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Prozac in Poultry Is Better Than Penicillin

Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted 05.03.2012

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While consumers may be more shocked by pink slime or the feeding of Prozac to poultry, the routine feeding of millions of pounds of human antibiotics to chickens presents a much graver threat.

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'Xanax' Nation? My Anti-Anxiety Meds Give Me Enough to Worry About

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 05.27.2012

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Journalists love declaring that psychiatric medications symbolize some slice of the zeitgeist. So I can't say I was entirely surprised when I opened my mailbox the other day and saw New York Magazine's latest cover article proclaiming that this is the era of Xanax.

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Feline Fatale

Liane Kupferberg Carter | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Paris Hilton, Pets, Humor, Munchkins, Prozac, Maine-Coon, Behavior Therapy, Miss America, Cats, Maine Coon Cats, Wicked Witch of the West, Animal Behavior, Autism, Autistic, Kitten, Sybil, Felines, Pet From Hell, Evil Twin, Feline Fatale, Parents News

She was meant to be a companion for our cat Dizzy. She looked identical. The same kohl-rimmed eyes. The same silky, silver fur. The same sweet face. She was Dizzy's Doppelganger. But inside? A heart of darkness.

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Panic Attacks And Other Jokes: Agorafabulous! Depicts Mental Illness on Its Own, Goofy Terms

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Depression, Agorafabulous, Panic Attacks, AGORAFABULOUS! Dispatches From My Bedroom, Agoraphobia, Sara Benincasa, Comedy, Prozac, Xanax, Books News

Agorafabulous! manages the rather sneaky feat of making what Sara Benincasa astutely calls "the wrong kind of different" seem not so wrong at all.

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Xanax Facts and Whitney Houston

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Psychiatric Drug Abuse, Peter Breggin, Whitney Houston, Prescription Drugs, Ssris, Ssri Antidepressants, Prozac, Benzos, Benzodiazepines, Prescription Drug Abuse, Overdose, Xanax, Mental Health, Xanax Whitney Houston, Healthy Living News

Reports that Xanax and other benzos are not usually lethal when taken alone are vastly misleading. Xanax is rarely taken alone. Why? Because as much or more than any other prescribed drug, Xanax causes medication spellbinding.

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Five Spiritual Practices For Aging Well

Lewis Richmond | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Generosity, Prozac, Reframing, Aging as a Spiritual Practice, Aging Well, Gratitude, Buddhism, Aging Gracefully, Aging, Becoming Old, Religion News

When I ask audiences what they like about being older, people often answer "Gratitude," and then say what they are grateful for: grandchildren, good health, free time, wearing what they want, the chance to travel, giving back to the community.

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An Attitude Of Gratitude

Ann Brenoff | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Good Listener, Grateful, Thanksgiving, Entrepreneurs, Prozac, Women's Networking Group, Jae Wu, Gratitude, Good Friend, Fifty News

I have a friend who I use instead of Prozac. Whenever life feels overwhelming, I call her and ask her to lunch. Apparently, she's the drug of choice for many people because her calendar is always heavily booked

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Judge Sentences Teenager In Prozac Murder Case

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Center for the Study of Empathic Therapy, Peter Breggin, Crime, Empathic Therapy, Eli Lilly, Prozac, Prozac Defense, Ssris, Prozac Violence, Mental Health, Healthy Living News

The judge's opinion is a landmark legal confirmation of the scientific fact that the newer antidepressants like Prozac, including the SSRI and SNRI antidepressants, can cause violence and even murder.

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Sister: Connecticut Home Invasion Killer Molested Me

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 12.31.2011

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The sister of a man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a gruesome home invasion told a jury Monday he sexu...

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Man Convicted In Deadly Home Invasion Molested His Own Sister: Mother

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 12.27.2011

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man facing a possible death sentence for killing a mother and her two daughters in a gruesome home invasion adm...

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Judge's Opinion On Prozac-Induced Murder Now Available Online

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.11.2011

Many tragic acts of suicide and violence could be averted by reducing or stopping the use of anti-depressant drugs, and by greater professional and public awareness of the dangers associated with these drug.

