, nausea, anxiety, withdrawal symptoms, sexual dysfunction, andelectric shock-like sensations in the brain. Dr. Glen-mullen cautions that a small percentage ofpeople can become homicidal, suicidal, or both as a result of Prozac use.”

‘Alternative Medicine’ by Burton Goldberg, page 798

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*(Negative statements concerning medical doctors were removed as the point here is to convey what isbeing voiced concerning antidepressants).