Happiness in a Bottle?
Has the U.S. been tricked into believing prescription pills can cure everything?
(PRWEB) April 12, 2005 -- According to recent drug ads we can cure every
ailment – from depression, anxiety, insomnia, hyperactivity, even the change of
life. When did Americans become so gullible? Could it be that when the FDA
relaxed the rules for television advertising of prescription drugs, we bought
this illusion of happiness?
The fact that drug ads soared from $12
million to $1.58 billion in a decade indicates that the direct-to-consumer ads
are working. Many patients ask their doctor for a drug by name or self diagnose
their symptoms based on what they see on television. When did this dangerous
trend turn on us as a society?
The recent murders by Jeff Weise, a
sixteen year old a resident of the Red Lake Indian Reservation who killed nine
people before killing himself has left the country in shock and wondering
whether Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, Zoloft, Xanax, Valium or any drug
for ADHD is safe for our children.
We have heard many theories as to the
cause – trauma, guns, poverty, goth culture, even video games. And yet, the
question many parents are quietly asking is whether the drugs so readily
prescribed to our children are increasing the risk of school shootings. Could
such a tragedy have been avoided?
These are the questions that are
addressed by Label Me Sane, a California organization dedicated to raising
awareness regarding the dangers of prescription psychoactive drugs. Since the
shootings in Minnesota they have been inundated with requests from parents
seeking safe solutions to withdraw their children safely off behavioral drugs.
Multitudes of adults have also requested assistance to withdraw from
anti-depressants, sleeping pills or anti-anxiety drugs safely and without the
withdrawal symptoms so many have suffered.
Recent statistics show that
40-50% of the American public is on anti-depressants. This does not include the
use of anti-psychotics, stimulants and anti-anxiety drugs, such as sleeping
pills – making the total number of drugged Americans into the tens of millions.
What happens when someone tries to withdraw off a behavioral drug?
Many
describe the withdrawals as excruciating, terrifying and worse than the
depression or anxiety they were trying to treat. This is certainly nothing we
want our children to suffer through.
Alesandra Rain, co-founder of Label
Me Sane suffered terrifying withdrawals when she tried to stop her
antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs. It forced their organization to seek
safe alternatives to withdraw off drugs without the crippling symptoms she
suffered. “I don’t want anyone to suffer as I did. There is a solution available
to withdraw safely and I encourage everyone to contact us for the information,”
states Rain.
Contact www.labelmesane.com for more information.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prweb227542.htm