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By atracyphd on August 13, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A pair of studies suggests that the common painkiller acetaminophen — better known asTylenol in the U.S. — may be fueling a worldwide increase inasthma.
According to one study out Thursday, acetaminophen could be responsible for as many as four in 10 cases of wheezing and severe asthma in teens.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Acetaminophen, Addis Ababa University, Allergies, Asthma, Asthma Symptoms, Bst, Causal Link, Dr Ann, Drugawareness, Fatal Liver Damage, Frederik, Medicine, Medicine Cabinet, Painkiller, Reuters Health, Teens, Toddlers, Tylenol, University Of Nottingham, Worldwide Increase |
By atracyphd on July 23, 2010
NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (www.drugawareness.org): Could this be the problem with Glenn Beck’s eyes that is causing him to lose his sight? Antidepressants are not the first medication to be linked to a higher risk for cataracts. Beta blockers, steroids (oral or inhaled) and recently hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have all been linked to elevated risk [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Adverse Effect, antidepressants, Cataract Formation, Cause Cataracts, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Elderly Man, Extreme Dangers, Eyesight, Family History Library, Glenn Beck, Heart Valve Problems, Heart Valves, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hrt, Phen, Psychotic Break, Serotonin Levels, Serotonin Receptors, Shooting Spree, SSRIs |
By atracyphd on July 8, 2010
This kind of concern was first raised a decade ago in 2000. We sent out the information far and wide then. Clearly few knew enough to be concerned. But now with further study the results are shockingly confirming all we warned of in 2000! Those results are especially telling when it comes to fish being given low doses of Prozac . . . the bizarre changes inbehavior, etc.
DO NOT sit around and say it is only fish, there is no need to worry. Our entire world is balanced with each species playing an extremely important role. We do not survive if they do not survive!
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Additives, Belief System, Better Living Through Chemistry, Chlorine, Decade, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Entire World, Females, Further Study, Mutant Fish, Pecan Creek, Pharmaceuticals, Posterity, Prozac, Strange Fish, Strange Things, Texas Fish, Time Brooks, University Of North Texas, Zoloft |
By atracyphd on June 28, 2010
NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (www.drugawareness.org): Perhaps Merck should just quit while they are SO FAR BEHIND!!! As if the Vioxx damage suits and wrongful death suits were not keeping their legal team busy enough, now they are just beginning a huge backload of jaw death cases related to Fosamax! Fosamax is a drug I have [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Bad Science, Brain Damage, Constriction, Damage Suits, Death Cases, Death Note, Death Of Jawbone, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Florida Woman, Flouride, Fosamax, Jaw Problems, Main Active Ingredient, Main Ingredient, Osteoporosis Drug, Ssri Antidepressants, Toxic Levels, Veins And Arteries, Wrongful Death Suits |
By atracyphd on June 28, 2010
NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (www.drugawareness.org): Just today a Canadian Coroner’s Jury has made several recommendations in the way patients taking SSRIs are warned of the risks of taking these medications with alcohol or other drugs!! Two decades is all it took to FINALLY get this kind of warning even though it had to come from [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Alcohol Cravings, Alcohol Problems, Alternative Treatments, antidepressants, Bold Print, Central Daylight Time, College Of Physicians, College Of Physicians And Surgeons, Coroner, Dr James, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Hypoglycemia, Illegal Drugs, M Central, Ontario College Of Physicians, Ontario College Of Physicians And Surgeons, Physicians And Surgeons, Ssri Antidepressants, Train Doctors |
By atracyphd on June 25, 2010
NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (_www.drugawareness.org_ (http://www.drugawareness.org) ): This reminds me of a case I had in Florida years ago where a young man was staying with friends and had been a little “down” lately. He remembered that the wife in the family had a bottle of Zoloft she had placed on top of the fridge [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Anti Depressant Medication, antidepressants, Bartender, Ca Canada, Canada New Brunswick, Cbc Ca, Cbc Canada, Cbc News, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Gravel Pit, John Man, Kidnapper, Last Friday, Life In Prison, Murder Attempt, Murder Verdict, Saint John, Screwdriver, Six Times |
By atracyphd on June 18, 2010
British judo star tipped for Olympic glory hangs himself with own black belt after breaking up with girlfriend
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:39 PM on 19th April 2010
A British judo star tipped for success at the 2012 Olympics hanged himself with his own black belt after struggling to get over splitting from his girlfriend, an inquest heard.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged 2012 Olympics, alcohol, Alcohol Craving, Anti Depressant Drugs, Antidepressant, Battling Depression, Breaking Up With Girlfriend, British Judo, Daily Mail, Dailymail, Dipsomania, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Judo Players, Judo World, Mail Reporter, Olympic Glory, Olympic Judo, Olympics, Robert Gallagher, SUICIDE, Toxicology Results, Uncontrollable Urge, Weight Category |
By atracyphd on June 18, 2010
THE WELLBEING FOUNDATION has demanded that Mental Health Minister John Moloney act immediately to put in place proper protections for patients, their families, relatives and friends following the ‘not suicide’ verdict in the Shane Clancy SSRI-inspired double death case. The Irish Medicines Board is still funded by the drug companies, still remains one body despite the recommendations of an Oireachtas committee, and still issues weak and ineffective patient information leaflets with inadequate warnings of the dangers of the SSRI antidepressants which drove Shane Clancy to kill a college friend and then stab himself to death.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged celexa, Cipramil, David Healy, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Ireland, Liver Enzyme Tests, Murder Suicide, P450, Population Lack, Professor Healy, Self Harm, Simple Test, Snri, SSRI, SSRIs, Symptomatology, Toxic Levels, Tragedy, Two Doctors, University Of Cardiff, Violent Behavior |
