3/5.Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Viagra, Lipitor, Cialis, Nexium

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Selling Sickness explores the unhealthy relationships between society, medical science and the pharmaceutical industry as they promote their new miracle cures -- selling not just drugs but also the latest diseases that go with them. It examines the growing global controversy around SSRI antidepressant, such as Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac, and also takes a personal look at two families who suffer the tragic consequences of society's rush to find a pill for every ill. is this aggressive drug marketing not just changing humans but the human condition as well? Money Talks: Profits before Patient Safety uses first hand testimony from doctors and drug reps to give a rare perspective on the questionable marketing tactics of the pharmaceutical industry. Engaging and informative, the film offers a reasoned approach to the subject matter, with guests like Dr. John Abramson, author of Overdosed America, and Prescription Access Litigation Project Director, Alex Sugerman-Brozan.

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[latyona07]

i have been taking zoloft for 5 years and i cant stop taking them if i do i get sick

[prokopton]

You are now a profitable customer for the pharmaceutical industry. :-)

[totallybarefoot]

Or take this example. You can buy methamphetamine from a pharmacy with a doctor's prescription, or you can buy it from some guy who makes it in his kitchen. Same drug.

Which one do YOU want to take? The form JFK took, or the form that occassionally blows up residential kitchens?

The "home remedies are better" line is BS spun by people reacting to the unaffordability of real medicine for too many normal people.

[prokopton]

Neither of them are natural so I wouldn't take them. I'd take L-phenylalanine.

[totallybarefoot]

Did you know that most women who successfully commit suicide do it in the five days before their period?

Do you really want to scoff at a medicine that prevents suicide?

Wellbutrin helps smokers quit. You really want to scoff at a medicine that saves lives?

[prokopton]

I wouldn't scoff at anything. But drugs are synthesized from substances found in Nature.

It's safer to take the natural medicine.

[gallantman44]

These are real health problems and most of the medications prescribed are very good. Lets try to keep an open mind about this.

[TheBraduk1985]

Hi im in the U.K and have been taking paroxetine (paxil) for a few months. I started to feel better and thought i didnt need it anymore....im currently on day 6 of withdrawal and have never felt so sick in my life!....the electric shock sensations im having in my body when i move my head or eyes is awful if anyone can help me please get in touch

thanks guys

[gordo33]

@qert079 wtf.. i hear weed gives u more anxiety lol.

[JonathanRiusKickAss]

When I got off Zoloft I got cool brain zaps it was pretty cool. I not sure what everybody is talking with zoloft withdrawal symptoms.

[TheJuicyBunj]

@TheJuicyBunj Oh and really, it's kind of your fault for not doing at least a LITTLE research. I mean really even in the dawn of the internet you could have found the beginning of this "SSRI discontinuation syndrome." I mean really, anyone stupid enough to take a prescription medication without doing a little consumer-end research has it coming. I mean hell, it's YOUR body! I know people who get prescriptions filled and they just take the pills. They don't even read the BOTTLE!

[TheJuicyBunj]

I don't think it's the pharmaceutical company doing anything wrong. The drugs help, there are just too many success stories. As for coming off them, I went of Lexapro and Wellbutrin cold turkey with almost no side effects. An occasional dizziness for a 3-4 days and I got over it. I don't think the problem is marketing. I think it's people being big fat babies A. for taking them for having a few bad days, and B. for not sucking it up and getting over yourself.

[veronique2]

@latyona07 Im just glad i never felt compelled to get on these shitty pills. Im sorry to read that latyona :(

[Cschive]

Could we use these medications to enhance people safely?

[TaimaDjinn]

@gallantman44 If these are real health problems, why are they not diagnosed with an actual chemical exam, which is to say, why is there no definitive measure of the monoamines in the brain (e.g. serotonin) performed by medical doctors?

[Laurens213]

@TheBraduk1985 you can never tell if your symptoms wouldn't have improved if you took a placebo. Besides, the people in this video aren't saying SSRI's don't work, they sure do! The problem these people adress is that the farmaceutical companies try to make you think you are sick/depressed, whilst maybe you are just having a bad day. It's called medicalization. Wikipedia: Medicalization

[blazeit19]

@TheBraduk1985 Yes thats normal for drugs like paxil... it should only be taken under the direct care of a physician, DO NOT suddenly stop taking this medication with out first talking to your doctor as serious side effects may occur. Most of the time it takes several weeks or even a few months to get off this medication depending on what dose your at and how long. I would go down -10MG every 2-3 weeks to get off of it. But I'm not a doctor... I just know that most people go down very slowly.