Crimes Against the Family

Hello, I am Paige Belles and I have been reading a lot on the drug side of problems. I also have been abused by CPS and the government so I will try to also write about that. Thank you. Paige

Mothers Who Kill -- Group Says Antidepressants Can Induce Violence and Suicide

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the
Prozac Survivors Support Group and the International Coalition for Drug Awareness:

As Dyer, Indiana woman stands accused of murdering her children while on an
antidepressant, group accuses FDA of withholding violent and suicidal effects of
antidepressants for more than 14 years.

Mrs. Bonnie Leitsch, founder of "Prozac Survivors Support Group" (PSSG), has joined with
Dr. Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D., founder of the International Coalition for Drug Awareness
(ICFDA) in calling for immediate federal action to warn the public that antidepressants not
only can induce suicidality in adult patients -- but also acts of violence. Just last week,
30-year-old Indiana mother Magdalena Lopez was charged with murdering her two sons,
aged 2 and 9. According to relatives and neighbors, she had been taking an
antidepressant.

In June, the FDA issued its second warning that adults taking antidepressants should be
monitored for suicidal ideation and worsening depression.

Mrs. Leitsch says that it is unconscionable that new mothers are being prescribed drugs
that have been known to induce psychosis, violence and suicidality for more than a
decade. "In 1991, there was evidence of 500 deaths associated with antidepressants
presented to an FDA Psychopharmacological Drugs Advisory Committee hearing
investigating Prozac," says Mrs. Leitsch. "The failure to issue the warning has led to more
suicides, homicides, school shooters and mothers killing their own children." PSSG has the
original film footage from the 1991 FDA hearings, where dozens of testimonies were given
by family members of those who had either killed themselves, or loved ones, or individuals
who had attempted suicide which they directly attributed to taking an antidepressant.

Dr. Ann Blake Tracy, author of Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? says, "These are extremely
dangerous drugs that should have been banned, as similar drugs were in the past. Federal
investigations into the violence-inducing effects of these drugs are long overdue." For over
15 years Dr. Tracy has been an outspoken critic of SSRI antidepressant drugs and has
testified as an expert witness in numerous court cases involving such drugs. "The scientific
evidence behind this has been out there for decades. All anyone ever had to do was read
it," she says.

Magdalena Lopez joins a long list of women who have murdered their children while
under the influence of antidepressants known to cause violence, psychosis, and suicide in
adults.

Here are just a handful of similar cases of mothers taking antidepressants who killed their
children:

-- Annie Mae Haskew smothered her 10-week-old son in October of 2002. Before the
murder she had been diagnosed with postpartum depression and had been taking
antidepressants.

-- Andrea Yates drowned her five children, aged 6 months to 7 years in the family
bathtub on Nov. 22, 2004, while taking two antidepressants Effexor and Remeron, both
had been given at maximum dose.

-- Dena Schlosser killed her 10-month-old infant daughter in November 2004 by
severing her baby's arms. She had been diagnosed with postpartum depression,
hospitalized and prescribed psychiatric "medication for depression" before the crime.

-- Mary Ellen Moffitt suffocated her 5-week-old daughter and herself July 26, 2004.
Before this she had been diagnosed with postpartum depression and had been taking the
antidepressant Paxil.

-- Emiri Padron smothered her baby daughter in her crib on June 22, 2004 and then
stabbed herself twice in the chest. Emiri was receiving psychiatric treatment before the
incident and investigators found the antidepressant Zoloft in the apartment where the
crime took place.

-- Mine Ener used a kitchen knife to cut the throat of her 6- month-old daughter on Aug.
4, 2003, after being diagnosed with postpartum depression and taking "medication" for
the condition.

Mrs. Leitsch says that the FDA's claim that it could take a year to review the suicide
adverse effects of antidepressant drugs is negligent. "They must warn the public that not
only can the drugs include suicide -- but heinous acts of violence -- mothers killing their
own children, or children killing other children. Many of the school shooters were being
prescribed these drugs, including Eric Harris, Kip Kinkel and the latest school shooter from
Red Lake, Minnesota, Jeff Wiese. How many more drug-induced murders must we have
before someone takes notice? Before the government takes action?"

Mrs. Leitsch presented Sen. Grassley with a video of key testimony from the September
20, 1991 FDA hearings demonstrating that the FDA was informed of antidepressant
dangers 14 years ago. "Today, 36 million Americans are taking the drugs and deserve to
know the truth," said Mrs. Lietsch.

