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Citizens Commission on Human Rights International- In Santa Cruz CA, where 9% of adults have taken psych drugs, advocates launch 1st Green Mental Health Care DayGenita Petralli, president of nonprofit Green Body and Mind, director of Patient Services at Alternative to Meds Clinic, and an author of several books, says it’s her mission to “educate all those interested in what is causing the epidemic mental health crisis of today, how to avoid it, how to get off psychiatric drugs if you are on them now, and why toxic d […]
- Irish psychiatric wards deemed “unfit for human habitation” – patients found abused, mistreated, electroshockedIrish health inspectors have uncovered evidence of bad management and untrained medical staff administering electric shock therapy to patients in psychiatric wards around the country. Many of Ireland's psychiatric wards may be closed as they are "unfit for human habitation.”
- Op Ed: New Year’s Resolutions for the Drug Industry for 2010Clearly the drug industry needs New Year's Resolutions--and to honor them better than the Corporate Integrity Agreements with the government it keeps breaking. How about: "We will stop upgrading anxiety to depression, depression to bipolar disorder and bipolar disorder to 'treatment resistant depression' to sell drugs. We will admit that […]
- In Santa Cruz CA, where 9% of adults have taken psych drugs, advocates launch 1st Green Mental Health Care Day
- Nurses for Human Rights
- Do Doctors Promote Mental Illness?Are you comfortable knowing that the medications your doctors prescribe for you may be influenced by what they hear at a lecture or seminar weekend from a pharmaceutical company paid speaker instead of your doctor’s own research and critical reading of the testing results of that drug? Well, apparently, that is what is happening in [...]
- Do Doctors Promote Mental Illness?
Written Testimony Needed – Florida Child Antipsychotic Drugging
March 1, 2009 — Your FriendThe Florida Agency for Health Care Administration is inviting the public to provide written testimony (until December 24) concerning the Medicaid coverage of atypical antipsychotics on children. This is the official notice: http://ahca.myflorida.com/docs/AdHocWebCancellationMessagev2.pdf
Atypical antipsychotics are the newest, most expensive high powered antipsychotic drugs - heavily marketed to state Medicaid programs. (Your tax dollars)
“Evidence is mounting that they can cause rapid weight gain, diabetes, even death”. St. Petersburg Times, July 29, 2007 Read the rest of this entry »
Antipsychotics: History – Then and Now
January 29, 2009 — Your FriendThe Times-News
Modern mind medicines begin to lose luster
January 27, 2009
Hundreds of years ago, people with mental illness might be burned at the stake or locked away in a dungeon. In the early 20th century, some patients with schizophrenia were lobotomized with an ice pick to blunt emotions and reduce agitation. Read the rest of this entry »
Niacin, the Mental Health Alternative
January 27, 2009 — Your FriendDr. Abram Hoffer talks about niacin as an alternative to psychiatric medication and statins (cholesterol medication).
So if you are fed up with the side effects from your drugs and are seeking an alternative to antidepressants, antipsychotics or statins work with the healing professional of your choice and try niacin. In my research I have found that it helps depression, anxiety, lowers cholesterol levels and more.
Please note that in the video when Dr. Hoffer refers to “Bill W.” he is referring to Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
All information posted in this writing is the opinion of the author and is provided for educational purposes only. It is not to be construed as medical advice. Only a licensed medical doctor can legally offer medical advice in the United States. Consult the healer of your choice for medical care and advice.
Seroquel Raises Diabetes Risk, Doctor Says
January 21, 2009 — Your FriendJan. 16 (Bloomberg) — AstraZeneca Plc’s antipsychotic drug Seroquel raised by almost 400 percent the risk of developing diabetes when compared with first-generation medications in its class, a doctor testified in a court case against the drugmaker.
A 2004 article published in Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association, reported the increased risk in males who were exposed to Seroquel for at least 60 days. The study, which involved 1,629 patients, compared the exposure of a newer class of antipsychotics including clozapine and Seroquel with an older class of drugs, Jennifer Marks, a Miami- based endocrinologist, said during a pre-trial hearing yesterday in federal court in Orlando, Florida. Read the rest of this entry »
Heart Risk Cited in Newer Antipsychotic Drugs
January 19, 2009 — Your FriendZyprexa, Risperdal and Seroquel, among the 10 most commonly prescribed medications, are just as likely as older antipsychotic drugs to cause a fatal heart attack, a study finds. Read the rest of this entry »
Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer’s Patients
January 9, 2009 — Your FriendAntipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer’s Patients
January 9, 2009
Alzheimer’s patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs face a higher risk of death than similar patients not given these medications do, British researchers report.
While the short-term use of antipsychotics has been found to benefit Alzheimer’s patients, studies have found that prolonged use can have serious side effects, including Parkinson-like symptoms, sedation, chest infections, decline in brain function, stroke and death. Read the rest of this entry »
“Medication Madness” by Peter Breggin, M.D.
December 30, 2008 — Your Friend
Watch this great Fox interview with Peter Breggin, M.D.
Hear a true life story about someone on Prozac and more.
View video here: Read the rest of this entry »
FDA Warnings for Abilify (Aripiprazole)
November 30, 2008 — Your FriendHIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION FOR ABILIFY (ARIPIPRAZOLE)M THE ANTI-PSCYHOTIC MEDICATION
These highlights do not include all the information needed to use ABILIFY safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for ABILIFY.
ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) Tablets
ABILIFY DISCMELT® (aripiprazole) Orally Disintegrating Tablets
ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) Oral Solution
ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) Injection FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE ONLY
Initial U.S. Approval: 2002
BLACK BOX WARNING: Read the rest of this entry »
