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I just want to inform you of some critical information on antidepressants. 

Prozac is one of the antidepressant proving to be worse than LSD and cocaine, which are now illegal drugs.  #1 It is patented and manufactured by the same pharmaceutical company who gave us LSD, Eli Lilly.  #2 The advertising campaign and promotional push for the two drugs has been extremely similar.  #3 The target in the brain for both Prozac and LSD is the neurotransmitter, serotonin and both act as enhancers of serotonin, that is they both raise the level of serotonin.

I believe someday Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Halcion, Xanex, Luvox, Effexor, Anafranil, etc...will be illegal drugs, but there will be something else to follow it. 

Prozac was tested only 5-6 weeks before it was released to the public.  This drug was put on the market in record time.  Many physicians will admit that if you are among the first to use a new drug you are actually participating in the testing process for that drug.  They [Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical] give trips to Hawaii for prescribing Prozac! 

125,000 deaths will be attributed to prescription drug reactions this year-2001.

Arthur Egelman who was the FDA medical officer responsible for the antidepressant Parnate stated, "I deeply regret the prolongation of human suffering and the sacrifice in human life which will follow the resumption of marketing of this relatively ineffective drug."-1964

1947-CIA had a great interest in drugs for chemical warfare and mind-control in particular.  They wanted an even stronger drug other than scopolamine and liquid marijuana, turned to LSD.  Their goal was to find a chemical which would:  #1 cause a disruption in memory, #2 discredit individuals by producing aberrant behavior, #3, alter sexual patters, #4 elicit information from the person, #5 open one's mind to suggestion for mind control and #6 create addiction and dependence.  It has been reported all six of these results as reactions to the drug PROZAC.

1991-5 billion dollars was spent by the pharmaceutical industry on advertising alone!

An increase in cortisol produces brain damage, while 30mg of Prozac DOUBLES the level of cortisol.

READ IN DETAIL ABOUT ANTIDEPRESSANTS HOW THEY ARE AFFECTING OUR COUNTRY, OUR BODY, MIND AND SOULS.  IT IS CAUSING INNOCENT MOTHERS TO KILL THEIR KIDS.  DR. ANN TRACY HAS SERVED IN MANY OF THESE SUICIDE AND MURDER CASES.

BOOK- Prozac: Panacea or Pandora?- Our Serotonin Nightmare By:  Ann Blake Tracy
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Below is my Mom's story.

I have taken anti-depressants for 15 years. I have been on Deseryl, Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, and finally Effixor. I met the author of "Prozac, Pandora, or Panacea?" Dr. Ann Blake Tracy, from Utah. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone on anti-depressants. It is like my bible!

I am in my third month of withdrawal from Effixor. I am on 150 MG. I opened up one of the capsules and it had 360 white crystals inside. The first month I took out 10 crystals all at once and I did pretty good. The second month I took out 10 more and It was a difficult month. I was very angry and agitated. The first week of the third month I took out only 2 more bringing the total to 22. So I am doing better by taking out only 2 more per week. It will take me about 2 years to get off of these "PILLS from HELL" Because of these anti-depressants I am now a diabetic, unable to sleep, have chronic fatigue syndrome, memory loss, no feelings except angry ones and the list goes on and on. Most beneficial in helping me to deal with depression is EXERCISING, EATING HEALTHY, TAKING DEEP BREATHS frequently throughout the day to help relieve stress and tension, and drinking alot of Chamomille Herb Tea.

Dr. Tracy and her book have saved my life!!! I was also introduced to RELIV--a powdered vitamin supplement that has also saved my life and I will take it for the rest of my life. If I can be of any help or support to anyone out there on anti-depressants please drop me an e-mail @nutz4swa@cox.net. I have made up my mind that I AM going to WIN this battle and so can you!!!!!!!

It is now 1 month since coming off effexor and have now been told I am suffering with Bipolar Disorder.  I dont know if my manic episodes are due to withdrawal effects from Effexor or whether I was wrongly diagnosed 7 years ago.  The situation just seems to go on and on.  I am not getting the pains in my head anymore but I am going from one lot of symptoms to another.  I have never really had a temper, but now I am so angry, irritable, bad tempered and behaving so irrationally, I dont know what is worse being on effexor or being off it.  I seem to cry most of the time and feel thoroughly at the end of the line.  One of the quotes I have just read is "Hardships we endure on this earth are rewarded 10 fold in heaven" - if that is the case then heaven must be better than this.  Maybe I should have more "faith" because I am losing all my faith in medication and the medical profession.  What is the answer???

