Tag Archives: Anti-anxiety

The Psychiatric Scientific Double Standard

Posted on March 30, 2019 by cchrstl

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1 in 4 Elderly Americans Hooked on Xanax

Posted on February 9, 2019 by cchrstl

This abusive assault on the elderly is the result of psychiatry maneuvering itself into an authoritative position over aged care. Continue reading →

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Tranq Your Dog

Posted on January 14, 2019 by cchrstl

The psychiatric industry makes a concerted effort to create new patient classes. Continue reading →

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High Anxiety

Posted on November 19, 2018 by cchrstl

We recently watched the classic Mel Brooks movie “High Anxiety.” Besides the fact that it is absolutely hilarious, and relentlessly parodies psychiatry and psychiatrists, it also leads into a discussion of anxiety as popularized by psychiatry and psychology. The American … Continue reading →

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The Manufactured Crisis of Prescription Drug Prices

Posted on April 27, 2018 by cchrstl

“Manufactured Crisis – How Devastating Drug Price Increases Are Harming America’s Seniors” This report was prepared in 2018 by the U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Minority Office as requested by Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri. It examines … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas in the Sights

Posted on October 5, 2017 by cchrstl

Stephen Paddock massacred country music fans at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas the night of October 1, 2017 leaving 59 people dead (including Paddock) and 527 injured at last count. He was prescribed an anti-anxiety drug in June that … Continue reading →

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Chris Cornell, Another Failed Product of Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on May 25, 2017 by cchrstl

Chris Cornell, a musician who committed suicide May 18, was apparently taking Ativan, a psychotropic drug which has known side effects of violence and suicide. “…Cornell was a recovering addict with a prescription for the anti-anxiety medication Ativan and that … Continue reading →

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Election Anxiety

Posted on November 26, 2016 by cchrstl

anxiety: A sense of apprehension, uneasiness, or fear often over an impending or anticipated ill — from Latin anxius “troubled, uneasy”. The mental health (aka psychiatric) community is all over this, warning Americans about election stress deteriorating into depression and … Continue reading →

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Risky Business of Sleep Drugs

Posted on March 5, 2016 by cchrstl

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs After reading about the dangers of sleeping pills in the February 2016 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we thought you might like to know something about that. Some psychotropic drugs are prescribed as sleeping pills. Trazodone, … Continue reading →

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Not An Antidepressant

Posted on October 22, 2015 by cchrstl

Not An Antidepressant I’m reminded of a song by 10CC — “I’m not in love; So don’t forget it; It’s just a silly phase I’m going through…” I saw an ad on TV recently for Lyrica (generic pregabalin), a drug … Continue reading →

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