Doctors Lambast Shields’ Dangerous Position On Paxil
Medical doctors today struck out against the dangerous position actress Brook Shields has taken in promoting the antidepressant Paxil for treatment of post partum depression (PPD).
(PRWEB) July 4, 2005 -- Medical doctors today struck out against the
dangerous position actress Brook Shields has taken in promoting the
antidepressant Paxil for treatment of post partum depression (PPD). “Ms. Shields
does not address the tremendous body of medical opinion against antidepressants
being prescribed for PPD, nor does it appear she was medically advised of this.
The Food and Drug Administration warns that these drugs can cause hostility,
anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, and mania, which is a public health warning
ignored in recent media coverage,” said Anthony P. Urbanek, M.D., a surgeon from
Nashville.
Today, the FDA issued a warning that adults who use the
antidepressants could also be at risk of suicidal behavior. After analyzing
hundreds of studies, the FDA updated its website with a notice about a
higher-than-expected rate of suicide attempts in adults taking the drugs.
Julian Whitaker, M.D., the founder of the Whitaker Wellness Center in
California, said, “PPD should be treated as a medical, not psychiatric
condition. Add psychiatric drugs to the hormonal imbalance that occurs at birth
and you’ve potentially created a time bomb. Texas mother Andrea Yates was
prescribed antidepressants for PPD, became psychotic and drowned her five
children. New mothers need to be warned of this risk.”
A statement by
Edward G. Ezrailson, Ph.D., at the time of Ms. Yates’ trial, warned the drugs
she was prescribed caused involuntary intoxication, leading to the murder of her
children. Last year, Dena Schlosser, who had been prescribed two psychotropic
drugs known to cause violent behavior, killed her 10-month daughter by severing
her arms. Since September 2002, the FDA has been issuing more and more warnings
about psychiatric drugs, side effects that both psychiatrists and manufacturers
have underplayed or withheld. Additional warnings have now been added to
antidepressants, antipsychotic drugs and stimulants.
Psychiatrist Nancy
Mullan, who practices non-drug alternatives to health care problems, warned,
“There is a terrific plummet in hormones when giving birth which needs to be
normalized. Blood sugar imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, low adrenal gland
function, thyroid imbalance and copper and zinc deficiencies should all be
tested for. The last thing you need is an antidepressant masking or messing with
this.”
The Physicians Desk Reference also warns that Paxil can be
secreted through breast milk.
Ms. Jan Eastgate, International President
of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a psychiatric watchdog established
by the Church of Scientology, says, “This is not a celebrity issue; it’s about
the failure of psychiatrists and doctors that have bought into psychiatric
marketing of PPD as a mental ‘disorder’ to inform women about the dangers of
these drugs despite the FDA issuing very strong drug warnings.”
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further information, call Marla Filidei:
323-467-4242
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Nancy Mullan: (818) 399-2038
Julian Whitaker: (714)
814-9798
Tony Urbanek: (615) 438-9001
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