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U.S. soldiers dangerously over-medicated with antipsychotic drugs

8/5/2011 - As if American soldiers sent to fight America's undeclared wars in Iraq and Afghanistan haven't suffered enough, now it turns out many are being prescribed powerful, side-effect laden drugs to treat their post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These Big Pharma mind altering concoctions are ineffective...

Antipsychotic drugs lead to blood clots

4/2/2011 - New research out of the U.K. adds to the growing body of evidence highlighting the dangers of antipsychotic drugs. Data gathered from tens of thousands of patient records reveals that popular antipsychosis drugs like AstraZeneca's Seroquel, Eli Lilly's Zyprexa, Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal and Bristol-Myers...

Studies show adverse side effects in Schizophrenia drugs

12/28/2010 - The November 2010 issue of Nature reported that several large pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, have chosen to pull out of the psychiatric pharmacology in the treatment of schizophrenia. The reason is obvious, according to Nature author, Abbott: The first generation...

Antidepressants promote rapid weight gain

11/18/2010 - Taking antidepressant drugs like Risperdal (risperidone) and Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) could cause you to gain a lot of weight very quickly, according to a recent report in CNN. Atypical antipsychotic drugs are responsible for causing voracious hunger episodes in roughly 30 percent of patients...

Antipsychotic drugs double risk of deadly pneumonia

8/27/2010 - Senior citizens who take antipsychotic drugs are twice as likely to contract pneumonia as seniors who do not take the drugs, according to a study conducted by researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. "Anti-psychotics...

Poor children more likely to be put on antipsychotic drugs

4/15/2010 - Poor children are vastly more likely to be given antipsychotic drugs than middle class children, and often for less serious conditions, according to a study conducted by researchers from Rutgers and Columbia Universities and released ahead of publication. Researchers analyzed millions of Medicaid...

EXPOSED: "Scandalous Abuse" of the Elderly Being Killed With Psychiatric Medications

2/8/2010 - Elderly dementia patients are being subjected to "scandalous abuse" by being drugged with dangerous antipsychotic drugs, according to a letter by ten influential health organizations, published in The Daily Telegraph. "[One hundred thousand] people with dementia in care homes are being inappropriately...

Fish oil supplements prevent mental illness; safe and effective alternative to antipsychotic drugs

2/2/2010 - An important new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry reveals that fish oil supplements beat mental illness. The study involved 81 people deemed to be at high risk for psychosis. The randomized, placebo-controlled study provided fish oil supplements to half the study subjects for just...

Antipsychotic drugs can cause heart disease

12/14/2009 - Popular antipsychotic drugs are under fire for causing severe side effects such as hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and weight gain. Researchers discussed the issue in Biological Psychiatry, noting that the mentally ill who take such drugs are already at an increased risk for developing heart disease...

AstraZeneca Suppressed Information about Seroquel Link to Diabetes, Told Sales Reps to Lie

2/27/2009 - Drug maker AstraZeneca, seller of the Seroquel antipsychotic drug, suppressed clinical studies showing its drug significantly increased the risk of diabetes, say internal e-mails. As Bloomberg is reporting today (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aS_.NqzMArG8&refer=home), employee...

Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Risk of Stroke in All Patients, Researchers Warn

2/27/2009 - Antipsychotic drugs are significantly more dangerous than researchers had previously thought, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and published in the British Medical Journal. Antipsychotic drugs come in two classes: an older variety...

Newer Antipsychotic Drugs Raise Fatal Heart Attack Risk

2/25/2009 - The highly popular class of drugs known as atypical antipsychotics may significantly increase a patient's risk of suffering from a fatal heart attack, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Antipsychotic drugs are designed to treat schizophrenia,...

Antipsychotic Drugs Shorten Lifespan of Alzheimer's Patients

1/21/2009 - A UK research study finds that prescribing antipsychotic drugs "off-label" to calm Alzheimer's patients nearly doubles the risk of patient death over three years. New antipsychotic drugs such as Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa are routinely prescribed to manage aggressiveness and agitation in Alzheimer's...

Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Risk of Death Among Elderly

11/14/2008 - The FDA has ordered the makers of older, "conventional" antipsychotics to add a "black box warning" to the drugs labels about the risk of early death in elderly dementia patients who take them. This is the strongest warning that can be placed on a medication without pulling it from the market. This...

Care Homes Sedating Elderly Alzheimer's Patients with Antipsychotic Drugs

8/28/2008 - The British government is conducting an investigation into the off-label use of antipsychotic drugs to sedate patients with Alzheimer's disease. On February 4, the all-party parliamentary group on dementia heard testimony from patient advocates who criticized the practice. "Thousands of people with...

Antipsychotic drugs cause rapid weight gain, abnormal eating behavior

3/5/2007 - Researchers may have discovered why certain antipsychotic medications, such as those used to treat schizophrenia, lead to extreme weight gain. A study published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences" suggests that these drugs increase the activity of the enzyme AMPK in the parts of...

Psychiatric Drugs: Chemical Warfare on Humans - interview with Robert Whitaker

8/27/2005 - The following is a Street Spirit interview with Robert Whitaker, author of Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill. It is reprinted here with permission from the Street Spirit in Oakland, California. The interview is conducted by Terry Messman, editor...

Antipsychotic drugs may cause diabetes, but the FDA still allows their sale

1/30/2004 5:57:10 PM - Some prescription drugs are so dangerous that even health related industry groups feel compelled to speak out against the drugs in order to protect the health of patients. In this case, a joint report by the American Diabetes Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Association...

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