>From John Rappaport’s StratiaWire:
Monday, January 20, 2003
DRUG OBLIVION STATS
JANUARY 20. Here are some stats on the effects of Prozac. In
the years 1987-1995, official adverse-reaction reports
filed: 35,230.
You might remember my recent piece indicating that for every
filed report, there is a strong likelihood that the real
number is 100 times higher.
That would turn 35,230 into 3,523,000.
Ponder THAT.
Here is a PARTIAL breakdown of the numbers and types of
reactions (I have not included all categories). Again, try
multiplying each figure by 100.
Agitation: 1191.
Convulsions: 642.
Depression, psychotic: 1205.
Ejaculation, abnormal: 281.
Fever: 358.
Jaundice: 56.
Kidney failure: 51.
Gait abnormal (could be a sign of brain damage): 142.
Hostility: 999.
Libido decline: 677.
Manic reaction (this can lead some individuals to plan
grandiose destruction): 553.
Qt prolonged (heartbeat irregularities): 40.
Reactivity/aggressive: 868.
Suicide attempt: 2248.
Withdraw syndrome (heavy symptoms indicating addiction to
the drug): 329.
Two points: This is just one of the SSRI antidepressants.
The others, such as Paxil and Zoloft, pretty much work the
same way in the body. So you can assume MUCH higher total
figures for adverse reactions to all the SSRIs.
Consider that someone was waging a war against the populace
of a nation. Would achieving these numbers of these adverse
reactions be considered a major victory?
Is the Pope Catholic?
See the very informative website, www.prozacspotlight.org.
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