See story at http://www.rednova.com/news/health/188661/
mothers_who_kill__group_says_antidepressants_can_induce_violence/

For interviews or more information, contact:

Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D., executive director, International Coalition For Drug Awareness,
801-209-1800 or atracyphd1(At)aol.com

Mrs. Bonnie Lietsch, national director, PSSG, 502-459-2086

Mrs. Rosie Mysenberg, assistant national director, PSSG, 214-328- 1984

http://www.usnewswire.com

Source: U.S. Newswire

Hi, this is paige and I went through an episode with paxil just rescently when my doctor had upped it because I went through some panic attacks and then procceeded to go manic and cut myself and had thoughts of suidide until she lowered it fast and here is an article people should read. Paxil Linked to Suicide Attempts in Adults I quote from the following article: The antidepressant Seroxat has been linked to an increase in suicide attempts among adults. Researchers suggest that patients and doctors should be warned of the propensity to suicidal thoughts while on the drug. They say: "We conclude that the recommendation of restrictions in the use of paroxetine (Seroxat) in children and adolescents ... should include usage in adults." This is a news flash that should have been released a decade and a half ago! Anyone who has read the research on these drugs and the impairment of serotonin metabolism - which one would assume was researched BEFORE these drugs were introduced - would know without doubt that any of these drugs will produce and INCREASE in suicide and suicide attempts. At least the admission is finally coming out to the public. Dr. Tracy ______________________ Dr. Ann Blake Tracy, Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug Awareness www.drugawareness.org Author of the "Bible on Antidepressants," Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin Nightmare & audio "Help! I Can't Get Off My Antidepressant!" (Order: 800-280-0730) _________________________ http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article307573.ece Antidepressant Seroxat linked to suicide attempts among adults By Geneviève Roberts Published: 22 August 2005 The antidepressant Seroxat has been linked to an increase in suicide attempts among adults. Researchers suggest that patients and doctors should be warned of the propensity to suicidal thoughts while on the drug. Experts have already warned that Seroxat is not suitable for children and adolescents due to an increased risk of self harm. In the new study of 916 adults on the drug, seven attempted to take their own life. Dr Ivar Aursnes and colleagues at the University of Oslo compared these findings with 550 patients taking a placebo, of whom one tried to commit suicide. Their conclusions are published in the journal BMC Medicine. They say: "We conclude that the recommendation of restrictions in the use of paroxetine (Seroxat) in children and adolescents ... should include usage in adults." Seroxat has been taken by about 20 million people around the world since being licensed in 1990. Like Prozac, it is a Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor (SSRI). Last year the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Committee on the Safety of Medicines reviewed SSRIs. Their report concluded that a modest increase in the risk of suicidal thoughts and self-harm for SSRIs could not be ruled out, but the benefits for adults outweighed the risks. A spokesman for GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Seroxat, who are facing lawsuits in connection with the drug, said: "We take the safety of all our medicines extremely seriously. "At this stage, it's not clear what method the researchers have used to arrive at these numbers or which clinical trials they have selected. However, we can say that these conclusions in no way reflect the picture that has been built up about the benefits and risks of paroxetine in adults through an extensive clinical trials programme involving 24,000 patients, or through the use of this medicine in tens of millions of people around the world." The antidepressant Seroxat has been linked to an increase in suicide attempts among adults. Researchers suggest that patients and doctors should be warned of the propensity to suicidal thoughts while on the drug. Experts have already warned that Seroxat is not suitable for children and adolescents due to an increased risk of self harm. In the new study of 916 adults on the drug, seven attempted to take their own life. Dr Ivar Aursnes and colleagues at the University of Oslo compared these findings with 550 patients taking a placebo, of whom one tried to commit suicide. Their conclusions are published in the journal BMC Medicine. They say: "We conclude that the recommendation of restrictions in the use of paroxetine (Seroxat) in children and adolescents ... should include usage in adults." Seroxat has been taken by about 20 million people around the world since being licensed in 1990. Like Prozac, it is a Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor (SSRI). Last year the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Committee on the Safety of Medicines reviewed SSRIs. Their report concluded that a modest increase in the risk of suicidal thoughts and self-harm for SSRIs could not be ruled out, but the benefits for adults outweighed the risks. A spokesman for GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Seroxat, who are facing lawsuits in connection with the drug, said: "We take the safety of all our medicines extremely seriously. "At this stage, it's not clear what method the researchers have used to arrive at these numbers or which clinical trials they have selected. However, we can say that these conclusions in no way reflect the picture that has been built up about the benefits and risks of paroxetine in adults through an extensive clinical trials programme involving 24,000 patients, or through the use of this medicine in tens of millions of people around the world."