By atracyphd on June 13, 2010
NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (www.drugawareness.org): This information will give you some insight as to why I personally have not worn lipstick nor hardly any other kind of makeup for about 35 years now. . . . Studies suggest the average woman inadvertently consumes about 4 pounds of lipstick over the course of her life, licking [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Blood Levels, Brain Damage, Breast Feeding, Campaign For Safe Cosmetics, Cosmetic Brands, Dahlia, Developmental Delays, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Dumb Blonde Jokes, Health States, L Oreal, Lead Research, Lipsticks, Mayo Clinic, Micrograms, Neurotoxin, Ready For The World, Recent Science, Sipping Tea |
By atracyphd on June 13, 2010
NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (www.drugawareness.org): This information will give you some insight as to why I personally have not worn lipstick nor hardly any other kind of makeup for about 35 years now. . . . Studies suggest the average woman inadvertently consumes about 4 pounds of lipstick over the course of her life, licking [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Blood Levels, Brain Damage, Breast Feeding, Campaign For Safe Cosmetics, Cosmetic Brands, Dahlia, Developmental Delays, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Dumb Blonde Jokes, Health States, L Oreal, Lead Research, Lipsticks, Mayo Clinic, Micrograms, Neurotoxin, Ready For The World, Recent Science, Sipping Tea |
By atracyphd on June 13, 2010
Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, of North Bergen, N.J.,
and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, of Elmwood Park, N.J., were reportedly nabbed
with help from an undercover rookie New York policeman of Egyptian descent, The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J.,
reported. Alessa’s mother, Nadia Alessa, told CNN she thought the man Alessa
and Almonte called “Bassim” recorded provocative remarks the pair made and built
a case against them.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Allah, antidepressants, Army Jeep, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, drugs, Fellow, Guns, Jeep, La Times, Medications, Paxil, Posters, Profits, Prozac, Psychiatrist, Social Anxiety Disorder, Suicide Bomber, Taliban, Terrorist, Three Months, Young Man |
By atracyphd on June 1, 2010
The mainstream media
regularly reports on the “dangers” of “unproven” herbal remedies and
supplements. But what is the reported number of people who have died from using
herbs and supplements? According to the FDA, between 1993 and 1998, federal,
state and local agencies reported a total of 184 deaths, most of which were
associated with weight loss formulas. Compare that to the reported number of
people who die in hospitals because of the side effects of properly prescribed
pharmaceutical drugs: more than 100,000, every year. You can add to that the
number of patients killed in hospitals because of “medical errors”: another
100,000 or so. Those statistics are from the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA). This means that the ordained guardians of our health kill as
many people every week as died in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Abnormal Heart Rhythms, Adverse Effects, Athlete, Athletic Heart Syndrome, Burton Goldberg, Deceit, Dr. Tracy, Drug Approvals, Drugawareness, financial ties, Heart Malfunction, Herbal Remedies, Mainstream Media, Medical Errors, Ordeal, Pacemaker, Paxil, Paxil Withdrawal, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Weight Loss Formulas, Withdrawal Effects |
By atracyphd on May 15, 2010
hile antidepressant medications have proven to be beneficial in helping people overcome majordepression, it has long been known that a small subset of individuals taking these drugs can actually experience a worsening of mood, and even thoughts of suicide. No clinical test currently exists to make this determination, and only time usually weeks can tell before a psychiatrist knows whether a patient is getting better or worse.
Now, UCLA researchers have developed a non-invasive biomarker, or indicator, that may serve as a type of early warning system.
Reporting in the April edition of the peer-reviewed journal Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Aimee Hunter, an assistant research psychologist in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry, and colleagues report that by using quantitative electroencephalographic (QEEG), a non-invasive measurement of electrical activity in the brain, they were able to observe a sharp reduction of activity in a specific brainregion in individuals who proved susceptible to thoughts of suicide within 48 hours of the start of treatment.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Brain Activity, Brain Function, Brain Wave Patterns, Brain Waves, Depressed Patients, Depression, Depression Drugs, Depression Symptoms, Depressive Disorder, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Electrical Activity, Forms Of Depression, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Major Depressive Disorder, Mdd, Qeeg, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Sharp, Suicidality, Thoughts Of Suicide, venlafaxine |
By atracyphd on May 15, 2010
In “Anatomy of an Epidemic’’ Whitaker presents his theory that the dramatic increase in mental illness in the United States since World War II is the direct result of the medicines psychiatrists have been prescribing to treat it, and that this itself stems from an unholy alliance between the pharmaceutical industry and corrupt physicians. However, although extensively researched and drawing upon hundreds of sources, the gaps in his theory remain too large for him to succeed in making a convincing argument.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged agitation, Bedwetting, Committing Suicide, Deadly Drugs, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Group Home, Meds, Mental Illness, Panacea, Prozac, Psych Ward, Psychiatric Medications, psychosis, Psychotic Break, Tragic Case, Trea, Warts, Wrongful Death Suit, Yale Study |
By atracyphd on May 1, 2010
In December 2005, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) posted its Paxil findings on its
website regarding pregnant women taking antidepressants. In this announcement,
GSK noted that it was revising its pregnancy precaution category from C to D.
