Tom Cruise isn't the only one with concerns about psychiatric drugs. The FDA and drug regulatory bodies in Canada and the UK have also imposed bans on certain classes of drugs
July 3, 2005 (Press Release) --
I have watched with growing concern the controversy over Tom Cruise and his remarks about psychiatric drugs.
For the record, I am an evangelical Christian and an independent investigative journalist who's spent close to a decade documenting cases related to the damage done by these drugs, particularly on children.
I find it amusing that media types are slamming Cruise for having a conflict of interest because he belongs to a church that opposes the use of mind altering drugs.
Yet, astoundingly, it completely ignores the fact that psychiatrists receive untold billions from pharmaceutical companies and then produce "research" on the same drugs developed by those who pay them. Hmmm....
Of course, the APA would love to convince the public that it's only Scientologists who are raising concerns about psychiatric drugs.
But nothing could be further from the truth.
Just this past week, on July 1, after more than 15 years of denial that a suicide risk exists for adults taking one of the so-called "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors" SSRI antidepressants, the Food and Drug Administration posted a public health advisory acknowledging: "Adults being treated with antidepressant medications, particularly those being treated for depression, should be watched closely for worsening of depression and for increased suicidal thinking or behavior."
The FDA also plans to analyze all the antipdepressant clinical trial data maintained by the drugs' manufacturers spanning more than 20 years.
Using the APA's logic, I suppose we must now conclude that members of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research are all Scientologists.
Or what about officials in the United Kingdom who banned the antidepressant Paxil for use on children under 18. Does that mean all the drug monitoring officials in the UK are also Scientologists?
Earlier this year, officials in Canada pulled the drug Adderall off the market. I suppose we must now conclude that Canadian officials are also part of Tom Cruise's conspiracy.
If I were a member of the APA, frankly, I'd be worried!
So you think psychiatric drugs are so safe?
I've documented dozens of cases of people who were told the same thing in the 1960s about Thorazine (chlorpromazine) and who now have a disease of involuntary movement called Tardive Dyskinesia, for which there is no cure. It's caused directly by psychiatric drugs. I've seen the damage first hand and it's not pretty.
The voices of these patients can barely be heard. Sadly, for the most part, big media--which receives hundreds of millions in advertising dollars from this industry--has also bought into Big Pharma hype at the expense of public safety.
Meanwhile, the adverse side effects, deaths, suicides and lawsuits keep piling up.
Many mental health consumers, religious organizations, libertarians and others are concerned about the Brave New World of psychiatry; it is not limited just to Scientologists.
But bravo to Scientologists for having the courage to speak out and share the truth in an era when "truth" for psychiatry is defined by Big Pharma's bottom line instead of genuine concern for their patients' well being.
Psychiatrists, heal thyselves
Christine Head
Newshound Investigations
For the record, I am an evangelical Christian and an independent investigative journalist who's spent close to a decade documenting cases related to the damage done by these drugs, particularly on children.
I find it amusing that media types are slamming Cruise for having a conflict of interest because he belongs to a church that opposes the use of mind altering drugs.
Yet, astoundingly, it completely ignores the fact that psychiatrists receive untold billions from pharmaceutical companies and then produce "research" on the same drugs developed by those who pay them. Hmmm....
Of course, the APA would love to convince the public that it's only Scientologists who are raising concerns about psychiatric drugs.
But nothing could be further from the truth.
Just this past week, on July 1, after more than 15 years of denial that a suicide risk exists for adults taking one of the so-called "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors" SSRI antidepressants, the Food and Drug Administration posted a public health advisory acknowledging: "Adults being treated with antidepressant medications, particularly those being treated for depression, should be watched closely for worsening of depression and for increased suicidal thinking or behavior."
The FDA also plans to analyze all the antipdepressant clinical trial data maintained by the drugs' manufacturers spanning more than 20 years.
Using the APA's logic, I suppose we must now conclude that members of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research are all Scientologists.
Or what about officials in the United Kingdom who banned the antidepressant Paxil for use on children under 18. Does that mean all the drug monitoring officials in the UK are also Scientologists?
Earlier this year, officials in Canada pulled the drug Adderall off the market. I suppose we must now conclude that Canadian officials are also part of Tom Cruise's conspiracy.
If I were a member of the APA, frankly, I'd be worried!
So you think psychiatric drugs are so safe?
I've documented dozens of cases of people who were told the same thing in the 1960s about Thorazine (chlorpromazine) and who now have a disease of involuntary movement called Tardive Dyskinesia, for which there is no cure. It's caused directly by psychiatric drugs. I've seen the damage first hand and it's not pretty.
The voices of these patients can barely be heard. Sadly, for the most part, big media--which receives hundreds of millions in advertising dollars from this industry--has also bought into Big Pharma hype at the expense of public safety.
Meanwhile, the adverse side effects, deaths, suicides and lawsuits keep piling up.
Many mental health consumers, religious organizations, libertarians and others are concerned about the Brave New World of psychiatry; it is not limited just to Scientologists.
But bravo to Scientologists for having the courage to speak out and share the truth in an era when "truth" for psychiatry is defined by Big Pharma's bottom line instead of genuine concern for their patients' well being.
Psychiatrists, heal thyselves
Christine Head
Newshound Investigations
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