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Currently, most patients with trichotillomania are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), like Prozac. But in recent years, four studies that have looked at SSRIs in the treatment of trichotillomania showed they are not effective in relieving the condition. (Time.com)
La Toya: 'Michael was murdered for his money'... Jul 12, 2009
" Jackson was found to be on a potentially lethal cocktail of drugs when he died, with twice-a-day injections of morphine-related painkiller Demerol and doses of powerful narcotic Dilaudid. He was also taking twice-daily jabs of painkiller Vistaril, anxiety drug Xanax, anti-depressants Prozac and Zoloft, plus anti-indigestion drug Prilosec. Cops removed two dustbin bags-full of prescription drugs from the house. But La Toya insisted vegetarian Jacko had told her he was on a six-month DETOX. And... (The Drudge Report)
Back to the tap Jul 12, 2009
Traces of drugs, everything from ibuprofen to Prozac, are showing up in water supplies across the country. Cambridge found some drug traces in 2008. (Boston Globe)
Dangerous diets in disguise Jul 3, 2009
She has suffered through juice-only fasts such as the master cleanse, attempted a raw-food diet and other food-restriction plans, popped phentermine and Prozac and tried drastically slashing calories. When she got pregnant, Baker was elated that she could buy previously off-limit foods. (MSNBC -- Health)
More of this story Jul 1, 2009
Stout later told troopers he was traveling 80 mph at the time of the accident and that he had taken several medications including Zyprexa, Ambien, Prozac and Wellbutrin earlier in the day, reports show. To comment on this story, go to. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
The Facts about Zoloft Jul 1, 2009
Any other anti-depressant such as Elavil, Celexa, Paxil, Prozac, or Lexapro. Axert, Imitrex, Amerge, Maxalt, or Zomig. (Suite101.com)
The Jackson factor Jun 30, 2009
With a third of the US investing population on Prozac or some other mood-enhancing drug, the paper concluded, it was no wonder that so many people believed the market would simply keep rising. Since he wrote that article, sales of antidepressants and related psychiatric-treatment drugs have increased dramatically in the US. Evidence suggests that the rapid increase in the sales of antidepressants could well have sown the seeds of the financial crisis in 2005-06 and later on. (Asia Times Online)
Jonathan O. Cole, at 83; pioneered use of drugs in psychiatry Jun 28, 2009
He had a prominent role in the development and Federal Drug Administration approval of many of the currently used antidepressants, Bodkin said, including Prozac, Trazodone, and Wellbutrin ... Barbara Beake was Dr. Cole s administrative assistant at McLean for 35 years and in the 1980s worked with him on one of the clinical trials that helped prove Prozac was going to be one of the new antidepressants ... After Prozac was marketed, she recalled, there were reported instances of suicide by people... (Boston Globe)
America's Medicated Army Jun 23, 2009
The Army estimates that authorized drug use splits roughly fifty-fifty between troops taking antidepressants largely the class of drugs that includes Prozac and Zoloft and those taking prescription sleeping pills like Ambien ... Nearly 40% of Army suicide victims in 2006 and 2007 took psychotropic drugs overwhelmingly, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft. (Time.com)
A Genetic Link Between Anorexia and Autism? Jun 20, 2009
Antidepressant medications, like Prozac, which affect serotonin levels and reduce obsessive thinking among anorexics, may later be prescribed, but not until patients have reached a healthy weight without enough nutrients in the brain, medications can't work. Essentially, Treasure and her colleagues have abandoned the idea that family dysfunction causes eating disorders and instead enlist the family to help guide patients' recovery. (Time.com)
Hanson, Part III, when the rain stops Jun 19, 2009
I didn t want to pound down Prozac to handle all the post-game depression from the last blog. But the way this road trip has opened, I wonder if the Braves brain trust is going to wait until the All-Star break to decide if they want to be buyers or sellers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Can science tell us why we fall in love? Jun 16, 2009
Emory's Young noted in the Nature paper that both Prozac, an antidepressant, and Viagra, an erection enhancer, appear to affect the oxytocin system, though it's not yet known whether such drugs affect relationships by changing brain chemistry. In the initial love study at SUNY-Stony Brook, 10 women and 7 men in intense, "early-stage" love were put into a functional MRI brain scanner, which can detect activity in specific parts of the brain. (Boston Globe)
