The antidepressant fact book: What your doctor won't tell you about Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox

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The antidepressant fact book: What your doctor won't tell you about Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox

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Breggin, Peter Roger, 1936-, author

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Known as "the Ralph Nader of psychiatry," Dr. Peter Breggin has been the medical expert in countless court cases involving the use or misuse of psychoactive medications. This unusual position has given him unprecedented access to private pharmaceutical research and correspondence files, information from which informs this straight-talking guide to the most prescribed and controversial category of American drugs: antidepressants. From how these drugs work in the brain to how they treat (or don't treat) depression and obsessive-compulsive, panic, and other disorders; from the documented side and withdrawal effects to what every parent needs to know about antidepressants and teenagers, The Anti-Depressant Fact Book is up-to-the minute and easy-to-access. Hard-hitting and enlightening, every current, former, and prospective antidepressant-user will want to read this book.

Author Notes

Known as the "conscience of psychiatry," Peter R. Breggin, M.D. is the International Director of the Center for Study of Psychiatry and Psychology and the author of dozens of scientific reports and books. His background includes Harvard College, a teaching fellowship at Harvard Medical School and two years at the National Institute of Mental Health

A Reader Alert	p. xiv
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
Introduction: Drug Facts You Cannot Get Anywhere Else	p. 1
Too Little Skepticism	p. 2
Unique Sources of Information	p. 3
Getting Inside the Drug Companies	p. 4
Hiding the Facts	p. 6
Quietly Settling the Cases	p. 7
1 The Meaning and Purpose of Depression	p. 9
The Most Common Causes of Depressed Feelings	p. 10
Mired Down in Depressed Feelings	p. 11
The Special Vulnerability of Depressed Children	p. 12
When Nothing Helps	p. 13
Not a Disease	p. 14
Even Whole Cultures	p. 15
Depression Occurs in a Context	p. 16
Selling "Depression" as a Disease	p. 17
The "Official" Definition of Depression and Antidepressant	p. 18
Unanswered Questions	p. 20
2 Damaging the Brain with SSRI Antidepressants	p. 27
The Myth That Millions of Users Are Living Proof of a Drug's Safety	p. 29
Closely Related Drugs	p. 29
How SSRIs Work	p. 30
The Nature of Serotonin	p. 30
Limits of the Serotonin Theory	p. 31
The Complexity of the Serotonin System	p. 31
Disrupting the Serotonin System	p. 32
The Brain Fights Back	p. 34
Evidence for Permanent Damage and Dysfunction from SSRIs	p. 35
More Evidence for SSRI-Induced Brain Damage	p. 36
Drug Company Responses to the Danger of Permanent Damage	p. 38
Looking for the Critical Research	p. 39
Anticipating the Nature of Permanent Dysfunction	p. 41
3 Dangerously Stimulating the Brain and Mind with Antidepressants	p. 43
No Scientific Doubt	p. 45
All of the SSRIs	p. 45
The Stimulant Profile	p. 46
Causing Mania	p. 47
Burying the Mania Threat	p. 50
Hiding the Truth from the Beginning	p. 52
Deciding to Cover Up the Stimulating Effects	p. 53
Dissent Within the FDA	p. 55
Summing Up the Stimulant Pattern	p. 56
The Insidious Danger of Akathisia	p. 58
Variability in Patient Reactions	p. 59
4 Multiple Additional Risks When Taking SSRI Antidepressants	p. 62
Lemonade out of Lemons	p. 62
Common Adverse Reactions in the Body	p. 64
Cardiovascular and Bleeding Problems	p. 64
More Prozac Problems	p. 66
Extrapyramidal Reactions and Tardive Dyskinesia	p. 67
Fertility, Pregnancy, and Nursing	p. 69
Pituitary Gland Dysfunction	p. 70
Throughout the Body	p. 71
5 How SSRI Antidepressants Can Ruin Love and Family Life	p. 72
Impairing Our Self-Perception	p. 74
Love and the Brain	p. 74
The Mechanism of SSRI Sexual Dysfunction	p. 75
SSRI Indifference	p. 76
6 Depression and Suicide Caused by Antidepressants	p. 77
The FDA Knew from the Beginning	p. 79
Learning from Science and Clinical Experience	p. 80
Many Drugs Cause Depression	p. 81
Antidepressants, Mania, and Depression	p. 82
Prozac-Induced Suicide	p. 83
More Evidence from Drug Company Data Confirming Antidepressant-Induced Suicide	p. 85
The "Smoking Gun"	p. 86
Driving Patients to Suicide with Akathisia	p. 87
Additional Reports Confirming Antidepressant-Induced Suicidality	p. 88
Seeking a Suicide-Free Prozac	p. 89
Making People More Depressed with Antidepressants	p. 90
The Mechanism of Causing Depression and Suicide	p. 91
Antidepressants Do Not Prevent Suicide	p. 92
7 Criminal Behavior and Violence Caused by Antidepressants	p. 93
Playing at Being "The Saint"	p. 93
Taking Care of the Dog	p. 96
Ending in Physical Violence	p. 98
A Natural Desire to Hold People Responsible	p. 100
