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re: RFK Jr Goes After Widely Used Antidepressants, Says They Could Be A Threat To Americans
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:28 am to TerryDawg03
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:28 am to TerryDawg03
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It’s fair to note that many of these drugs are available in generic form now and aren’t the cash cows that other drugs are for Big Pharma, so the rally cry against RFK isn’t necessarily about keeping people dependent for money.
The US market for generic fluoxetine in 2024 was $13,000,000,000.
The main producers of fluoxetine are Mylan, Sandoz and Teva. Mylan is tied to Pfizer (Pfizer stock owners own roughly half the company). Sandoz is owned by Pharma giant, Novartis. Teva is the 18th largest drug company in the world by revenue. They mostly sell generics.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 9:29 am
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Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:32 am to dcbl
It is a US crisis......anti-depressants, adderal, etc.....we are a drugged society.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:35 am to Lsupimp
quote:25% of American women are taking these kind of drugs. This means 75% are going untreated!
Please don’t take away her Zoloft.
-Thousands of American men shortly before being stabbed to death while sleeping in their beds by their wives .
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:39 am to Bestbank Tiger
Thanks, BT. Positive news.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:41 am to dcbl
I’ll leave the larger debate to others as I’ve thankfully never been in a condition or frame of mind where it was a consideration.
I do know when I was a kid growing up there were always a handful of kids that would be called “hyperactive”. While it was probably certainly a challenge for parents and teachers back in those days, I remember them just dealing with it and managing the situation and within a few short years those types of kids always seemed to grow out of it. I don’t recall seeing/hearing any of those kids that grew into a hyperactive, batshite adult.
I do know when I was a kid growing up there were always a handful of kids that would be called “hyperactive”. While it was probably certainly a challenge for parents and teachers back in those days, I remember them just dealing with it and managing the situation and within a few short years those types of kids always seemed to grow out of it. I don’t recall seeing/hearing any of those kids that grew into a hyperactive, batshite adult.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:42 am to dcbl
Is it fair to ask for the prescription drug history of all school shooters over the last 20 years and look for a trend?
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:43 am to CubsFanBudMan
Would be useful data.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:44 am to dcbl
SSRI medications have literally saved lives. In some cases they may (may) have been over -prescribed, but that’s on the individual physician.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:46 am to VOR
quote:
they may (may) have been over -prescribed
The sun may (may) rise in the East.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:48 am to VOR
More money needs to be funneled into research trials for psilocybin, ketamine and other psychedelic therapies. Natural products with a proven track record of healing these mental and emotional maladies.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:51 am to dcbl
It's tough because for some, Lexapro is needed. It didn't work for me, and I still have issues with depression, but I also think screen time and the abrupt shift from mass physical to mass mental labor in developed countries doesn't help.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:01 am to CubsFanBudMan
quote:
Is it fair to ask for the prescription drug history of all school shooters over the last 20 years and look for a trend?
it's actually amazing that this is not already known...
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:07 am to VOR
quote:
In some cases they may (may) have been over -prescribed, but that’s on the individual physician.
May (may)? When your local nurse practitioner can hand any slapdick that walks through the door a Zoloft prescription because they had a rough week, the “may” is eliminated.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:08 am to dcbl
Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your Prozac
ETA: I post this as a person who has been on a Prozac/Xanax cocktail for 25+ years. The Xanax likely prevented my suicide. The positive effects of the Prozac have been minimal to none. It has effectively made me mentally and emotionally numb. “Dead inside” is a term I’ve used. I’m in the process of weaning off, but I’m afraid of permanent effects to my brain chemistry and what that might entail.
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your Prozac
ETA: I post this as a person who has been on a Prozac/Xanax cocktail for 25+ years. The Xanax likely prevented my suicide. The positive effects of the Prozac have been minimal to none. It has effectively made me mentally and emotionally numb. “Dead inside” is a term I’ve used. I’m in the process of weaning off, but I’m afraid of permanent effects to my brain chemistry and what that might entail.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 10:19 am
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:11 am to Bestbank Tiger
quote:
There's a newer treatment where they use virtual reality to simulate the traumatic event. Idea is the brain receives the offending stimulus and you're on afterward. Eventually the brain learns that it's over and you don't have to be afraid anymore.
I knew someone that was put on adderall for ptsd.
quote:
Medicine used to treat ADHD may also help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:12 am to Bestbank Tiger
EMDR is very effective.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:14 am to VOR
quote:
SSRI medications have literally saved lives.
And created mass murderers.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:17 am to dcbl
I started taking 10mg of Prozac a few months ago and it has kinda changed my life to be honest. It’s a low dose but I don’t have the anxiety and mood issues that I used to have. That said, I think it’s still overprescribed and I can’t imagine taking a high dose of it like some of the crazies out there.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 10:18 am
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:24 am to dualed
I’m glad it’s helped you; hope that continues
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:27 am to VOR
quote:That’s convenient.
that’s on the individual physician
When it’s discrimination in the workplace, is it on the individual manager or is it systemic privilege and discrimination that requires a full on anti-racist and equity movement?
When it’s police brutality is it on the individual officer or is it system racism that requires a reimagining of the way policing is done and funded in our entire country?
When it’s religious or racial discrimination is it on the individual bigot or is it a sign of a whole series of perverse “phobias” embedded in our society that require civil unrest and all manner of affirmative action to address?
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