Alcohol kills mosquitoes Jun 16, 2009
There are several other approaches to controlling hot flashes, ranging from prescription drugs such as Effexor, Prozac or Neurontin to natural supplements such as black cohosh, Pycnogenol or St. John's wort. We have summarized these in the new Guide to Menopause we are sending you. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Study: Antidepressant Celexa ineffective for autism Jun 5, 2009
The results echo a separate study reported in February that showed a low-dose form of Prozac, another SSRI, also did not reduce repetitive behaviors in autism. The overall global market for drug treatment in autism is at least $2 billion and SSRI antidepressants account for nearly 60% of that, the study authors said. (USA Today -- News)
Celexa May Not Help Kids with Autism Jun 3, 2009
Celexa, also known by the generic name citalopram, is lesser known than similar antidepressants such as Prozac and Paxil. But it's easier to prescribe to autistic children because it comes in a liquid form, meaning that parents don't have to force their children to take pills, said King, a researcher and director of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington. (MEDLINEplus)
Some Antidepressants May Thwart Tamoxifen's Effect on Breast Cancer Jun 2, 2009
But tamoxifen often causes hot flashes, a side effect that can be controlled with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants such as paroxetine (Paxil) or fluoxetine (Prozac) ... That analysis turned up 945 women taking tamoxifen and 353 taking tamoxifen plus an SSRI/2D6 inhibitor, most commonly Prozac and Paxil. (MEDLINEplus)
New Mouse Model Of Depression, Anxiety Enhances Understanding Of Antidepressant Drugs Jun 2, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 1, 2009) A recent study finds that the antidepressant effects of drugs like Prozac involve both neurogenesis-dependent and -independent mechanisms, a finding that may lead to development of better treatments for depression and anxiety ... When hippocampal neurogenesis was prevented, the efficacy of Prozac was blocked in some but not all of the behavioral paradigms ... The researchers went on to identify candidate genes whose expression was decreased in a brain region called... (Science Daily)
Cancer Prevention: Just A Vitamin Away? Jun 2, 2009
Ashton also addressed another cancer headline concerning conflicting reports about whether taking antidepressant drugs like Paxil or Prozac after surviving breast cancer is a good thing. One study found the risk of breast cancer among survivors on antidepressants doubled the risk of having the cancer return. (CBS News)
Depression diagnoses drop after FDA warning Jun 2, 2009
Only two antidepressants, Lexapro and Prozac, are approved for treating children and adolescents with depression, but doctors can legally prescribe others to young patients off label. Prozac, Luvox and Zoloft are approved for pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder, said FDA spokeswoman Sandy Walsh ... The researchers obtained a license to use the health claims database through funding from Eli Lilly and Co., maker of Prozac, for an earlier study. (MSNBC -- Health)
Popular autism treatment found ineffective Jun 2, 2009 Some may risk breast cancer return Jun 1, 2009 Study: Drug Combos May Raise Breast Cancer Risk Jun 1, 2009 Antidepressants affect cancer drug May 31, 2009 Tamoxifen Breast Cancer Medicine Is Less Effective With Antidepressant Use May 31, 2009 Legalizing Marijuana May 29, 2009 * World News Quick Take May 24, 2009 National Pharmacy Omnicare Pays 'Unusual' Settlement to Resolve Charges of Generic Drug Switching in Delaware Nursing Homes, Resulting From May 22, 2009 Supplements Can Do Good Or Cause Harm May 20, 2009 Chimpanzee Was On Anti-Anxiety Drug Xanax May 14, 2009 They like to move it, move it May 13, 2009 Why Antidepressants Don't Live Up to the Hype May 10, 2009 Are You Lonely Tonight? May 10, 2009 Newer Antidepressants Not Always Better May 7, 2009 More Americans taking drugs for mental illness May 6, 2009 Senior use of psychiatric drugs spikes May 5, 2009 Inside mad pride movement May 5, 2009 The Right goes insane Evil overlords to flaccid clowns in the blink of... May 3, 2009 Defendant admits kidnapping, beating victim in Chickasaw County (1) May 2, 2009 Craigslist Victim's Goal Was Staying Sober Apr 30, 2009 Marijuana Is Option to Unpleasant Meds, Teens Say Apr 28, 2009 Collegiate mental health gets a better exam Apr 28, 2009 Fluoride in our water is a poison Apr 28, 2009 Suicides 'unchanged by pill ban' Apr 28, 2009 Doctor examines 'The Addict' Apr 20, 2009 