This revision was based on recent studies that indicated positive evidence of
human fetal risk. In addition, GSK was placing this information in the WARNINGS
section of the Paxil label.
The FDA then advised pregnant women to switch from Paxil to another SSRI
drug, such as Prozac or Zoloft. This warning was based on the results of an
analysis of Sweden’s birth registry that showed women who took Paxil were 1.5 to
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Adverse Effects, Antidepressant, antidepressants, Birth Defects, Birth Registry, Dr Ann, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Fetal Risk, GlaxoSmithKline, Gsk, Heart Defects, International Coalition, Paxil, Paxil Birth Defects, Pregnant Women, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Ssris, Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Third Month Of Pregnancy |
By atracyphd on April 30, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A North Carolina man has been sentenced to nearly three
decades in prison in the beating death of his 83-year-old mother.
The Charlotte Observer reported that 56-year-old Jerry Heath was sentenced to
27 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to second-degree murder.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged 18 Years, Abrupt Change, Annie, Antidepressant Medication, Antidepressant Withdrawal, Associated Press, Charlotte Observer, Charlotteobserver, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Drugs Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, Medication, Medication Information, North Carolina Man, Old Mother, Prosecutors, Second Degree Murder, Three Decades, Withdrawal Effects |
By atracyphd on February 25, 2010
A dog version of the anti-depressant Prozac has been approved for sale to
British pet owners.
The one-a-day tablet, which tastes of beef, is said to help cure ‘canine
compulsive disorder’ and ‘separation anxiety’ brought on by owners’ long
absences during the day.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Companion Animal Health, Connell, Contraindication, Dogs And Cats, Dogs Cats, Dogs Uk, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Eli Lilly, Fda Warnings, Hmmmmm, Hostility, Initial Studies, Mack Trucks, Metabolizer, Prozac, Separation Anxiety, Seriousness, Strange Symptoms, Time Steve, Trucks And Trains |
By retoddb on February 22, 2010
The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office ruled Thursday that a
9-year-old boy from The Colony committed suicide.
Montana Lance
The determination rules out speculation that Montana Lance’s death was
an accident.
Montana was found hanging in a bathroom at Stewart’s Creek Elementary
School around 1 p.m. Jan. 21. He was taken to Baylor Medical Center at
Carrollton, where he was pronounced dead.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged ADHD, Adolescents, Age Group, agitation, Antidepressant, Closest Thing, Cps, Dallasnews Com, Dr Ann, Dr. Tracy, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Fda Warnings, Fri, Health Care Providers, International Coalition, Irritability, Medical Examiner, Nurses Office, Old Colony, Shower Hose, Strattera, Suicidal Thoughts, Web Md |
By atracyphd on February 21, 2010
OREM, Utah (ABC 4 News) – Police say a Utah
County man drugged a woman he met at a bar and raped her.
Police say on
Friday February 12, Orem officers responded to a report of a rape that
had been reported from the night before.
Police say the victim
is a 24-year-old woman from southwest Orem.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Abc4, Agonists, Alleged Victim, antidepressants, Antipsychotic Medication, Atypical Antipsychotics, Bipolar, County Man, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Jason Christensen, Man Woman, Old Woman, Orem Utah, Provo Police, seroquel, Serotonin Receptors, Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Snri Antidepressants, Story Man, Utah County |
By atracyphd on February 19, 2010
NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (www.drugawareness.org): This suicide is much too similar to little Gabriel Myers’ (7) suicide in Florida last year – while in the custody of CPS! He too was on similar medications when he impulsively hung himself with a shower hose in the bathroom. Both types of medications have an FDA black box [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged agitation, Antidepressant, Closest Thing, Colony Tx, Dallasnews Com, Dr Ann, Dr. Tracy, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Fda Warnings, Health Care Providers, International Coalition, Irritability, Medical Examiner, Nurses Office, Old Colony, Shower Hose, Strattera, Suicidal Thoughts, SUICIDE, Suicide Note, Web Md |
By atracyphd on February 17, 2010
On December 6, 1986, this officer was directed by
Detective Lieutenant James Sharkey to conduct an investigation into the fatal
shooting of Seth Bishop at his residence of 46 Hollis Avenue in the Town of
Braintree.
This officer contacted Captain Theodore Buker of the Braintree
Police Department and was informed by Captain Buker that at approximately 1422
hours on December 6, 1986, the Braintree Police Department had responded to the
report of a shooting a 46 Hollis Avenue in their town.
Upon arriving at
the location, Officers Jordan and Murphy had observed the decedent lying on his
back on the floor in a pool of blood in the kitchen area, with a large chest
wound.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Assistant District Attorney, Bishop White, Braintree Massachusetts, Brother, Buker, Decedent, Detective Lieutenant, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Foxnews Com, Hollis, James Sharkey, Kivlan, Meds, Paragraph 31, Police Department, Police Report, Raw Data, Safety Issue, Town Of Braintree, Violent Behavior |
By atracyphd on February 17, 2010
Why would Pfizer spend $100 million on two-minute TV ads that use a minute of
that time admitting that their drug Chantix can cause “changes in behavior,
hostility, agitation, depressed mood,” “weird, unusual or strange dreams,” and
“suicidal thoughts or actions”?
