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Bozita
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Wed Feb-20-08 02:25 PM Original message |
NIU shooter's drugs: Prozac, Ambien, and Xanax |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Wed Feb-20-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Too bad he stopped using them. |
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pitohui
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Wed Feb-20-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. um, maybe that's true of the prozac -- not the ambien |
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AikidoSoul
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
58. There are lots of problems with psch drugs, including Prozac |
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IsItJustMe
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Sorry about your brother. I think these drugs do sometimes help people, but more often that not, a |
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Beausoir
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Thu Feb-21-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
71. Ambien helps alot of people but it was hell for me. Took it after major surgery |
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NightWatcher
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Wed Feb-20-08 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. he was obviously not still taking the xanax |
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Imagine My Surprise
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Wed Feb-20-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Actually, I know a bit about anti-depressant tapering... |
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EFerrari
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Wed Feb-20-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yep. And I'd like to know why this kid wasn't on anti-psychotic meds. |
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LisaL
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
40. Why should he have been? |
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NMMNG
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
44. What suggests he needed them? |
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EFerrari
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Thu Feb-21-08 06:13 AM Response to Reply #44 |
67. Agreed There are not counltess violent psychotics. |
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Beausoleil
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. This is true |
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fed-up
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Wed Feb-20-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. April 2000-Lilly's legal strategy disarmed Prozac lawyers |
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penguin7
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Why should the lawyers make money off of this? |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. So is it the drugs' fault? |
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fed-up
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. possibly-these powerful drugs can cause profound changes in thought patterns |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Or...it could be... |
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fed-up
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. that is why they are termed "rare" adverse effects-here are some patient reports |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I don't see homicidal rage in that list of side effects. |
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wtmusic
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Here ya go (not side effects, but withdrawal symptoms) |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Right. But I was talking about ADRs of the drug itself... |
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wtmusic
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Doctors are pushing any and all meds mercilessly |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. All doctors are "pushing any and all meds mercilessly"? |
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wtmusic
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The "all" is yours. But nice try. |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. "If I mention "doctors" it's safe to assume I'm making a general assumption about a trend." |
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wtmusic
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Wed Feb-20-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Lumping disdain for physicians and science together is...presumptive |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I see it a lot here on DU. |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I can only back up what I've seen |
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AZCat
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Then we have had different experiences. |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:29 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. Medicine is a business, not a charity |
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varkam
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. So docs handing out free meds is somehow an insidious plot... |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Well... |
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varkam
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
57. "you can straw man it to death but its purpose is most definitely to make more money." |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 02:06 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Good stuff to know: |
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varkam
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Thu Feb-21-08 02:12 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Sorry - guess I misjudged your sense of humor. |
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AZCat
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. When did I claim it wasn't? |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. My mechanic is required by CA law to give me an estimate up front |
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AZCat
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. You need to switch doctors. |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. delete |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Let me get this straight: |
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AZCat
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:54 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Having fun with those strawmen? |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:58 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Calm down, there are no strawmen here. |
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AZCat
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Thu Feb-21-08 02:01 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Again, you're presenting a strawman. |
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wtmusic
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Thu Feb-21-08 02:08 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. So your doctor's preliminary exam is free? |
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AZCat
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Thu Feb-21-08 02:11 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. No, but I know how much it costs. |
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varkam
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. You do understand that anecdotal evidence is bad evidence, right? |
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readmoreoften
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. You just said anecdotal evidence is bad in respond to a post that you titled "I've seen it a lot |
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varkam
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:33 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. You should readmoreoften. |
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readmoreoften
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Thu Feb-21-08 02:06 AM Response to Reply #47 |
62. Oh calm down. I was just messing with you. |
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varkam
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Thu Feb-21-08 05:10 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Sorry - I get uppity at times. |
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fed-up
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. from prozac dot com-where the adverse effects are very, very, very carefully worded |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. But it seems that the majority of the evidence |
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noonwitch
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. That's my guess-drugs don't work on every patient |
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readmoreoften
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
39. You better believe it is. |
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yardwork
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. Ambien has been implicated in some very odd episodes. |
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davsand
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Ambien made me hallucinate. |
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yardwork
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Very interesting. I've read lots of accounts of people having odd reactions to Ambien. |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Ambien can help people with transient insomnia. |
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fed-up
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Wed Feb-20-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. link to cnn story-Girlfriend: Shooter was taking cocktail of 3 drugs |
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varkam
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Wed Feb-20-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. WTF? |
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NMMNG
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
34. It's beginning to look like what I suspected |
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LisaL
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. There are so many people taking these meds. |
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NMMNG
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Exactly |
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LisaL
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Scary thing that it's so hard to know which one is going to go off. |
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NMMNG
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. People sometimes just seemingly snap. |
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readmoreoften
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:27 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Ambien and Xanax can cause powerful psychoses in withdrawal. |
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spoony
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Maybe we should add stupid girlfriends to the list of things to be banned. |
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knitter4democracy
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Wed Feb-20-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
31. I've taken Ambien and Xanax before. I must've had a totally different rxn. |
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juno jones
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Thu Feb-21-08 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
35. I had a retrograde reaction to Xanax. |
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fed-up
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Thu Feb-21-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
69. it's the brushing off and ignoring off the serious adverse effects that is the problem nt |
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Perry Logan
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Thu Feb-21-08 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
70. Whoa. Does this mean Tom Cruise was RIGHT? |
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