'Telemedicine' Doctor Gets 9 Months In Jail Apr 18, 2009 Sheff's view: Inside addiction Apr 17, 2009 With anti-addiction pill, 'no urge... Apr 17, 2009 How The Brain Processes Important Information Apr 15, 2009 Shock waves of a tragedy Apr 15, 2009 Lodi City Council will review temporary ban on medicinal marijuana outlets Apr 15, 2009 Family Therapy May Help The Depressed Patient Apr 8, 2009 Valleys high anti-depressant rate Apr 7, 2009 Foster kids' drug audit finds state falling short Apr 3, 2009 Trapped, panicked: The plight of thunder-phobic dogs Apr 1, 2009 Bringing Teen Depression To Light Apr 1, 2009 Human condition Mar 30, 2009 Do We Love Our Dogs More than People? Mar 30, 2009 * 'Take two concertos and call me in the morning': medical music Mar 30, 2009 Anger Medication Mar 29, 2009 Fish in U.S. Rivers Tainted with Common Medications Mar 28, 2009 Mugged by our genes? Mar 28, 2009 Oregon proposes taxing medical marijuana Mar 13, 2009 GET ANSWERS: Life Insurance Factors Mar 13, 2009 • Twin Falls man charged in fatal Hailey crash Mar 12, 2009 Feeling Depressed? Sprinkle This on Your Food Mar 12, 2009 Happy Fish Go Hungry? Mar 11, 2009 Doctor convicted in Internet prescriptions case Mar 11, 2009 No-Contest Plea In Stanford Suicide Case Mar 10, 2009 Duluth wants Fulton cop's suit over shooting dismissed Mar 10, 2009 Hearing set for man accused of manslaughter Mar 6, 2009 ABCNEWS: Obama's 'mischaracterization of data'... Mar 6, 2009 Hildreth on Health: Who is depressed and why? Mar 1, 2009 Doctor faces jail in Calif. prescription case Feb 26, 2009 LETTER: Headline on Burris 'politically motivated' Feb 25, 2009 Duffy, Leonard Cohen, Rihanna Feb 21, 2009 Chimp Attack Highlights Increased Drug Use Among Pets Feb 21, 2009 Are There Positive Aspects To Binge-drinking? Researchers Ask The British Feb 21, 2009 Work pressure 'fuels binge drinking boom' Feb 21, 2009 Leonard Cohen plays first US concert in 15 years Feb 20, 2009 More of this story Feb 20, 2009 Don't expel God from our society Feb 19, 2009 Obama unveils mortgage relief plan Feb 19, 2009 The Secret of Amazing Friendships Feb 16, 2009 Depression draped in red, white, blue Feb 16, 2009
The results echo a separate study reported in February that showed a low-dose form of Prozac, another SSRI, also did not reduce repetitive behaviors in autism. The overall global market for drug treatment in autism is at least $2 billion and SSRI antidepressants account for nearly 60 percent of that, the study authors said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Antidepressants may raise risk of breast cancer return Jun 1, 2009
It found that using these interfering drugs including Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft can virtually wipe out the benefit tamoxifen provides ... Breast cancer recurred in about 7 percent of women on tamoxifen alone, and in 14 percent of women also taking other drugs that could interfere mainly the antidepressants Paxil and Prozac, and, to a lesser extent, Zoloft. (MSNBC -- Health)
It found that using these interfering drugs including Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft can virtually wipe out the benefit tamoxifen provides ... Breast cancer recurred in about 7% of women on tamoxifen alone, and in 14% of women also taking other drugs that could interfere mainly the antidepressants Paxil and Prozac, and, to a lesser extent, Zoloft. (USA Today -- News)
Doctors say that some depression medicines, such as Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft, can make tamoxifen less effective. They don't know how much of a problem this is. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
It found that using these interfering drugs - including Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft - can virtually wipe out the benefit tamoxifen provides. Many doctors question the magnitude of harm from combining these medicines, and a second, smaller study suggests it may not be very large. (AZCentral -- News)
May 30 (Bloomberg) -- Tamoxifen, a breast cancer medicine used by millions of women, doesnt work when taken with antidepressants like & Co.s Prozac, Pfizer Inc.s Zoloft and Plcs Paxil, a study says ... Other types of antidepressants, such as s Effexor, may be safer for women on tamoxifen than Paxil or Prozac, said Powel Brown, director of cancer prevention at the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston ... SSRIs include Paxil and Prozac,... (Bloomberg -- US)
Why take prozac a man-made DRUG when i can consume a plant. " check this out wrote on May 23, 2009 8:31 PM:" anyone who disagrees with legalizing Marijuana look up irvin roselfeld on youtube " concerned res wrote on May 23, 2009 10:55 AM:" It's going to be tough to legalize mj because of the power of the pharmacuetical companies. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