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Antidepressant Side Effects, antidepressants, Anxiety Attacks, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Designer Drugs, Different Color, Dr. Tracy, Drug Advertising, Drugawareness, Femi, Fibromyalgia, New Drugs, Nicotine, psychosis, Restless Leg Syndrome, Sarafem, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Thyroid Problems, Zoloft |
By atracyphd on February 11, 2010
A Georgia man went on a rampage yesterday
at a Walmart outside of Atlanta, smashing dozens of flat-screen televisions with
a baseball bat he found in the store.
The man, 23-year-old Westley
Strellis, bashed in 29 flat-screen televisions worth $22,000, reports the
Atlanta Journal Constitution. He was charged
with a whopping 29 counts of criminal damage to property.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged adverse reactions, Ak47, Amendment Right, anti-depressant, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Baseball Bat, Baseball Bats, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Effexor, Effexor Xr, Electronics Department, Fifth Amendment, Flat Screen Televisions, Georgia Man, Police Report, Side Business, Tv Sets, Wal Mart, Walmart, Westley |
By atracyphd on February 10, 2010
MADISON, AL — Both the suspect and victim in Friday’s fatal
Discovery Middle School shooting belonged to the same would-be gang, officials
said Tuesday.
Speaking inside the school in front of a large poster with
Todd Brown’s picture and memorials written by students, authorities gave their
fullest picture so far of the investigation.
Brown, 14, died Friday after
being shot during a class change at the 1,001-student school. The suspect, also
14, has been charged with murder and is being held in a juvenile
facility.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Alternative School, Bathroom Wall, Discovery Middle School, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Gang Graffiti, Gang Members, Gangs, Huntsville, Initiation Rite, Initiation Rituals, Investigative Group, Legal Proceedings, Madison Al, Madison Police, Medication For Depression, Paragraphs, Renunciation, Roop, School Shooting |
By atracyphd on February 9, 2010
If you are one of the millions of people taking
antidepressants for mild depression symptoms, you might as well be taking a
placebo.
A study released by a team of researchers led by Jay C.
Fournier, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania,
found that the most commonly prescribed antidepressants do little for mild to
moderate symptoms of depression, having the same results as a placebo.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Antidepressant, antidepressants, Chicago News, Committing Suicide, Dangerous Thoughts, Department Of Psychology, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Fournier, Jay C, Medill, Mild Depression Symptoms, Minor Depression, Moderate Depression, Nightmares, Prozac, Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder, University Of Pennsylvania, Woman Dreams, Young Woman |
By atracyphd on February 9, 2010
“Let’s set the record straight
once and for all — Brittany was not taking any medication for her mood, for
anorexia,” Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack said. “It’s utterly ridiculous
that these rumors have perpetuated.”
Investigators found prescription
medication for depression, seizures, anxiety and pain. Monjack told Lauer his
late wife used Vicoprofen and Sarafem during her menstrual cycle. “Most of the
medications are mine. I suffer from seizures,” Monjack declared. The
screenwriter began to stutter and added, “I suffer from, you know, heart… my
heart stopped on December 3rd when we landed from Puerto Rico.”
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Anna Nicole Smith, Brittany Murphy, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Fen-Phen, Heart Valve Problems, Heart Valves, Increase Serotonin, Medication For Depression, Menstrual Cycle, Muscle Tissue, Organ Failure, Prescription Medication, Prozac, Robitussin, Sarafem, Sarafem Prozac, Serotonin Levels, SSRI, Stutter, Vicoprofen |
By atracyphd on February 9, 2010
A 64-year-old Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to second-degree assault for
shooting at the Minikahda Country Club and said afterward that he hopes
something can be done to make it easier for adults with psychological problems
to get help.
“For me to do anything harmful to the club, I had to be
crazy because I loved the club,” Joseph C. Rice said in an interview after his
plea in front of Hennepin County District Court Judge Beryl Nord. “When you’re
out of your mind, the worst thing is you don’t know you’re out of your
mind.”
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Alcohol Treatment, Alcoholics, Antidepressant Zoloft, antidepressants, C Rice, Cravings, Degree Assault, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Intoxication Defense, Involuntary Intoxication, Joseph C, Man Fires, Manic Depressive, Minikahda Country Club, Minneapolis Man, Psychological Problems, Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, Zoloft |
By atracyphd on February 4, 2010
Dear Annie: I am a 16-year-old girl who still wets the bed. I have
tried everything from wearing an alarm to taking medication.
I am now on
a prescription that works by telling my kidneys to stop producing urine,
although it doesn’t work all the time. A urologist prescribed an antidepressant
that prevents me from sleeping too deeply. With the combination of these two
medicines, I no longer wet the bed. However, the antidepressant causes me to be
uncontrollably angry all the time. I also don’t sleep well when I take it, which
just adds to my irritability. It has gotten so bad that it has started to affect
my relationships with friends and family.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged 16 Year Old Girl, Angry All The Time, antidepressants, Blood Sugar Levels, Dear Abby Column, Dear Annie, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Irritability, Kathy Mitchell, Marcy, Massachusetts, Medication, Pancreas, Paragraph, Rage, Rushes, Teenage Girl, Violent Thoughts, What A Shame, Young Woman |
By atracyphd on February 4, 2010
A ‘SENSITIVE
and quiet girl’ who spent years bravely fighting depression took her own life
just days after her 22nd birthday, an inquest heard.
Family and friends joined
popular Natalie McCreanney at her party at Bibendum in Eastbourne town centre on
November 21 last year.
A week later, her body was
found on a secluded part of the beach, near the foot of Beachy Head.
