International Coalition for Drug Awareness
Educating about the dangers of Antidepressant Medications
Sarafem, what a nice sounding name for such a deadly drug. How many patients will know that they are really getting Prozac with a different name? Why is a name change necessary? If it said Prozac on the label, would the patient take it? We will not know with the FDA allowing Lilly to change…
Jury Awards $29M To Fen-Phen Users June 29, 2000 2:15 am EST Manufacturer Of Weight Loss Drug Plans To Appeal COQUILLE, OREGON (CBS News) – An Oregon jury has awarded $29.1 million in damages to a 58-year-old bus driver and her son who said the diet drug combination fen-phen damaged their hearts. American Home Products…
As most of you have already read in my book, Dr. Lorne Brandes linked antidepressants to cancer in a 1992 study. Now we have additional evidence that this is happening with one of the leading cancer killers in women – breast cancer. This study indicates that long term use is the biggest culprit in breast…
A revealing chat transcript with Dr. Joseph Glenmullen regarding SSRI’s and suicide can now be found on the ABCNews.com. Link follows the introduction. ————– Antidepressant Controversy Chat with Dr. Joseph Glenmullen June 21 Dr. Joseph Glenmullen Experts agree that drugs like Prozac and Zoloft (known medically as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs) are effective,…
This story has been posted on ABC News.com, after tonight’s 20/20 Show and Dr. Glenmullen’s appearance on the ABC News Chat. A Dark Side to Prozac? New Study Concludes Drugs Like Prozac May Induce Suicidal Behavior Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) have helped millions who suffer from depression. But, ask some medical professionals, can they…
This story has been posted on ABC News.com, after tonight’s 20/20 Show and Dr. Glenmullen’s appearance on the ABC News Chat. A Dark Side to Prozac? New Study Concludes Drugs Like Prozac May Induce Suicidal Behavior Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) have helped millions who suffer from depression. But, ask some medical professionals, can they…
This Wednesday evening 20/20 will air a show on SSRI side effects. Air time is 8:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Check local stations for air time and channel in your local area. Producers for the show have interviewed some of the members of our group who have suffered serious damage as a result of the…
Victims suffering withdrawal symptoms from Paxil are encouraged to contact the attorneys who are currently prosecuting a civil action suit (a wrongful death of a father and his two children) against SmithKline Beecham, the drug’s manufacturer. On August 18, 2000, three California attorneys brought suit against SmithKline Beecham in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging…
This article which ran in the Boston Globe last Sunday does a good job of demonstrating the awkward position the makers of New Prozac are in- defending the new Prozac without offending its new partner, Eli Lilly. http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/163/nation/Science_money_ drive_a_makeover+.shtml PROZAC – New directions Science, money drive a makeover By Mitchell Zuckoff, Globe Staff, 6/11/2000 This…
Thanks to Ian Goddard for forwarding us this information on Paxil and brain atropy. Paxil Causes Brain Atropy This is a major finding: the thalamus in children taking Paxil was observed to shrink after 12 weeks. This is portrayed as a good thing, since the study claims that the thalamus of OCD patients is too…