Hi There I have no experience with this horrid drug, but your pain is palpable. I have to wonder if there needs to be a nation wide push on our Attorney Generals to file criminal charges on these physicians who are causing so much harm while they profit. I realize these doctors are well connected and have deep pockets even some that reach the FDA from some stuff I have been reading lately. I wonder if maybe instead of just a hearing in Washington in February, perhaps these doctors and experts should be helping injured persons and their families organize in class action suits using criminal intent. It seems to me if a doctor knowly prescribes drugs known to cause deadly and near deadly harm this is criminal. I think this issue is even more important than the Medicare issue, that is passed will only ensure more government dollars  will go into their pockets. What is going on in"Healthcare" certainly rivals the whole tire recall. Am I wrong? Cathy

[b]Oh, I forgot to mention; regarding holding the doctors liable...unfortunately it would be up to us to prove that they had prior knowledge that these drugs would actually cause the "adverse" side effects for each patient.  They are well protected.  Not to mention, in the courts, "knowingly" is only one leg of the criminal element...the other is "intentionally" and that is where (like the prior knowledge) the burden of proof is actually on the acuser (us) 
We would have to prove that not only did our doctors have prior knowledge that this medication would harm us (on a one on one basis) plus it would be our burden to prove that knowing that it WOULD harm us, they INTENTIONALLY and KNOWINGLY prescribed it anyway.  I could articulate this if necessary in my case, but it would not be easy for a lot of others.  Thats why doing this as class action would be the only way to build headway for us victims.[/b]

Thanks to everyone who has posted me replies - although it doesnt do us any good, it helps to know that there are others out there suffering the same as us.

I am now on depkote and have just had to increase my dose to 1000mg a day along with another anti depressant as these are no longer working the same as when I first started to take them.

All I want to do is come off all medication and lead a normal life - is that too much to ask!!!  Is there anyone out there who has managed to come off their meds and maybe transfer to something non addictive, say holistic medication or anything that will help the severity of these depressions.  Every day I dread waking up to have to go another 24 hours feeling crap.  All I want is to look forward to what life I have left and not this day after day.

Surely someone out there must have a normal life even though they suffer with depression.  I will try anything.

Hi Cathy, or should I say "Pollyana",

I will have a look on the site you suggest but before doing so can you tell me what is happening in Washington.  I am from the UK so I am unaware of Dr. Tracy and the testifying which is going on in February in Washington.  I would appreciate all the info you can give me as I seem to be on my own here in the UK or so it seems as most posts seem to come from the US.  I await your reply.  Many thanks.

I'm glad to have found this site. At least now I know I'm not the only one who has been adversely affected by Effexor.  This may end up being rambling but most of the time, since having been on Effexor, my brain seems kind of jumbled.
A little over a year ago at an appointment with my GP I told him I was feeling pretty depressed and that the 20 mg of Prozac I was on didn't seem to be working any longer. [i]Regression: I had been on Prozac for years, sometimes needing a higher dosage than other times. My previous doctor understood this and would up the dose to as high as 60 mg per day for a couple of months until I could go back down to a lower dosage. Due to insurance costs, etc. I had to change doctors.[/i] My new doctor didn't offer to increase the Prozac dosage but instead prescribed EffexorXR, quickly titering up to 150mg per day. (My son, who had a couple of friends who had suffered all the side effects of Effexor threw a fit and told me not to take it. Said "It's a horrible drug and very addictive!) After about 6 months I told my doctor the Effexor didn't seem to be making me feel any better and he upped the dose to 300mg per day. 
In October I decided maybe I needed to see a therapist because I didn't seem to be feeling any better. After a referral to a psychiatrist for med management I am off the Effexor but still living with the side effects.
I have been diagnosed with Meniere's disease since starting the Effexor, is it truly Meniere's or is it a side effect of the Effexor? I have the brain zaps that people speak of, the dizziness and another side effect that I haven't seen a lot of in that I have spasms and jerking of my extremities and sometimes my whole body. I can just be sitting or lying somewhere and all of a sudden my whole body jerks!  I have been off the Effexor for a month now but I am still having all of these symptoms. How long do they last? Or is this something I am now going to have to live with the rest of my life.
Another, even worse, side effect for me has been a debilitating depression and anxiety/panic attacks. I've fought depression for many many years but never have I been at as low a point as I got on this medication! I haven't worked in over a month. Can barely go out in public anymore.  I am at a point where I am going on disability from work. It's embarassing and I feel even worse than ever! I can't work, what must people think of me? I feel so guilty!
Anyway, I hate what this drug has done to me and I know of others that have had the same problems, some more so and some less so. Is, will there be a class action suit against Wyeth for this or does it truly work well for many people?
Thanks for taking the time to listen to me ramble
Deb

Thank you for your kind response Butterfly. I had a horrible day yesterday, spent most of the day crying. So far today it has been better. Two of my sisters came over and dragged me out for breakfast. I made it without falling in a heap, so that was a plus for today.
I am home now and am ready for a long nap. Looking forward to being normal again even though I don't know for sure what that is anymore.
One day at a time is my motto for right now.
Thanks again Butterfly

