Too bad his attorney didn't take a plea bargain the Judge suggested at mid trial
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about a 12 year old boy who shot & killed his grandparents & burned
the house down. At trial the judge wanted to have a plea
bargain, not finish the trial/ the boy's attorney thought they would
win at trial, They lost / so the boy is in prison for 30 years each count He had been given Zoloft the family said he was a mild mannered, kind boy. The only variable was that he was prescribed Zoloft for his depression Court Rejects 12-year-old Killer's Appeal Apr 14, 2008 ... “On the day of the tragic murders, 12-year-old Christopher Pittman ... The lawyers also claimed that the antidepressant Zoloft, ... Later that night, the boy took a shotgun ... http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Court_Rejects_12_year_old_Killers_Appeal_16360.html Troubled teen contends antidepressants drove him to kill COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Pittman's hands shook as he read his son's confession to a roomful of strangers during a Food and Drug Administration hearing in Washington. "I took everything out on my grandparents, who I loved so very much," wrote Christopher Pittman. "When I was lying in my bed that night, I couldn't sleep because my voice in my head kept echoing through my mind, telling me to kill them." December, 2004 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-12-04-antidepressants_x.htm I looked it up... (Oh boy) |
| Zoloft (Sertraline)
Systematic (IUPAC) name (1S,4S)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-amine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sertraline
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C17H17NCl2•HCl
(1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-naphthalenamine
hydrochloride. Has an FDA black box warning regarding
suicide.The
FDA approved the drug, manufactured by Pfizer, for depression in
1992, for OCD in 1996, for PMDD in 2002, and for SAD in 2003.The
mode of action of Zoloft is believed to be linked to its inhibition
of CNS neuronal uptake of
serotonin. Clinical trials at relevant doses in humans have
demonstrated that sertraline blocks the uptake of serotonin into
human platelets: tightly bound to plasma protein. Zoloft can have a number of adverse side effects, including asthenia (a feeling of weakness without an actual loss in strength), diarrhea, gas, headache, indigestion, pain, rash, sore throat, tingling sensations, vomiting, problems with vision, insomnia, gastrointestinal disturbances, confusion, dizziness, tremors, delayed ejaculation in men (anorgasmia), and decreased sex drive. It can induce mania or hypomania in a small percentage of individuals. It has also been known to cause minor weight loss. Less common or rare side effects reported include acne, breast pain or enlargement, fainting, double vision, dry or painful eyes, lightheadedness when standing from a sitting or supine position, difficulties breathing, allergic reaction, altered taste sensation, back pain, changeable emotions, difficulty swallowing, cold clammy skin, cataracts, chest pain, fever, fluid retention, flushing, increased salivation, increased libido, inability to stay seated, hearing problems, frequent urination, hair loss, heart attack, general malaise, hot flushes, low blood pressure, migraine, kidney failure, lack of coordination, nasal inflammation, hemorrhoids, hiccups, glaucoma, lack of sensation, light sensitivity, increased salivation, inflammation of the penis, depersonalization (an “unreal” feeling), abnormal dreams/thoughts, hallucinations, paranoia, rapid mood swings, tooth-grinding, worsening of depressive symptoms, memory loss, nosebleed, increased urination at night, ringing in the ears, racing heartbeat, rectal hemorrhage, respiratory infection, skin inflammation or eruptions, edema of the wrists or ankles, irregular heartbeat, twitching, yawn, sleepwalking and vaginal hemorrhage or discharge. In June 2003, the UK banned sertraline for use in children under 18 after studies indicated a link to increasing suicidal rates. Similar concern has been expressed widely in the US, where only fluoxetine (another SSRI) has been officially banned by the FDA for treating depression in minors. chris pittman Source: anxiety-and-depression-solutions.com/articles/conventional/pharmaceutical/zoloft.php |
| Prozac (fluoxetine) | C17H18F3NO |
| Accutane * / Isotretinoin | C20H28O2 (can cause infertility - men & women) Has in inert butylated ingredient). Is suspect for causing Crohn's |
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| Dear Diann, When you said doctors don't know as much about prescription drugs as they think they do; you hit the nail on the head. The pharmaceutical salespeople convinced them with watered down slanted FDA tests that the side effects are far less than the benefits. It is corruption and the American people are accepting it. The statin drugs are a good example. You will notice the ads for the statin drugs say they can't prove they help heart conditions; than they put unless you have certain risk conditions. They never could list diabetes. So Crestor commissioned a study called the Jupiter study with their loaded doctors and lo and behold concluded diabetes is another condition that their drug can help. So now they also list it in their ads. Then you have Sanjay Gupta that will go on CNN with any study favorable to a drug; you will notice CNN has more drug ads after that happens. M.D. anymore stands for Medicine Dispenser. The anti-depressants are a whole other story. |
| Lipitor (a statin) the largest selling drug in the world |
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Ibuprofen
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C13H18O2 - toxic to blood and organs Ibuprofen MSDS |
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