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Antidepressants Among the Most Dangerous Drugs Available http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/01/07/antidepressants-trigger-violent-behavior.aspx?e_cid=20120107_DNL_art_3
Holy Guacamole! From Depressed to Homicidal: The "Miracles" of Modern Pharmacy
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Yolande Lucire and pharmacogeneticist Christopher Crotty found a significant association between genetics, metabolism of psychiatric drugs, and severe "homicidal akathisia." Akathisia is a medical term describing a condition of motor restlessness, marked by anxiety, agitation, jitteriness, or the sensation of "jumping out of one's skin" and the inability to sit quietly or sleep. Akathisia is a common side effect of neuroleptic drugs. Chronic sleeplessness itself can lead to a long list of physical and emotional symptoms.
It has long been known that many antidepressants cause akathisia, especially SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), a category that includes Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, and other commonly prescribed antidepressants.
Some researchers and physicians believe that akathisia is the chief symptom that triggers impulsive violence in certain individuals who take antidepressant drugs.This is thought to be an extreme form of akathisia. Homicidal impulses and murderous behavior due to akathisia is now being called "homicidal akathisia."
Scary stuff. Wonder if it's true? Hopefully not, since there is apparently a huge sector of the world's population on some kind of anti-depressant, or another.
Question: Are pharmaceuticals really needed, or just a band-aid, leaving the real issues/problems only smoothed over for the time being, but still simmering under the surface?
:noidea:
Holy Guacamole! From Depressed to Homicidal: The "Miracles" of Modern Pharmacy
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Yolande Lucire and pharmacogeneticist Christopher Crotty found a significant association between genetics, metabolism of psychiatric drugs, and severe "homicidal akathisia." Akathisia is a medical term describing a condition of motor restlessness, marked by anxiety, agitation, jitteriness, or the sensation of "jumping out of one's skin" and the inability to sit quietly or sleep. Akathisia is a common side effect of neuroleptic drugs. Chronic sleeplessness itself can lead to a long list of physical and emotional symptoms.
It has long been known that many antidepressants cause akathisia, especially SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), a category that includes Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, and other commonly prescribed antidepressants.
Some researchers and physicians believe that akathisia is the chief symptom that triggers impulsive violence in certain individuals who take antidepressant drugs.This is thought to be an extreme form of akathisia. Homicidal impulses and murderous behavior due to akathisia is now being called "homicidal akathisia."
Scary stuff. Wonder if it's true? Hopefully not, since there is apparently a huge sector of the world's population on some kind of anti-depressant, or another.
Question: Are pharmaceuticals really needed, or just a band-aid, leaving the real issues/problems only smoothed over for the time being, but still simmering under the surface?
:noidea: