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Talking Back to Prozac - What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Prozac and the Newer Antidepressants (Paperback)
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Talking Back to Prozac - What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Prozac and the Newer Antidepressants (Paperback)
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Prozac. Millions of Americans are on it. And just about everyone
else is wondering if they should be on it, too. The claims of the
pro Prozac chorus are enticing: that it can cure everything from
depression (the only disorder for which Prozac was originally
approved) to fear of public speaking, PMS, obesity, shyness,
migraine, and back pain-with few or no side effects. But is the
reality quite different? At what price do we buy Prozac induced
euphoria and a shiny new personality? Psychiatrist Peter Breggin,
MD, and coauthor Ginger Ross Breggin answer these and other crucial
questions in Talking Back to Prozac. They explain what Prozac is
and how it works, and they take a hard look at the real story
behind today's most controversial drug: -The fact that Prozac was
tested in trials of four to six weeks in length before receiving
FDA approval -The difficulty Prozac's manufacturer had in proving
its effectiveness during these tests -The information on side
effects that the FDA failed to include in its final labeling
requirements -How Prozac acts as a stimulant not unlike the
addictive drugs cocaine and amphetamine -The dangers of possible
Prozac addiction and abuse -The seriousness and frequency of
Prozac's side effects, including agitation, insomnia, nausea,
diarrhea, loss of libido, and difficulty reaching orgasm -The
growing evidence that Prozac can cause violence and suicide -The
social and workplace implications of using the drug not to cure
depression but to change personality and enhance performance Using
dramatic case histories as well as scientific research and
carefully documented evidence, the Breggins expose the potentially
damaging effects of Prozac. They also describe the resounding
success that has been achieved with more humane alternatives for
the treatment of depression. Talking Back to Prozac provides
essential information for anyone who takes Prozac or is considering
taking it, and for those who prescribe it. Peter R. Breggin, MD, is
a psychiatrist in private practice in Ithaca, New York. He is the
author of many scientific articles and more than twenty books, most
recently Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of
Mood Altering Medications (2008). Many of his cutting-edge
discoveries on the dangers of psychiatric drugs have been affirmed
by recent scientific research and by FDA regulatory actions. He has
taught at numerous universities and acts as an expert witness in
legal cases involving harm done by psychiatric medication and
electroshock. Ginger Ross Breggin has coauthored two books with her
husband: the bestseller Talking Back to Prozac and The War Against
Children of Color. She is also coeditor of Dimensions of Empathic
Therapy. For more than a decade, she was director of the
International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology,
and she continues to contribute to her husband's reform work. She
cofounded the scientific journal Ethical Human Psychology and
Psychiatry and was its first managing editor. She is also an award
winning photographer."
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