On one occasion, authorities said he used the prescription drugs Prozac and Amitriptyline to poison the children. Cunningham was arrested in March 2006. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
For Prozac, Omnicare allegedly switched prescribed capsules to tablets, also to reap profits at taxpayers' expense. "The Delaware Attorney General's Office and Dan Miller in particular have been at the forefront of national Medicaid fraud prosecutions," said Behn. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
"We had a patient in clinic taking a lot of homeopathic Prozac, and when we looked it up, one of ingredients was strychnine," said dietitian Roberta Anding, director of sports nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital. Millions try supplements each year as an alternative to prescriptions or in addition to treatment. (Click2Houston, TX)
A few years back, after a newspaper article ran on Prozac for pets, demand skyrocketed. "We were suddenly inundated by a jillion calls from practitioners who said, 'What's the dose for Prozac in a dog?'" Beaver said ... Some drugs are now on the market specifically to treat anxiety in animals, such as Reconcile, a canine version of Prozac, and Clomicalm, developed to treat separation anxiety in dogs. (FOX61, CT)
"Exercise is like taking a little bit of Ritalin and a little bit of Prozac," he said. "It makes you focused, less impulsive, less fidgety and more motivated.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
In the '90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), though fluoxetine is just one of at least seven selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) that have been prescribed to treat hundreds of millions of people around the world. But in the past few years, researchers have challenged the effectiveness of Prozac and other SSRIs in several studies ... Likewise, a a year earlier suggested that widely... (Time.com)
In the lonely hours, which for me tend to be after dark, I lie on the couch and reach for my people Prozac -- the phone. I call my children, cousins, siblings, and friends. (Boston Globe)
Sertraline proved more effective than fluoxetine (Prozac), but less effective than mirtazapine (Remeron) ... Few statistically significant differences appeared in this review, although escitalopram was more effective than citalopram (Celexa) and fluoxetine (Prozac) and had fewer side effects than duloxetine (Cymbalta). (Newsmax)
Reuters A woman holds a packet of the antidepressant drug Prozac, in Leicester, central England February 26. By Julie Steenhuysen Julie Steenhuysen. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
An increase in use of mental health drugs in those over 65 was driven mostly by SSRIs (a newer class of antidepressants), such as Prozac ... This surge in medication use was driven mostly by popularity of the newer class of antidepressant drugs SSRIs such as Prozac and atypical antipsychotic drugs, Frank says. (USA Today -- News)
" Indeed, Hall came of age in the era of the book "Listening to Prozac. " He initially took Prozac after it was prescribed to him for in 1990. But he was not simply depressed, and he soon had a manic reaction to Prozac, a not uncommon side effect. In his frenetic state, Hall went on to lose a job at an environmental organization. He soon descended into poverty and started to hear furious voices in his head; he walked the streets of San Francisco night after night, but the voices never quieted.... (MSNBC -- Health)
But weep not for Miss California, who's happy as a Prozac clam to take on the title as the new face of Republican hetero marriage. Isn't she lovely. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Along the way, Barker noted he finished 10th grade and that he is taking Prozac. The medication is the most widely prescribed antidepressant and is used to treat depression, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and bulimia nervosa, according to the manufacturer. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
com where there are over 3,000 cases, with the full media article available, involving bizarre murders, suicides, school shootings [48 of these] and murder-suicides - all of which involve SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc. The media article usually tells which SSRI antidepressant the perpetrator was taking. (CBS News -- US)
"Youth who reported they had been prescribed drugs such as Ritalin, Prozac or sleeping pills stopped using them because they did not like how these drugs made them feel or found them ineffective," the authors said in a news release from the journal publisher. "For these kids, the purpose of smoking marijuana was not specifically about getting high or stoned.". (MEDLINEplus)