An inquest on Tuesday heard
that Natalie, an animal lover, who studied at Plumpton College, had suffered ill
health as a child, which limited her sight and held her back at school.
Natalie paid for regular
counselling sessions for several years at the Eastbourne Clinic, but these ended
a couple of months before her death as she was thought to be too dependent on
staff.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged 22nd Birthday, Animal Lover, Anti-depressants, antidepressants, Bibendum, Caroline Hunt, Dr Christopher, Dr Hunt, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, England, Family And Friends, Fighting Depression, Ill Health, Inquest, Locum, Natalie, Old Woman, Quiet Girl, Stimulant Drug, SUICIDE, Uk News |
By atracyphd on February 3, 2010
Hispanic man from Council Bluffs has been reported missing.
Larry Ely
Murillo Moncada, 25, was last seen Saturday, Nov. 28, at 6:15 p.m. at his
residence at 719 N. 14th St., according to his family. He was wearing a Navy
blue hooded sweatshirt and light blue seat pants. He was described as 5-feet,
5-inches tall and 140 pounds, with brown eyes.
Moncada’s mother, Ana
Moncada, said he went to work on Thanksgiving night; and, when he returned home
on the morning of Nov. 27, he seemed disoriented. She took him to see a doctor,
who prescribed an anti-depressant. He continued to feel disoriented and began to
hear voices, she said.
“He was hearing voices that said ‘eat sugar,’”
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged anti-depressant, Antidepressant, antidepressants, Blood Sugar Levels, Brain Cells, Brown Eyes, Council Bluffs, Cravings, Doctor Who, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Hearing Voices, Heart Palpitations, Hispanic Man, Hooded Sweatshirt, Murillo, Navy Blue, Normal Sugar Levels, Sugar Level, Thanksgiving Night, Tim Johnson, Voices, Young Man |
By atracyphd on January 26, 2010
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), women
taking commonly used forms of antidepressant drugs may experience delayed
lactation after giving birth and may need additional support to achieve their
breastfeeding goals.
Breastfeeding benefits both infants and mothers in many ways as breast milk
is easy to digest and contains antibodies that can protect infants from
bacterial and viral infections. The World Health Organization recommends that
infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. This
new study shows that certain common antidepressant drugs may be linked to a
common difficulty experienced by new mothers known as delayed secretory
activation, defined as a delay in the initiation of full milk secretion.
“The breasts are serotonin-regulated glands, meaning the breasts’ ability to
secrete milk at the right time is closely related to the body’s production and
regulation of the hormone serotonin,” said Nelson Horseman, PhD, of the
University of Cincinnati and co-author of the study. “Common antidepressant
drugs like fluoxetine, sertraline and paroxetine are known as selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drugs and while they can affect mood,
emotion and sleep they may also impact serotonin regulation in the breast,
placing new mothers at greater risk of a delay in the establishment of a full
milk supply.”
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Antibodies, antidepressants, Benefit From, Best Interest, Birth Defects, Breast Milk, Breastfeeding Benefits, Breastmilk, Cold Turkey, Contaminated Milk, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, drugs, Family Physician, Horrific Birth Defects, Lactation, Mom, Pediatrician, Prozac, Viral Infections, World Health Organization |
By atracyphd on December 14, 2009
paid almost $1 billion to resolve lawsuits over Paxil since it introduced the
antidepressant in 1993, including about $390 million for suicides or attempted
suicides said to be linked to the drug, according to court records and people
familiar with the cases.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged 1 Billion, Antidepresant, Birth Defect, Dr. Tracy, Drug Awareness, Drug Manufacturers, Drugawareness, Glaring Omission, Glaxo, International Coalition, lawsuits, Murder Suicide, Panacea, Paxil, Psychiatrist, Red Flag, Regulatory Filings, School Of Medicine, Suicide Case, Tragic Murder, Tufts University School, Tufts University School Of Medicine |
By atracyphd on December 3, 2009
ATLANTA — Georgia’s powerful House speaker resigned
Thursday after a suiciide attempt and allegations by his ex-wife of an affair
with a lobbyist.
Glenn Richardson, the state’s first GOP speaker since
Reconstruction, had won sympathy from even his political enemies when he
revealed last month that he attempted suicide by swallowing sleeping pills.
But then his ex-wife went on TV and accused him of having “a full-out affair”
with a lobbyist while they were still married.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Antidepressant, Atlanta Gas Light, Attempted Suicide, Bipolar Disorder, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Ethical Problems, Fox 5 Atlanta, Glenn Richardson, Government Official, House Democrats, House Speaker, Huffingtonpost, Money And Power, Suicidal Tendencies, Suicide Attempt, Suicide Note, Susan Richardson, West Georgia, Wife Susan |
By atracyphd on October 2, 2009
Artie Lange was noticeably quieter than usual on Monday morning’s broadcast, only peppering the on-air conversations with an occasional joke or cutting remark. About two hours into the broadcast, Artie Lange finally broke his silence about Friday’s DUI. After stating that: “for once I’m actually doing something sensible and listening to my lawyer and not talking about it,” Artie Lange went on to tease the audience with a few details of the incident that catapulted him to the top of Google Trends on Friday, despite The Howard Stern Show having been off air for a full two weeks.”