Hi There Everyone!
                   I am a nurse who has worked on the fringe of medicine since 1982. Quite honestly I found hospitals  dangerous places to work. There are a lot of people who can turn their heads when they see people's lives going in the toilet. I am not one of these people. In my work I try and help people learn how to talk to their practitioners. How to get the answers they need. If I had the resources I would be a full time  patient advocate. I have found what hospitals call patient advocates as people who try and do damage control. I am not a nurse specialist, but from what I have learned trying to help my Mom would turn one's hair snow white. The literature is out there. These physicians know or should know the lethal problems caused by all these drugs. Channel 5 WCVB in Boston did a terrific piece on their Chronicle Program - The Emporer and His Drugs. Then there is a person who wrtes in a lot named Quinn who  has a great deal of info. February 4th I believe there are hearings scheduled in Washington D.C. about this very matter. Many of these drugs have already been restricted in Europe and other countires. American people it would seem are being used as lab animals. We need to start pressuring our government to take control. I have written my Attorney General and asked or crimminals charges against the physician who had put my Mom on Anafinal and Prozac. My complaint was referred to the abuse division. I thought surely that they would be interested because that combination causes a deadly SSRI Syndrome. I have filed a complaint with the FDA and will file charges with the state board. It is a long process and I have writtened more letter than I care to think about. Last year it consumed a lot of my time. Every patient needs an advocate. It is not enough to wait and think if they harm me I will get an attorney because if you don't have a prescribed complaint no one will represent you unless you have billions of dollars. These doctors don't worry because they know they are untouchable and if something happens and they fall  through the cracks what ever  group they work for will bail them out and there pockets are deep. Prepaid healthcare has made this possible and made patients powerless. This is an election year and I have been busy writing. I think we need to see some of these doctors being measured for orange jumpsuits to get their attention. I somehow think that in the prision system they might be as popular as child abusers and rapist. Get writing! Cathy

I posted a reply on the other feed as well.  I am a veteran Effexor user who has been unable to wean off due to the side effects.  Does anyone know if there has been a lawsuit filed against the pharmaceutical company?  There sure needs to be!  It sounds like a lot of lives, including mine, have been ruined by this drug.

I am definitely looking for any kind of lawsuit against Wyeth for still marketing this drug Effexor.  This is horrible.  I need to wean, but am already having severe withdrawal symptoms after just increasing the length of time between doses (from 24 to 26 hours).   Help me anyone, please!  How can we make this company stop putting this drug out there?

Hi Cathy,

I've been doing a lot of research on Effexor(XR) since I stopped taking it in September, and you just got me thinking about something that hit pretty close to home.  E was originally prescibed to me by a family practice doc., my friend's brother, cause I didn't have a doctor of my own, after I hurt my back.  He had also prescribed Vicodin for pain at that time.  Because I was a court reporter, I had a private disability policy that I purchased...which is why I have my own medical records now.  This doctor had said that I was not disabled sometime later down the line.  I was never depressed.

I read in my records yesterday that after he prescribed Effexor (three years ago) I complained of headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, insomnia.  He prescribed valium and switched my pain medication to Oxycontin, which I stopped taking around six months later because I had started to complain of extreme fatigue and severe pain.  This was in 2001.  It wasn't until late last year that I found out that the combination of morphine and valium is used to encourage death in hospice care.

My body had already reacted badly -- on record -- to the EffexorXR, but he didn't stop me from taking it, and I was wondering why I felt as though I were dying. At this point my blood pressure was running around 90/60, and my total cholesterol was 100...I felt like I was fainting much of the day.  I wasn't able to teach gym classes anymore, and I could no longer work yet my disability claim was denied. I was in extreme pain, and the impression given was that I was simply using drugs, though they couldn't find any place that I was getting them from, and their week-long surveillance turned up nothing but trips to the grocery store and the chiropractor.

To lose a few pounds I innocently decided to stop taking Effexor in September...and learned the rest the hard way.  I've tried to help others that are now finding out that it isn't easy to stop taking Effexor since then on the dr.bob.org website and through my personal email, but my body isn't the same as it once was, and I keep hoping that it will heal completely.  I'm going to start physical therapy on Monday to see if that can help with my neck and back pain, though I'm in the middle of moving.

I was not that long ago extremely healthy with a little bit of arthritis/bursitis in my back and hips.  Sciatica made it a problem to sit for long periods of time, and I assumed that after a couple of years -- as I was told by the orthopedic doctors that I saw -- the nerve would no longer be impinged, that that is just the way the body worked.  Instead, I've had a horrible three years filled with debilitating  paing, fatigue and now stomach and nerve damage.  So many people reviewed those records, yet no one saw what is glaring in my eyes.  The original treating physician not only should have taken me off of Effexor immediately, but he nearly killed me by prescribing a combination of Oxycontin, Valium, and EffexorXR, which I was allergic to.  I still have whatever you call those little shock-like things all over my body unless I take at least  two or three of Benadryl a day.  The triple whammy may have truly damaged my body. 

I'm not sure now what it was that you said that triggered my thought...but it was something 
At least now I know why I feel the way that I do....