3/30/2001 – LSD to Prozac and back to LSD?!
At Harvard, a psychiatrist is studying whether the hallucinogenic cactus
peyote creates any long-term memory or attention problems in the American
Indians who take the drug as part of religious rituals.
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
1/11/2001 – More Self Harm Seen with SSRI Therapy Than With Tricyclics
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Dec 28 – Significantly more
instances of deliberate self-harm occur in patients prescribed a
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) than in those
prescribed a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). In their report in the
December issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, UK
investigators caution that the choice of antidepressant for
patients at risk should not be based solely on overdose toxicity.
Unprepared for the Horrendous Withdrawal from Effexor (update 4 months later)
“Sometimes it felt as if my brain was shuddering in my skull ”
Staccato Vision, Whiting Out and Brain Shivers on Effexor
Please, unless you are chronically depressed or have something really, really severe, stay away from this class of drugs.