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Judge Agrees Prozac Could Have Made Teen a Killer

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.10.2011

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The judge declared in his decision, "His basic normalcy now further confirms he no longer poses a risk of violence to anyone and that his mental deterioration and resulting violence would not have taken place without exposure to Prozac."

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Pregnancy Or Prozac? Why I Chose Both

www.babble.com | Posted 12.03.2011

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When the two drugstore pregnancy tests came back positive, I took a picture with my phone, emailed my husband, then had a mild panic attack. My first ...

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Interview With a Philosopher: Lou Marinoff -- Part Two

Tom Morris | Posted 09.21.2011

In a free and open society, such as ours, citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, that leaves room for a lot of future criminals and blossoming psychopaths to cross the line without prior intervention or restraint.

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Better Living Through Chemistry

Beth Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Support, Psychotherapy, Atavan, Prozac, Therapy, Medication, Divorce, Psychopharmacology, Divorce News

A few weeks after my ex-husband left (and moved in with his personal trainer), I signed-on with a therapist and she promptly set me up with a psychopharmacologist.

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Movie Review: Love and Other Drugs

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

There are a number of things to like about Edward Zwick's Love and Other Drugs, so it seems churlish to quibble about the problems. But those foibles...

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Antidepressants: A Hidden Cause Of Obesity

Judith J. Wurtman, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Prozac, Depression, Weight Loss, Antidepressants, Mood, Obesity, Obesity Epidemic, Health, Healthy Living News

The solution to losing weight while on antidepressants is easy and simple. It simply requires knowing that brain serotonin does more than regulate mood. It also regulates appetite.

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PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Clinical Depression and Motherhood

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 11.17.2011

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For the first couple months I told people I was pregnant with my first baby, when they shrieked, I had the instinct to cry and tell them to go screw themselves.

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Are Psychiatric Drugs Contributing to Mental Illness Disability?

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs, Psychiatry, Anatomy of an Epidemic, Silent Spring, Robert-Whitaker, Bruce E. Levine, Antidepressants, Health, Prozac, Healthy Living News

Since 1955, mental illness disability rates in the U.S. have increased six-fold. At the same time, psychiatric drug use greatly increased in the 1950s and 1960s, then skyrocketed after 1988.

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Understanding the Placebo Effect

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 11.17.2011

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My first foray into the nebulous world of antidepressants was in 1985 when I was put on Sinequan. It gave me severe cotton mouth, didn't do much for my mood.

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'Anatomy Of An Epidemic': Could Psychiatric Drugs Be Fueling A Mental Illness Epidemic?

Robert Whitaker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Anatomy of an Epidemic, Psychiatric Medications, Books, Schizophrenia, Prozac, Books News

Although we, as a society, believe that psychiatric medications have "revolutionized" the treatment of mental illness, the disability numbers suggest a very different possibility. Could our drug-based paradigm of care, for some unforeseen reason, be fueling this epidemic?

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Which Illegal Hallucinogen Is Right for You?

Mark Morford | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lsd, Big Pharma, Zoloft, Antidepressants, Magic Mushrooms, Ecstasy, Psilocybin, Prozac, Mdma, Placebo, Healthy Living News

Let's lay it out: According to a major new overview study, all of America's beloved wonderdrug antidepressants are essentially useless and don't really work worth a damn. Wait, that's not quite right.

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FAA: Pilots On Antidepressants Now Permitted To Fly

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The government is lifting a 70-year-old ban on letting pilots fly while on antidepressants, citing improvements in the drugs and an...

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Suffering, Seeking & Sanity

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 11.17.2011

Over time, the object of my seeking evolved from merely looking for personal relief, to a grander, all-encompassing search for truth, God and enlightenment.

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ReThink Review: The War On Kids -- Education's Prisoners

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Overmedication, Adhd, Shooting, Expulsion, Prussia, Violence, Zero Tolerance Policy, Rethink Reviews, Prozac, Jonathan Kim, School, Suspension, Expelled, Add, Cevin Soling, The War on Kids, Documentary, Medication, Ritalin, Entertainment News

Public schools have essentially been turned into prisons with constant surveillance and harsh, often absurd zero tolerance policies towards drugs, alcohol, weapons, violence and other forms of misbehavior.

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