Peter R. Breggin, MD - Antidepressants & Suicide - Congressional Testimony

[truvelocity]

I've read Dr. Breggin's books over ten years ago.  This is a man who is respected by our government, our FDA and our pharmaceutical companies the world over. So, if he exposed corruption, they can't touch this man with a ten foot pole. Thank you Dr. Breggin.

[jessie68ful]

I am pretty sure that antidepressants can increase suicidal tendencies. Ive read and heard that they lower inhibitions and heighten impulsivity, so that alone is dangerous. I have known of two people who took and attempted to take their own lives whilst on prozac and sertraline. .

[NaiadMiss]

Thank you to Peter Breggin for doing all you do to expose the risks of these often very dangerous drugs. I lost my own mother to suicide from the terrible side effects of Zoloft. Not only was my mother robbed of her life, several years later I am still struggling in my own life to find my happiness that was lost when this tragedy struck my family.

[ecsdwe129]

Peter R. Breggin is my hero!

[PROFILESophiaYates]

This is frightening I am not surprised though. I have seen over the years so many children in my own childrens school system (I have 2 children 10 yrs apart) Medicated. The school while my sons was in school even was recommending medication to parents. Mty daughters friend @ the age of 12 was placed on Abilify & her weight trippled in a short period of time. She was also on that clonadine. This child was on so much we didn't know who the rl child was. Most of the kids have the patches now

[jacobsladder53]

I'm no expert on body language, but if you pay attention to the gentleman behind Br. Breggin, to the left, one can only assume that he is not a advocate of Dr Breggin's work and in all likelihood has a total disdain for the words being spoken.

[neilconnelly76]

Peter breggin should be officially recognised both nationally and internationally for the tireless work he carries out into the harmful practices of psychiatric medication prescribing. He is NOT some kind of over-zealous, anti-psychiatrist. On the contrary, having read many of his books, papers and editorials, I believe that he truly supports, respects and endorses the true and proper use of psychiatry, that is psychotherapy, providing people with care, empathy, and humanistic response needed.

[carolkettley]

Thank you for the work that you do Dr Breggin

[PROFILESophiaYates]

@carolkettley He is so right on about the soldiers because they r coming from the largest generation placed on these medications. Most of our kids r medicated now. Mine r not. I would not comply. Our kids r so screwed up because they r so over medicated. My daughter speaks of the kids w ticks in school that r medicated & they behave odd, look tired r under developed and have that raccoon eye look. Loss of appetite in most & can't sleep so they place them on that clonadine. Growth stunted. CRAZY!

[KettleyMeetings]

@PROFILESophiaYates I have first hand knowledge...I know what those kids your daughter speaks of feel like on the inside. I was medicated for the first half of 9 years starting at 7 without my knowledge and then the second half without my consent. I deal with what I believe to be permenant bio-chemical brain damage as a result and some of those symptoms include tics, tourettes, and addiction. I believe I am permenantly incapable of creating enough dopamine in my brain to sustain a stable mood

[PROFILESophiaYates]

@KettleyMeetings I am so sorry you had to go through that. I wish you well & hope you spread your story to as many people as you can so they don't do the same thing to their children. This is the thing children do not have a say when their parents & pediatricians place them on these meds. Ive seen to many kids on them all display the same things. We didn't have this when we were kids. Kids today can't even be kids like we could. But this violation is just so preventable. So sad.

[KettleyMeetings]

@PROFILESophiaYates Thanks! I do my best to share my story. I've done it all over the internet in different places where I think my experiences may matter but also I volunteer for CASA which is a program designed to advocate for foster children. From what I've read 52% of all foster kids are medicated. I felt I was in a unique position to understand the child's prespective but also have the articulation to put into words how they feel on it which was something I couldn't do as a kid for myself.

[KettleyMeetings]

@PROFILESophiaYates but I'm lucky because I after 26 years of struggle to deal with a "disease" and it's treatment's negative, permenant and miss marketed affects on me I have come to shed those nasty inferiority issues they created. I may not be healed of body and may never be but my soul & sense of individualism, confidence, and joy of living are back in my control. Probably the hardest thing is just REMEMBERING what it's like to not be on drugs before the age of 7. I have so few memories then

[dannyboidj1]

@KettleyMeetings hello i was wondering if these drug damages are infact permanent i was not forced drugs i needed something for OCD, would taking antidepressants cause any damage i know in your case it might of but how do i know for sure if i fall into that category....im not talking about twitching im talking about lowering of IQ and mental inpairments is this just a withdrawl for the meds i am going through?

[7Averroes7]

@dannyboidj1 Hy, I've been on various things for OCD, wich begun at age 12 after a post-traumatic situation (litle time after wich I developed OCD).

Then after subsequent bad moments I first had to go on medication at age 29 after repeated very strenuous situations (1 month long anchored ship off-shore).

I believe now I was given in food the anti-psychotics I didn't accept willingly and developped extreme anxiety.

Low doses of triciclical (older) anti-depressant) 50 to 75 gr/day is fine

[7Averroes7]

@dannyboidj1 Later I was removed from medication by relatively eficient psychologist wich turned to be like most a crook who depressed me and put me on drugs study. A desaster and a dishonest study. And 6 month later depression and extreme distress.

And so on, with crook psychiatrists and psychologists.

[7Averroes7]

@dannyboidj1 Answer part 3. I never was better than without drugs and with daily exercice. Just remember to vary your exercice routine.

Else you can try cheaper older and much more effective drug Anafranil. Rise it slowly and if possible do exercice. If not rise up to 150 mg

[7Averroes7]

@dannyboidj1 Answer part 4. I do not think from my experience that you can lose IQ from having been on anti-depressants.

Still brain damage is possible through certain psychiatric drugs and more possible when they try on you mixing drugs.

Still it is normal to feel like it while you are on withdrawall wich you should take very very slowly.

[dannyboidj1]

@7Averroes7 thanks for your response so all in all are you ok? i was never poly drugged or forced them so i should be alright, they were actually used therapeutically. the brain damage you talk about is that just after extended use and consist of tics, tourettes and parkinsons? is that what is meant when they fry neurons? i am only 21 and have not been on high doses or medication long enough for this to happen. is this true? i am just seeking reassurance. Thanks, Danny