Posted by stan_the_man70 on March 15, 2016, at 0:15:41
In reply to This is hilarious, posted by stan_the_man70 on March 14, 2016, at 23:59:21
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http://www.mythsandrisks.info/psychiatric-drugs-risks.html
---------------------end quoteAnother one of my anti zyprexa postings/references
You would need to read the entire article on the websiteExcerpt:
From The New York Times:
What weve discovered is that the more drugs youve been given, the more brain tissue you loseThey [antipsychotic drugs] block basal ganglia activity. The prefrontal cortex doesnt get the input it needs and is being shut down by drugs. That reduces the psychotic symptoms. It also causes the prefrontal cortex to slowly atrophy [waste away]. Dr Nancy Andreasen (Neuroscientist/Psychiatrist)Excerpt:
Life example:
I was working with a young man who was being advised by his psychiatrist to change his medication to clozapine. He was reluctant to do so and his social worker gave him a promotional video on this drug to try and convince him of the benefits. What the doctors, social worker and video did not tell him was that in a 10 year study seven people experienced heart attacks (five fatal) whilst prescribed this drug and that two of these were under 30 years of age (his age group).
He mentioned his concern to the psychiatrist and told me the psychiatrist's reply was: "Any of the drugs I prescribe you can cause sudden death". Honest but not reassuring! Surely the young man should have been told these and other facts (such as 34% developed diabetes in this study, in spite of safeguards to try and prevent this - though the figure would likely have been around 43% if everyone had continued with the drug) to help him in making an informed decision.
In passing, I would point out that his dentist noticed a marked reduction in bone density - a matter of concern for someone in his early 20s. Though not confirmed as causal in his case, it is worth noting that both antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs have been associated with causing reduced bone density. He had been on these drugs long-term.
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