10/16/2000 – Serious psychiatric disorders produced by Lariam

Warning: Serious psychiatric disorders produced by Lariam (given for malaria) Keith Epstein has written a wonderful article for the Washington Post that exposes the dangers patients are reporting with this new anti-malaria medication, Lariam. How often have patients who took one of these new SSRI or SNRI antidepressants made this same statement? “I trusted what…

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10/14/2000 – New Suicide Warning in Great Britain

Here’s an email that Circare, a health rights organization, has sent to the White House recently. Note the new warning that is eliciting controversy in Great Britain: “people may feel suicidal in the first few weeks of taking Prozac and similar antidepressants.” Also attached are two relevant articles written by Sarah Boseley, Health correspondent for…

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10/09/2000 – Congressman attributes son’s suicide to Accutane

msnbc.com Lawmaker tells of acne drug’s risk Rep. Bart Stupak. NBC’s Dr. Bob Arnot discusses the possible health risks of Accutane and alternative treatments for severe cases of acne. Congressman attributes son’s suicide to Accutane MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Oct. 5. A Michigan congressman whose 17-year-old son committed suicide earlier this…

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9/28/2000 – Learning from Fido’s accidental use of SSRIs

Thanks once again to Robin Eisner for another insightful article about SSRIs. Warning: Be very careful of your pets around medications and read closely to see what you might learn from the effects of SSRIs on Fido. This will leave you asking why these drugs are intentionally given by vets to our pets. Ann Blake-Tracy…

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9/28/2000 – LA Times – Antidepressants Can Have a Range of Unpredictable Side E

Los Angeles Times Monday, September 25, 2000 Antidepressants Can Have a Range of Unpredictable Side Effects By JOE GRAEDON, TERESA GRAEDON Question: Our house burned down in December 1995. When my husband went for a blood pressure refill in April 1996, the doc asked how he was doing. My husband said, “A little depressed,” and…

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9/27/2000 – Further study on Accutane’s mental effects

Once again we ask how many children are being prescribed antidepressants due to the effects of their acne medication? __________________________________________ Further study urged on Accutane, mental effects Updated 9:07 PM ET September 19, 2000By Lisa Richwine GAITHERSBURG, Md. (Reuters) – A federal advisory panel Tuesday recommended further study to shed light on whether some psychiatric…

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