There is concern about the increased severity of mental health problems counseling centers are seeing among student clients, in part because of the increased use of medications such as Prozac by high school students, Rando said. The collaboration began four years ago, but data collection began only in fall 2008. (MSNBC -- Health)
To tub3rcul0s1s wrote on Apr 27, 2009 10:23 AM:" Prozac is also made out of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Hmm, what else is made out of those 3 elements? Oh, how about sugar! Sugar must keep you sedated as well then. " ... tub3rcul0s1s wrote on Apr 27, 2009 9:44 AM:" Yeah, the last part about the pets was kind of off. Otherwise I couldn't agree more. Also, the Nazis used Fluoride to keep their prison camps docile. Fluoxetine (Prozac) is made out of fluoride. Draw your own conclusions. ". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Prozac can still be used in teenagers with severe depression ... Only fluoxetine (Prozac) should be used and only then in severe cases, the committee said. (BBC News -- Health)
The drug is the most-prescribed medication in the United States, 20 times more common than Prozac or penicillin. "The Addict: One Patient, One Doctor, One Year" is a portrait of her battle to kick the drug. (Boston Globe)
(04-17) 13:20 PDT REDWOOD CITY -- A Colorado doctor was sentenced to nine months in jail Friday for practicing medicine in California without a license when he prescribed a generic form of Prozac over the Internet to a Stanford student, who later committed suicide ... Telemedicine' doctor gets 9 months in jail Articles A Colorado doctor was sentenced to nine months in jail Friday for practicing medicine in California without a license when he prescribed a generic form of Prozac over the Internet... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
So I'd been abstinent from drugs for a good amount of time and had recently moved back to L.A. I was taking daily doses of Prozac and lithium. What happened was I had this severe manic episode. (CNN -- Health)
Dr. Mark Willenbring, who oversees scientific research at the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, says alcoholism has reached a point similar to one depression reached 30 years ago -- when the development of Prozac and other antidepressants took mental health care out of the asylum and put it in homes and doctors' offices. "There will be a 'Prozac moment,' " Willenbring says, "when primary care doctors start handling functional alcoholics.". (CNN -- Law)
25, 2005) A study at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston may lead to a better understanding of how antidepressants like Prozac work -- and how to make them more effective. According to results published. (Science Daily)
For a long time I was taking Prozac tablets and lithium. I just dread anything like this happening again. (BBC News -- UK)
David Nielsen wrote on Apr 14, 2009 12:53 PM:" The most popular drugs in Lodi amongst the kids are OxyContin, Demerol, Prozac, Lithium, Marijuana,and Ecstasy (crystal meth derivative). It is interesting that the first 4 on the list are highly regulated and the most popular. 16+ students drive on it, work on it, and have their parents fully hoodwinked. My cook's staff is young and through them and the gangster element I came to know- I am sure I am right. And Oxy is the worst- especially amongst... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
"New generation" antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are widely prescribed for the treatment of. (Nov. (Science Daily)
15% increase in the prescribing of drugs like Prozac ... 15% increase in the prescribing of drugs like Prozac during 2008 despite national guidance advocating alternative treatments ... But doctors in Wales said there was a lack of support services available for sufferers and they were often left with no option other than to prescribe drugs like Prozac. (BBC News -- UK)
Those drugs include Ritalin, prescribed for attention deficit disorder, as well as antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
It's important not to give your dog a human Xanax or Prozac without vet guidance, as improper dosing can be fatal, and there can be severe interactions with other meds. Capes and wraps. (USA Today -- Life)
Just start pumping large amounts of Prozac into the water supply of our public school systems and everything will be okay. Posted by GeorgeWHoover at 7:16 PM : Mar 30, 2009. (CBS News)