Antidepressants, Mania, and Violence	p. 101
The Danger of Agitated Depression	p. 102
FDA Recognition of Drug-Induced Violence	p. 103
Drug Mechanisms for Causing Violence	p. 104
Epidemiological Evidence from the FDA	p. 105
8 Dangerous Drug Interactions and a Genetic Vulnerability to Severe SSRI Toxicity	p. 107
The Serotonin Syndrome: Much too Much of a Supposedly Good Thing	p. 107
More than the Liver Can Handle	p. 108
A Missing Enzyme in the Liver	p. 109
More than the Plasma Proteins Can Contain	p. 110
9 Special Dangers of Treating Children with SSRIs	p. 112
Growing Numbers of Children on SSRIs	p. 113
Hazards to the Child's Brain	p. 113
The Vulnerability of Children to Adverse Reactions	p. 114
Confusing the Issue of Drug-Induced Mania in Children	p. 115
SSRIs and School Shooters	p. 116
Scientific Reports Linking SSRIs to School Shootings	p. 117
Allowing the Prescription of Unauthorized Drugs to Children	p. 119
Evidence for the Usefulness of SSRIs for Children	p. 120
A Situation Entirely Out of Control	p. 120
Forcing Parents to Drug Their Children	p. 121
10 Withdrawal Problems When Stopping Antidepressants	p. 123
How Drugs Cause Withdrawal Reactions	p. 123
An Example from a Non-Prescription Drug	p. 124
Lack of Physician Awareness	p. 124
Rebound Versus Withdrawal	p. 125
Interdose Withdrawal	p. 126
Withdrawal from the Older "Tricyclic" Antidepressants	p. 126
SSRI Withdrawal Symptoms	p. 127
The Most Common SSRI Withdrawal Problems	p. 127
The Most Dangerous SSRI Withdrawal Reactions	p. 128
Differences in Withdrawal Reactions Among SSRIs	p. 128
The Danger of Irreversible Withdrawal Reactions	p. 130
Anticipating How You Might React to Withdrawal	p. 130
How to Handle Withdrawal from SSRIs	p. 131
Ten Principles for Withdrawing from Psychiatric Drugs	p. 131
11 Physical Conditions That Cause or Worsen Depression	p. 134
The Elusive Biochemical Imbalance	p. 135
Physical Disorders That Can Cause Depression	p. 136
Medications as the Cause of Depressed Feelings	p. 137
Psychiatric Drugs Known to Cause or Worsen Depression	p. 137
Some Recreational Drugs That Can Cause Depression	p. 139
Medical Disorders That Commonly Cause Depression	p. 139
The Importance of a Good Medical Evaluation	p. 142
Diet and Depression	p. 142
12 No Such Thing As an Antidepressant	p. 144
Reviewing All the Recent FDA Studies	p. 144
Drug Company Tricks	p. 145
More Evidence That Antidepressants Do Not Work	p. 146
Growing Recognition of Drug Company Influence	p. 147
The Myth That Drugs Are Tested on Thousands of People Before They Are Approved	p. 148
The Myth That Millions of Users Are Living Proof of a Drug's Efficacy	p. 148
SSRIs as Panacea	p. 149
The Limits of FDA Approval	p. 151
13 From Lobotomy to Electroshock and Brain Stimulation	p. 153
Stopping Psychosurgery on Little Children	p. 155
Taking on the Harvard Surgeons	p. 156
Deep Brain Stimulation	p. 157
Causing Insanity	p. 158
Trying to Stop Shock Treatment	p. 159
Electrical Closed-Head Injury	p. 159
The Targets of Shock Treatment	p. 160
Failing to Tell the Truth	p. 160
Scientific Evidence for Brain Damage and Dysfunction from Shock	p. 161
The Promotional Campaign for Shock Treatment	p. 163
ECT for Suicide Prevention	p. 164
Committing Violence Under the Influence of Shock Treatment	p. 164
What Should Be Done About Shock Treatment?	p. 165
Transcranial Stimulation	p. 166
Light Therapy	p. 166
Your Doctor's Condition	p. 167
14 The Safety and Efficacy of Natural Remedies	p. 168
The Usefulness of Some "Alternative" Treatments	p. 169
St. John's Wort	p. 169
Other Remedies	p. 171
15 How Drug Companies Can Deceive the Courts, the Medical Profession, and the Public	p. 173
Caught in the Middle of a Fix	p. 175
Withholding Evidence from Their Own Expert	p. 175
The Testimony	p. 175
The Jury Verdict	p. 177
The Final Outcome	p. 177
My Own Reactions	p. 178
The Growing Impact of Drug Companies	p. 179
The Role of the Federal Government	p. 180
16 How to Overcome Depression: Suggestions for Patients and Therapists Alike	p. 182
The Moral Context of Therapy	p. 183
Drugs Versus Therapy and Life	p. 184
Psychotherapy for Depression	p. 185
What to Expect from the Therapy Relationship	p. 186
The Effect of Depression Personal Relationships	p. 187
The Effect of Depressing Therapy Relationships	p. 188
Identifying Depressing Relationships	p. 190
Helping Very Depressed People	p. 191
Welcoming the Depressed Feelings	p. 192
Dealing with Emotional Emergencies	p. 194
Expressing My Views on Drugs to Patients	p. 195
A Few Words for Therapists	p. 196
The Importance of Limiting the Therapy Relationship	p. 196
Love Is Not Enough	p. 197
The Importance of Relationship	p. 198
The Challenge of Being an Ethical Person and Therapist	p. 199
Doctors Who Practice Drug-Free Therapy	p. 200
Appendix A The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology	p. 201
Appendix B Ethical Human Sciences and Services	p. 203
Notes	p. 205
Bibliography	p. 211
Index	p. 218
About the Author	p. 226

