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Dewey Decimal Number: 615.78 EAN: 9780312956066 ISBN: 0312956061 Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 318 Publication Date: September 15, 1995 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Are you one of the thousands of Americans "listening to Prozac"? Chances are you at least know someone who is. It's time to take a closer look at this supposedly "safe" drug. Peter Breggin picks through the studies used to justify Prozac's safety, often uncovering flaws and shoddy science. He details the FDA approval process, including who on the panel was paid by whom. The key players and the details will surprise you. Product Description: Millions of Americans are on it to treat everything from serious depression to shyness, obesity, PMS, and back pain. They've been told it has few, or no, side effects. But what is the dark side of Prozac? Has the FDA told you everything it knows about the drug's potentially dangerous side effects? What essential facts must you have if you are already taking Prozac, or are considering taking it? Find out: -What Prozac's label won't tell you -The truth about serious and life-threatening reactions -Cases of sexual dysfunction from Prozac, particularly in men -If Prozac can lead to violence, murder, or suicide -The panic and anxiety Prozac can cause-not cure -What Prozac has in common with cocaine and amphetamines Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Prozac Peril !A little old, but really a profound book. Yes, SSRIs can help - but they are no panacea. There are ALWAYS major side effects for man made pharmaceuticals. Rating: - Big Pharma quackeryPeter Breggin has done the world a favor by exposing the fraud and profit motives of the $20 billion dollar anti-depressant industry. Instead of respecting natural feelings over a wide-array of societal problems, people are instead being encouraged by corporate shamans to take the dope they push. Interestingly, the sellers of these drugs are free to make a fortune while cannabis sellers are put into prisons, and often prescribed the corporate drugs while they are incarcerated! I imagine that if ... Read More Rating:  - could have been betterDr. Breggin's book casts a very illuminating light on the flaws of the drug approval process in America and the shortcomings of the antidepressant Prozac. I am disappointed when reading others reviews though that most people are more intent on rating Prozac and not the book. The book is extremely one-sided. I was taught as far back as elementary school that essays should be constructed with Pro and Con arguments. The author, while pointing out many cases of individuals unhappy with the drug, fails ... Read More Rating:  - An excellent book if you are uninformed about the downsidesThis is a classic only because Peter Breggin does his homework. I am a biased reader because I am a Naturopathic physician who treats depression with homeopathic medicine (a far superior solution to drugs). But my bias aside, I think the book has great merit because Breggin really raises good and sound questions about the so called science behind antidepressants. He makes the process of getting a drug passed explicit and shows how corrupt the process is. In addition, the often difficult ... Read More Rating: - Breggin is courageous and right onThe negative reviews call Breggin unscientific, fear mongering, etc., but Breggin was just ahead of his time. In the past year, English regulators have warned against SSRI use (except Prozac)in youths and adolescents, basically due to the dangers Breggin warns of in this book. Recent headlines in the U.S. report the FDA is also recommending similar warnings about agitation and suicidality resulting from use of SSRI's in children and adults.A 2004 network evening news headline story recounted how a senior FDA ... Read More 
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