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged adverse reactions, Alcohol And Other Drugs, Andrea Yates, Arrested For Dui, Artie Lange, Book Excerpts, Breathalyzer Test, Cutting Remark, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Google, Google Trends, Hetrosexual, Howard Stern, Illicit Drugs, lexapro, Occasional Joke, Phil Hartman, Sex Change Operation, SSRIs, Substance Abuse Problems, Urine Test |
By atracyphd on September 26, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – If you take antidepressants such as fluoxetine (marketed as Prozac) early in your pregnancy, you may be doubling the risk that your newborn will be born with a heart defect, according to a new study.
However, the vast majority of children born to women who take such antidepressants – known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) – do not have such defects, the researchers are quick to note.
Earlier studies have tied SSRIs during pregnancy to heart defects, but also to even more serious birth defects. According to the new study of nearly half a million children born in Denmark between 1996 and 2003, however, only heart defects are likely to be associated with the antidepressants, note co-author Dr. Lars Henning Pedersen, from Aarhus University, Denmark, and colleagues.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged antidepressants, Birth Defects, Cital, Disability Payments, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Early Pregnancy, Fetus, Fluoxetine, Heart Birth Defects, Heart Defect, Heart Defects, Insurance Rates, Many Mothers, Medical Treatment, Nursing Mothers, Open Heart Surgery, Paxil, Reconstructive Surgeries, Risk, Sertraline, Transposition Of The Great Arteries, Zoloft |
By atracyphd on September 24, 2009
Oldies radio stations around the country are debating whether to continue playing the music of one of the quintessential ’60s groups, the Mamas and the Papas, in the wake of Mackenzie Phillips’ allegations that she had an incestuous relationship with her father, group founder John Phillips.
“I just had a long discussion with our morning show team,” said Jay Beau Jones, program director of Boston’s WODS, “Oldies 103.3,” a long-running CBS Radio affiliate. On Friday morning, disc jockeys Chris Zito and Karen Blake will invite their audience to call in and talk about Phillips and his musical legacy. “Obviously, this is a horrific, car-crash type of story,” says Jones. “If the station plays ‘California Dreamin” or ‘Monday, Monday,’ my concern is the audience will have a negative reaction and turn off the radio.”
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Adverse Reaction, antidepressants, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, False Accusations, False Memories, High On Drugs, Incredible Man, Mackenzie Phillips, Mamas And The Papas, Mental Illness, Mind Altering Drugs, Nightmares, Oprah Show, Papa John, Real Nightmare, Serotonin Levels, Sexual Abuse, Step Mother, World Www |
By atracyphd on September 20, 2009
The Medical Examiner’s office now says Robert Guskind’s death from an overdose was accidental.
Robert Guskind, the prolific yet troubled force behind the Gowanus Lounge Web site, died of “an accidental overdose” from a combination of prescription medication, the city’s medical examiner said.
Guskind’s March death was caused by “acute intoxication from the combined effects” of a painkiller and two antidepressants. He was 50 years old.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Accidental Overdose, Acute Intoxication, Amp, antidepressants, Carroll Gardens, Central Nervous System, Central Nervous System Depressants, Cobble Hill, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Generic Name, Gowanus Lounge, Lethal Levels, Lounge Web, Medical Examiner, Mike Mclaughlin, Pain Killers, Painkiller, Prescription Medication, S System, Toxicology Tests, Valium, wellbutrin |
By atracyphd on September 20, 2009
The man accused of threatening a judge had a medication interaction, pharmacologist said.
By Carole Hawkins
Story updated at 8:24 AM on Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2009
BRUNSWICK, Ga. A Brunswick man accused of making death threats against a judge was suffering from a toxic prescription drug interaction, a pharmacologist testified Tuesday.
Tallahassee pharmacologist Marland Delaney Jr. said Matthew Koldewey was being treated with a “laundry list” of drugs when he threatened to kill Chief Judge Amanda Williams and halfway house director Chad Waters.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Amp, Atypical Antipsychotics, Brunswick Ga, Brunswick Man, Cymbalta, Death Threats, Desipramine, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Faulty Drug, Illegal Drugs, Laundry List, List Of Drugs, Marland, Medication Interaction, News Georgia, Pharmacologist, Prescription Drug Interaction, Substance Abuse Programs, Treatment Choice, Tricyclic Antidepressant |
By atracyphd on September 20, 2009
Posted: September 2, 2009Read Comments(6)RecommendE-mail Print ShareA A If there is something that might help returning soldiers better adjust to civilian life — something that might help tame the inner demons of war — it is mandatory, intensive and long-term counseling.
It wasn’t required when Sgt. Jacob Blaylock and three other soldiers in the 1451st Transportation Company returned home nearly 2 1/2 years ago and later ended their own lives. Although some are receiving more counseling now, that follow-up work still is not required and, for various reasons, might never be.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged 1451st, Age Group, antidepressants, Blaylock, Civilians, Committed Suicide, Department Of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Follow Ups, Inner Demons, Konrad, Mail Print, Mental Health, Obstacles, suicides, Thorny Issues, Transportation Company, Triage, Ups |
By atracyphd on September 20, 2009
PHOENIX — An autopsy performed on a state prison inmate who died after spending nearly four hours in the Arizona heat said it was heat exposure and dehydration that killed her.
Marcia Powell, 48, died last May, about 10 hours after she collapsed in an outdoor, unshaded holding cell at the Perryville prison in Goodyear.
