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com where there are over 2,900 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. (KWTX.com, TX)
Gettysburg College in shock over killing Apr 11, 2009
He said he had recently stopped taking Zoloft, an anti-depressant, the affidavit said. Police arrested Mr. Schaeffer that morning and charged him with homicide, aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime and tampering with evidence. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pfizer announces post-Wyeth deal organization plan Apr 8, 2009
Pfizer currently makes blockbuster drugs including the impotence treatment Viagra, antidepressant Zoloft and pain relievers Celebrex and Lyrica. Its expansion into biotechnology is part of a trend across the industry as large pharmaceutical companies face patent losses and generic competition on key revenue drivers. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Theater review: 'Distracted' script has focus Apr 7, 2009
Most of the neighbors are on Ritalin, Zoloft or heady drug cocktails. Director Armando Molina keeps the action and comic timing crisp as Loomer keeps breaking the fourth wall, with characters and actors offering their own opinions. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Foster kids' drug audit finds state falling short Apr 3, 2009
Those drugs include Ritalin, prescribed for attention deficit disorder, as well as antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Anger Medication Mar 29, 2009
Common SSRIs are Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Celexa, and Effexor. However, with SSRI, come many possible side effects such as agitation, diarrhea, headaches, increased sweating, insomnia, nausea, sexual dysfunctions, and weight gain. (Suite101.com)
Fish in U.S. Rivers Tainted with Common Medications Mar 28, 2009
the antidepressant sertraline (Zoloft). galaxolide and tonalide, common odor-enhancing ingredients in soap and other hygiene products. (MEDLINEplus)
* Too much, too young Mar 25, 2009
In 2001, he told reporters, Im on the Zoloft to keep me from killing yall. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins Mar 20, 2009
En route, Brettkelly intermittently cuts away from Sudan to splice in interviews with the artist's Italian mother and English father and with Greg too, establishing her troubled psychiatric past (an OCD diagnosis, a stint on Zoloft) along with her rocky domestic present (the now-informed hubby strongly disapproves of the adoption). The film flirts with tedium here. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Pfizer CEO Got $14.8 Million in 2008 Compensation Mar 14, 2009
Pfizer, the maker of impotence treatment Viagra, antidepressant Zoloft and pain relievers Celebrex and Lyrica, like most big drugmakers, is furiously cutting costs and making deals to acquire new products or smaller companies. The strategies are needed because of huge sales losses expected when a tidal wave of generic competition hits blockbuster pills over the next several years. (ABC News -- Wire)
Should You Split Pills To Save Money? Mar 11, 2009
Anti-depressants Lexapro, Zoloft and Paxil. Cholesterol reducers Crestor, Lipitor, Pravachol and Zocor. (Click2Houston, TX)
Cream healed dog's nose Mar 10, 2009
The whirling sensation you experienced also has been described as "head in a blender." When people suddenly stop taking antidepressants like Celexa (citalopram), Cymbalta (duloxetine), Effexor (venlafaxine), Paxil (paroxetine) or Zoloft (sertraline) they might experience dizziness, nausea, sweating, insomnia, headaches, nervousness and electrical shocklike sensations. We discuss the pros and cons of such medications, strategies for stopping them and nondrug alternatives in our new Guide to... (Athens Banner-Herald)
GLAD YOU ASKED: Is there still a skill bank for senior citizens in the area? Mar 10, 2009
The salmon can handle their triglycerides on their own, and the seagulls frequenting the dump are plenty frisky without Zoloft. A medicine collection day is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 at two sites in Racine County: 6200 21st St. in Racine and 156 E. State St. in Burlington. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Guilty Plea in Case of Cosco Busan Ship Pilot Mar 7, 2009
Cota admits in the plea papers filed today that his 2006 physical exam form failed to disclose some of the medications he was prescribed including Provigil (a medication prescribed to treat sleep apnea), Lorazepam (an anti-anxiety medication that had been prescribed as a sleeping aid), Vicodin (a pain medication), Tylenol 4 (a pain medication), Darvon 65 (a pain medication), Zoloft (an anti-depressant prescribed for an off-brand purpose) and Ambien (a sleeping aid). Regarding the form he signed... (PR Newswire)
Pfizer, Aurobindo in Deal to Sell Generic Drugs Mar 3, 2009
