Posted by 49er on November 11, 2009, at 14:13:23
In reply to Peter Breggin, posted by uncouth on November 9, 2009, at 18:33:12
> Just was reading some of Peter Breggin's anti psychopharmacology writings and I'm curious if anyone has any intelligent things to say about him. Seems to be well-informed and not making baseless claims. How much should I be worried about the Lithium, antidepressants, antipsychotics, etc. that I take causing brain damage etc.?
Uncouth,
You might want to read this article about long term use of antipsychotics causing brain damage:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/health/research/16conv.html?_r=1 or
Nancy Andreson, a mainstream psychiatrist did the research on this.
I have personally suffered cognitive damage from long term use of antidepressants and know people in similar situations.
I assure you SLS, it is not due to depression. I know the difference and I am frankly getting tired of everything being blamed on depression. Not a rant at you but one in general.I knew I had but didn't realize how much until I started taking phosphatidyl serine which supposedly helps with dementia. While it isn't the total answer, it definitely has helped. Unfortunately, it is causing insomnia which is another post.
By the way, I used to think that Breggin was a crazy wacko anti psychiatry nut until I saw the light on what these psych meds were doing to me. Now I think he is mostly correct with the exception of his position on autism which seems to be in the dark ages.
If you decided to taper uncouth, feel free to babble mail me. I have nothing to sell. I have tapered from 4 meds down to 1 which I am going to have taper with micro cuts since it is a sleep med.
49er
PS - I am hoping that once I am completely off of med that the cognitive damage will improve. Only time will tell.
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