Her body’s core temperature had risen to 108 degrees, according to the newly-released autopsy report.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Arizona Heat, Autopsy Report, Charles Ryan, Core Temp, Core Temperature, Corrections Director, Degree Burns, Dehydration, Department Of Corrections, Depression, Director Charles, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Heat Exposure, Heat Stroke, Marcia Powell, Med Heat, Negligent Homicide, Perryville Prison, State Prison Inmate, Time Powell |
By atracyphd on September 20, 2009
Servier, the funders, were able to comment on initial study design, but had no role in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and no role in the writing of the manuscript. Servier have a research programme for the development of psychotropic compounds, including antidepressants. Although they were able to comment on the final manuscript, no changes were introduced as a result of their comments, and they had no influence on the decision to submit the paper for publication. The researchers were, therefore, independent of the funders.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Aims, Anesthesia, Anesthetic, Antidepressant, antidepressants, British Journal Of Psychiatry, Consciousness, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Emotions, Journal Of Psychiatry, Law Enforcement, Margin Of Safety, Paragraphs, Parke Davis Pharmaceutical, Pcp Angel Dust, Phenomenon, Post Partum Depression, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Violent Outbursts |
By atracyphd on September 20, 2009
My first psychiatric diagnosis was major depression, and my first psychiatric medication was Prozac. It was prescribed by my GP, not by a psychiatrist. I had a one-week follow-up visit, and then I was turned loose. It takes hindsight to see that what I thought was “normal” behavior in response to Prozac was in fact at least mild hypomania. Someone even called me “the poster child for Prozac.” This was in 1994, and I wasn’t diagnosed with bipolar disorder until 1999, after another antidepressant did a similar thing.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Abrupt Withdrawal, Anti-depressants, antidepressants, Bipolar, Bipolar Depression, Cause Of Bipolar Disorder, Continuous Series, Depressant, Diagnosis Of Bipolar Disorder, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Hindsight, Hypomania, major depression, Poster Child, Prozac, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Psychiatric Medication, Seizures, Stimulant, Woman |
By atracyphd on September 17, 2009
Abigail King was making final preparations for her wedding
when her fiancé Mark went missing. Although she was aware that his property business was failing in the credit crunch, she had no idea of the extent of his desperation
‘It was starting my own company that saved my life,’ says Abigail King
On a sunny morning in April 2008 I got up early. My fiancé Mark Sebire and I were getting married in five weeks’ time and I wanted to sort out the final arrangements for our wedding. I dressed up to go for a girls’ lunch and when I came downstairs, Mark hugged me and told me he loved me. As I left the house he was watching GMTV on the sofa, eating cereal.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged 22nd August, Abigail, Abrupt Change, Antidepressant, antidepressants, Businessman, Collapse, Committed Suicide, Counsellor, Credit Crunch, Dailymail, Dangerous Periods, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, England, Final Preparations, Hostility, Morning In April, Paragraph 13, Property Business, Sunny Morning, Wedding Cars |
By atracyphd on September 17, 2009
Cymbalta manufactured by Eli Lilly is a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressant used to treat major depression. It is prescribed to treat pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which is a painful nerve disorder associated with diabetes that affects the hands, legs, and feet. Cymbalta has only recently been approved for use to treat fibromyalgia if people can tolerate Cymbalta’s side effects.
The drug works by preventing serotonin and noradrenaline from being reabsorbed back into the nerve cells in the brain. This helps prolong the mood-lightening effect of any released serotonin and noradrenaline, restoring balance to the emotions of the patient. Cymbalta may also be used in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Amp Company, Antidepressant, Anxiety Levels, Bible College, Clinical Trials, Commit Suicide, Cymbalta, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Duloxetine, Eli Lilly, Five Patients, Generic Name, Heart Palpitations, Nerve Cells, Noradrenaline, Serotonin Norepinephrine, Signs Of Depression, SSRI, Suicidal Thoughts, Tracy Johnson, Users Experience |
By atracyphd on August 30, 2009
HOW SAD!!! Reminds me of a talk I had with parents in Louisiana just last week who are completely overwhelmed dealing with a daughter with similar problems – ALL BECAUSE OF THE WIDESPREAD PRESCRIBING OF THESE DEADLY AND VERY ADDICTIVE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS!!!! They know she can get them from just about any doctor around. Doctors have [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged antipsychotic, Criminal Complaint, Drug Awareness, Drug Pushers, Drugawareness, Hostility, International Coalition, Intoxicants, Panacea, Pandora, Parsley, Physicians Desk Reference, prescription drugs, Prozac, Rare Reaction, Semissourian Com, Sobriety Tests, State Patrolman, What On Earth, Woman, Xanax |
By atracyphd on August 17, 2009
Note From Dr. Tracy: I must say that in the 20 years I have been specializing in adverse reactions to antidepressants and lecturing and writing about these drugs this is possibly the best article I have ever read on the overall problem with antidepressants!! EXCELLENT WORK!!! The only thing I might have added is that [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged adverse reactions, antidepressants, Audio Tape, Cdata, Chemist, Cupid, Depression Anxiety, Diagnostic Test, Dr Ann, Dr. Tracy, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, International Coalition, Medical Experts, Panacea, Pandora, Prozac, Selling Drugs, Sexy Actors, Silent Killer |
By atracyphd on August 17, 2009
Note From Dr. Tracy: I do not know if I can tolerate reading another one of these stories! This last week I went to the Iowa State Fair for the first time with my daughter and her family who were visiting. While riding the trolley through the fair the man sitting across from me asked an [...]