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What your doctor won't tell you about Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox

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English

2001

Breggin, Peter Roger, 1936-, author

Brain -- Effect of drugs on.

Depression, Mental.

Fluoxetine.

Paroxetine.

Psychopharmacology.

Psychotropic drugs -- Side effects.

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Nonfiction -- Technology -- Medical.

Breggin, Peter Roger, 1936-, author

Antidepressants.

Brain -- Effect of drugs on.

Depression, Mental.

Fluoxetine.

Paroxetine.

Psychopharmacology.

Psychotropic drugs -- Side effects.

Sertraline.

616.8527 BRE

Antidepressants.

Brain -- Effect of drugs on.

Depression, Mental.

Fluoxetine.

Paroxetine.

Psychopharmacology.

Psychotropic drugs -- Side effects.

Sertraline.

Book -- Adult.

Nonfiction -- Technology -- Medical.

Antidepressants.

2001

The antidepressant fact book: What your doctor won't tell you about Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox

2001

"Known as "the Ralph Nader of psychiatry," Dr. Peter Breggin has been the medical expert in countless court cases involving the use or misuse of psychoactive medications. This unusual position has given him unprecedented access to private pharmaceutical research and correspondence files, information from which informs this straight-talking guide to the most prescribed and controversial category of American drugs: antidepressants. From how these drugs work in the brain to how they treat (or don't treat) depression and obsessive-compulsive, panic, and other disorders; from the documented side and withdrawal effects to what every parent needs to know about antidepressants and teenagers, The Anti-Depressant Fact Book is up-to-the minute and easy-to-access. Hard-hitting and enlightening, every current, former, and prospective antidepressant-user will want to read this book." -- from Amazon.com

9780738204512

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Peter Roger, 1936-, author Breggin

The antidepressant fact book: What your doctor won't tell you about Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox

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