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Psych meds drove my son crazy
At 17, my son was a funny, odd autistic boy. But a misdiagnosis turned him into a violent, unpredictable man, and drove our family to the brink.
By Ann Bauer [2007-05-18]

  • Thank You, Ann Bauer, for the Love and the Truth

    To AKA Smith, I believe that the book you may have read was "Your Drug May Be Your Problem", 1999, by Peter Breggin, M.D. and David Cohen, Ph.D. It tells how to taper off drugs and lists some side-effects of them. Remember that most, if not all, of these psychiatric drugs are addictive. Going off too quickly will give you a rebound effect that your psychiatrist may misinterpret.

    My hobby is mental health. I went back to college and received a bachelor's degree with 40 hours of psychology at the age of 56. The next day I got married for the first time. When folks asked why I waited so long, I tell them that I was crazy, only a slight exaggeration.

    Two other books provide useful background to our discussion here. They are:

    "Toxic Psychiatry", 1991, by Peter Breggin, M.D., and "Prozac Backlash", 2000, by Joseph Glenmullen, M.D. These authors will back up what AKA Smith, Ann Bauer, and many others here have written.

    I had my last panic attack about 15 years ago.

    -- Ron Smith
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    Friday, May 18, 2007 07:26 AM
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