Posted in Recent Cases Blog | Tagged Antidepressant, antidepressants, Audio Tape, Dr Ann, Dr. Tracy, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Elderly Couple, Elderly Couples, Excuse, Executive Director, Horrific Tragedy, International Coalition, Iowa State Fair, Murder Suicide, Nightmare, Panacea, Pandora, Prozac, Trolley |
By retoddb on April 19, 2001
Twenty-three new articles from the past month have just been
selected from newspapers across the country and posted our
ICFDA site at http://www.drugawareness.org.
Included among them are two articles that offer proof there are
safer ways to treat depression then by taking pills. One is from
Newsweek entitled “Nourishing Your Brain,” which discusses
studies showing that fats in fish and walnuts can ward off
depression. Another from Reuters showing how aerobic
exercise effectively treats depression.
Posted in DrugAwareness.org Newsletters | Tagged Accutane, Aerobic Exercise, Antidepressant Prozac, Depression, Drugawareness, Fats, Icfda, Job Offer, Mental Disorder, Mental Health Institute, Mmr Vaccinations, New Articles, Newsweek, Prozac, Renowned Scientist, Reuters, Rezulin, Taking Pills, Vaccinations, Viagra, Walnuts |
By retoddb on March 18, 2001
The next piece of the puzzle would be to learn that high serotonin is linked
to the leaky gut. I believe that Dr. Michael Gershon at Columbia Presbyterian
has given us that information in his research on intestinal problems and
SSRIs, indicating that these side effects come from the high serotonin. The
answers to this connection should be found in his new book “The Gut Brain”.
Posted in DrugAwareness.org Newsletters | Tagged Article Reports, Autistic Tendencies, Brain Damage, Brain Dysfunction, Brain Function, Clinical Tests, Columbia Presbyterian, Congressman Dan Burton, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Gut Connection, High Serotonin Levels, Information Scientists, Intestinal Problems, Mercury Content, Michael Gershon, Mmr Autism, Mmr Vaccine, Physical Abnormalities, Piece Of The Puzzle, Woes Surface |
By retoddb on February 24, 2001
IS SEVERE PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, a mental illness? Some
pharmaceutical companies and psychiatrists are treating it as one. In new
television ads, drug maker Eli Lilly is promoting the drug Sarafem to treat
the
problem, now dubbed Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). But the
pink and purple pills aren’t a new drug — they are simply repackaged
Prozac,
the popular antidepressant.
Posted in DrugAwareness.org Newsletters | Tagged Commu, Dr Ann, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Eli Lilly, Forest Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Health Journal, International Coalition, Journal Questions, Mental Disorder, Pmdd, Purple Pills, Sarafem, Sarafem Prozac, Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Severe Pms, SSRIs, Tara Parker Pope, Television Ads, Wall Street Journal |
By retoddb on January 17, 2001
And this coming Sunday (or Monday, depending on what part of the country you are
in) I will the be guest on Art Bell’s Coast to Coast radio program. Ian Punnett
will be the host of the show so it should be good. He and I did a show together
a couple of weeks ago and he is an incredible interviewer. The interview will go
for three hours beginning at 11:00 PM Pacific Time. This is a national program
and is literally heard from coast to coast. To find a station in your area to
listen in or to listen online just go to www.artbell.com. (BTW if you have read
my book, you know that I do not encourage anyone to be awake during those hours
so get a tape ready to record the show and go to bed! 
)
Posted in DrugAwareness.org Newsletters | Tagged Art Bell, Btw, Coast Radio Program, Coast To Coast, Coast To Coast Radio, Coast To Coast Radio Program, Dr Ann, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Executive Director, Ian Punnett, Icfda, International Coalition, Interviewer, Job, Mark Miller, Opportunity, Pacific Time, Radio Show, Web Address |
By atracyphd on December 29, 2000
Keep in mind as you read this article that the SSRI
antidepressants were among the first to be approved
after the expidited drug approvals began. If anyone
thinks these seven drugs have been deadly(and they
have taken a terrible toll while bringing in billions for
the drug companies), just wait until the death toll
comes in on the SSRIs!
Posted in DrugAwareness.org Newsletters | Tagged Aids Drugs, Danger Signs, David Willman, Dr Ann, Drug Approvals, Drug Awareness, Drugawareness, Fda Advisory Committee, First Do No Harm, Food And Drug Administration, International Coalition, Los Angeles Times, Moye, New Medicines, Political Climate, Prescription Medicines, Public Health Physician, School Of Public Health, Ssri Antidepressants, University Of Texas School Of Public Health |
By retoddb on December 2, 1999
Children, he says, tend to talk, fidget and fool around–”all the
classical ADHD-type behaviors. If you’re predisposed to label any child
as ADHD, the distracted troublemaker or the model student, you’ll find
a way to observe these behaviors.” So what might explain such a
predisposition? Paul R. McHugh, professor of psychiatry at Johns
Hopkins, writing in Commentary, argues that ADHD, “social phobia”
(usual symptom: fear of public speaking) and other disorders certified
by the American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders” are proliferating rapidly. This is because
of a growing tendency to regard as mental problems many characteristics
that are really aspects of individuality.
Posted in DrugAwareness.org Newsletters | Tagged Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd, Behavior Modification, Board Resolution, Boys Will Be Boys, Causal Connection, Colorado School, Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dr. Tracy, Drugawareness, Eagle Forum, Patti Johnson, Phyllis Schlafly, Psychotropic Drugs, RITALIN, School Board Member, School Violence, Schoolboys, Washington Post |
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