" Dr Kendall sees dangers in a "tendency for new categories to be invented, often at the behest of drug companies looking for a new drug". Medical historian, Dr Louise Foxcroft agrees, pointing to ill-defined conditions such as female sexual dysfunction and to the erectile hardness scale promoted by the producers of Viagra which she claims "is a creation of fear and anxiety". It is certainly not a new phenomenon. Historical ailments Dr Foxcroft, author of 'Hot Flushes, Cold Science', has shelves... (BBC News -- Health)
We buy organic dog food, put our pets on puppy Prozac and dress them up in costumes for Halloween. In the last 15 years, the amount of money spent on pets in the U.S. jumped from $17 billion to $43 billion. (Time.com)
But then there will be the choice of treatment options: the shrink, Prozac or music. This story has been viewed 406 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Common SSRIs are Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Celexa, and Effexor ... As by drug company Ely Lily, patients prescribed Prozac are twelve times more likely to commit suicide than those with ADD who are not on medication. (Suite101.com)
norfluoxetine, an active ingredient in the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac). the antidepressant sertraline (Zoloft). (MEDLINEplus)
The action of this protein is inhibited by antidepressants like Prozac. People with two copies of the high-risk variant of the gene are likely to develop depression in response to multiple stressful experiences like divorce or assault, but they are fine if their environment remains benign. (International Herald Tribune)
vintagehondaguy wrote on Mar 12, 2009 10:52 AM:" The reason they don't just take morphine Lucky7 is because morphine would really mess you up if you tried to take it every day, marijuana on the other hand is rather harmless. I've smoked it pretty much daily for over 20 years and even though I'm almost 40 I've been told I look closer to 30.I'm pretty confident if I'd been drinking as much and as long as I've been smoking weed I'd probably look closer to 50 right now than 40 much less 30!I'd also... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Julie Grooms wrote in and asked, "My husband and I, ages 45 and 40, were recently turned down for life insurance. The reasons? We're overweight, and I take prozac. We're in good health other than needing to lose weight. I don't understand why they won't insure someone just because of these problems.". Wayne Whitaker with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner's Office says that's something that happens often. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Court records said he had taken Lexapro, an anti-anxiety and anti-depressant drug, and was taking Prozac, an antidepressant. A bottle of Baclofen, a muscle relaxant, was allegedly found in the rental truck, the record said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Potato Chips vs. Prozac: Salt May Be Natural Antidepressant, Study Finds ... However, before you switch from Prozac to potato chips, remember that eating too much salt can contribute to health problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease. (Fox News)
Study finds that striped bass exposed to antidepressant Prozac shun food and become easier prey ... SAD FISH STORY: Bass exposed to high concentrations of the antidepressant fluoxetine (aka Prozac) behave in bizarre ways that can make them more vulnerable to predatorsStephen Klaine/Clemson University ... Toxicologists at Clemson University in South Carolina have found that hybrid striped bass exposed to the antidepressant fluoxetine (the generic name for Eli Lilly's Prozac) were markedly less... (Scientific American)
Hageseth prescribed fluoxetine hydrochloride, a generic form of the anti-depressant Prozac, over the Internet to John McKay, a 19-year-old Stanford student and Menlo Park resident in June 2005 ... " A federal law dating back to 1911, Strassheim vs. Dailey, also backs the state law in that a state can exercise jurisdiction over criminal acts that are committed outside the state but do harm within the state, justices said. Hageseth's attorney in part argued that the Internet undermines the role of... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
A former doctor from Colorado has been convicted of practicing medicine in California without a license for prescribing a generic form of Prozac over the Internet for a Stanford student who later committed suicide ... McKay completed his freshman year at Stanford two months earlier and had ordered 90 capsules of the antidepressant fluoxetine, the generic version of Prozac, from the India-based Web site usanetrx. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