Those include former blockbusters Zoloft for depression, Norvasc for high blood pressure, Zithromax for bacterial infections and Medrol for inflammatory and immune conditions such as asthma, arthritis and lupus. Now the established products unit at New York-based Pfizer, created as part of its reorganization last fall into more-focused business units, will announce Tuesday that it has reached agreements with Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. to produce and sell drugs that have lost patent protection in the... (ABC News -- Wire)
Hildreth on Health: Who is depressed and why? Mar 1, 2009
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)
• Daylight savings reverts to Dark Ages Mar 1, 2009
When you go to bed and wake up in the dark, eat dinner and breakfast in the dark, then walk to school in the early dawn, childhood can feel more like a Zoloft commercial. I'm not alone in my parental disdain for a pre-spring daylight savings. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Time For Marijuana Legalization? Feb 26, 2009
marijuana's side effects are significantly less than that of many prescribed drugs, particuilarly xanax, zoloft and percocet. Does it really make sense to contnue to outlaw a substance that is safer than alcohol and safer than most pharmaceuticals. (CBS News)
Big heads aplenty Feb 25, 2009
At the other end of the scale is David Griggs's Zoloft Nation (Self-Portrait) - a cartoon horror comic, all skulls, tats and attitude. The work is a provocation: Griggs dares the trustees to choose it, if only to show how groovy and fashionable they are, when we might expect them to be staunchly conservative. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ex-prosecutor drove woman to suicide, suit contends Feb 20, 2009 "You're a pussy and a scared little kid" Feb 12, 2009 BETTER HEALTH: Feb 8, 2009 Zoloft, Cipralex are best antidepressant options Feb 7, 2009 Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants Feb 7, 2009 Headaches & Migraines Feb 7, 2009 Diet supplement king gets 50 months in prison Feb 7, 2009 Study Calls for Greater Scrutiny Of 'Off-Label' Drug Use Feb 7, 2009
In a plea bargain, they admitted to manufacturing generic versions of such pharmaceuticals as Xanax, Zoloft, and Cialis and selling them over the Internet without requiring prescriptions. This month, when announcing the plea, U.S. Attorney David Nahmias said the men had violated U.S. patents and risked consumers health by making drugs in an unsanitary warehouse. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Ready to quit smoking? Feb 14, 2009
Studies haven't found this effect with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the antidepressants class that includes Prozac and Zoloft. A handful of studies suggest that the antidepressant nortriptyline also helps people quit, but the FDA has not evaluated this medication for smoking cessation use. (Los Angeles Times)
He wrote to his father that he saw a doctor and was given a small handful of Zoloft pills, which treat depression and anxiety, and Ambien for sleeplessness. It didn't seem to work. (Salon)
A dozen antidepressants were tested in a new study: Celexa, Cymbalta, Efexor, Ixel, Luvox, Prozac, Seroxat, Remeron, Zyban, Cipralex, Zoloft and Edronax ... Zoloft, developed by Pfizer Inc., and Cipralex, developed by Forest Laboratories in the U.S. and Danish drugmaker H. Lundbeck A/S in Europe, work best. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
But according to a new study, Zoloft and Cipralex work slightly better than 10 other popular drugs, and should be psychiatrists first choice for patients with moderate to severe depression ... They found that Zoloft, developed by Pfizer Inc., and Cipralex, developed by Forest Laboratories in the U.S. and Danish drugmaker H. Lundbeck A/S in Europe, were the best options when considering benefits, side effects and cost ... Doctors will probably prescribe (Zoloft and Cipralex) more often, but... (MSNBC -- Health)
THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Sertraline (Zoloft) and escitalopram (Lexapro) are the best of 12 new-generation antidepressants, while reboxetine is the least effective, a new analysis shows. The Italian researchers reviewed 117 studies that included more than 25,000 patients with major depression to come to this conclusion. (MEDLINEplus)
Some common SSRIs include Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil. SNRIs include Cymbalta and Effexor. (CNN -- Health)
In a plea bargain, the defendants admitted to operating a manufacturing facility in Belize that made generic versions of such pharmaceuticals as Xanax, Valium, Ambien, Vioxx, Zoloft, Viagra and Cialis and selling them over the Internet without requiring prescriptions. The plea bargain recommended that Wheat receive a prison sentence of 37 months, but Judge Camp rejected that at a sentencing hearing last month, saying it was not severe enough for the seriousness of the conduct. (MSNBC -- Health)
Doctors often prescribe medicines for conditions that haven't been studied thoroughly. Monday, November 24, 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
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