It says that when police questioned Dailey after the attack, he said he had consumed vodka along with the prescription drugs Prozac and Lexapro, which treat anxiety and depression. Dailey told investigators he was out of my mind and have many issues and said he never should have been hired as a police officer, according to the lawsuit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Stout told troopers he was traveling 80 mph at the time of the accident and that he had taken several medications including Zyprexa, Ambien, Prozac and Wellbutrin earlier in the day, reports show. He remains free on 30,000 bond. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Babs, I have a nephew who doesn't have aspergers but he has elements of it - I know how expensive all the therapy can be for one much less two, hang in there - recently he went on a low dose of Prozac (he is now in his upper teens) and for some reason he is doing so much better - God bless - off to help the hubby with chores. Posted by: Emlee | Mar 5, 2009 8:10:00 PM. (The Drudge Report)
The third group is the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors such as Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa and Prozac. These are the SSRIs and enhance or increase serotonin levels. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
-- A Colorado doctor has pleaded no contest to illegally prescribing generic Prozac to a Stanford University student who later committed suicide. Christian Hageseth III entered his plea Tuesday to a felony count of practicing medicine without a license, as San Mateo County prosecutors were preparing for trial. (Fresno Bee -- State)
" idclaire wrote on Feb 23, 2009 11:17 PM:" Prozac anyone. " Tom Andres wrote on Feb 24, 2009 8:14 AM:" On Feb 23, 2009 10:54 AM, Harry Potter says: "Most of us have given up arguing with him, and are content to merely poke fun at his bloated ego. Sort of like people do at the zoo with the monkeys. I know it's mean, but his reaction makes it all worth while.". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
"I was 60 years old, just a kid with a crazy dream. Since then I've taken a lot of Prozac." (AP). Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Prozac, for example, has been used in a few zoos to treat wild animals, including Johari, an adult female gorilla at Ohio's Toledo Zoo that had been prone to violent fits. But dogs and cats are by far the most common animals to be drugged to combat separation anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, aggression, noise phobia, and other issues. (National Geographic)
We don t want a nation on Prozac, do we. Although binge-drinking is exceeding healthy limits and despite public health warnings and the Government s focus on the anti-social behaviour that accompanies it, no participant in this study mentioned these factors as a downside without being prompted. (Science Daily)
We don't want a nation on Prozac, do we. . (Nursing Times)
"I was 60 years-old, just a kid with a crazy dream. Since then I've taken a lot of Prozac.". While the audience roared, Cohen proceeded to list a dozen or so more drugs that have comforted him in his old age, as well as his hard study of religions and philosophies, "but cheerfulness kept breaking through.". (Yahoo News)
Stout told troopers he was traveling 80 mph at the time of the accident and that he had taken several medications including Zyprexa, Ambien, Prozac and Wellbutrin earlier in the day. Washington County Sheriff s Office records indicate that once Stout was transported to the Washington County Jail, deputies could not finish his book-in process because he was having trouble speaking and standing up. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
They are held back by deep anxieties; we reach for Prozac and alcohol to find relief at earlier ages than ever before. Their curiosity is stunted; ours is turned toward the superficial lives of celebrities. (The Augusta Chronicle)
DW wrote on Feb 18, 2009 4:17 PM:" rainbird, the only way your gonna clean up this mess is to fire the whole bunch of them. But, our government is becoming the 8,000 whale that will never give up power. Oh, I'll take my prozac as soon as I get home if that will make you feel better. hehe " ... columbian wrote on Feb 18, 2009 11:06 PM:" DW:why did we have a 4 trillion dollar surplus when slick willie went out of office and now we are 12 trillion in debt???HOW CAN YOU REPUBLICANS ALWAYS BLAME THE... (Longview Daily News, WA)
In Southern California, there isn t a spot of land to build on, yet half the population is popping Prozac. Why. (Suite101.com)
Im thinking about getting hopped up on legal lifestyle drugs, cocktailing Prozac, Lipitor, Cialis and Cymbalta. Ill probably need a script for Dulcolax, too. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
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