Message #29850

[Psalm 51:17]

http://www.cchrint.org/2011/02/02/these-popular-drugs-can-make-you-violent-%E2%80%93-avoid-them/
These Popular Drugs Can Make You Violent – Avoid Them
FoodConsumer.com
 by Dr. Mercola

Some medications have been linked to an increased risk for violent, even homicidal behavior. A recent study identified 31 drugs that are disproportionately linked with violent behavior.  Time Magazine lists the top ten offenders:
 1.Varenicline (Chantix): The number one violence-inducing drug on the list, this anti-smoking medication is 18 times more likely to be linked with violence when compared to other drugs
 2.Fluoxetine (Prozac): This drug was the first well-known SSRI antidepressant
 3.Paroxetine (Paxil): Another SSRI antidepressant, Paxil is also linked with severe withdrawal symptoms and a risk of birth defects
 4.Amphetamines: (Various): Used to treat ADHD
 5.Mefoquine (Lariam): A treatment for malaria which is often linked with reports of strange behavior
 6.Atomoxetine (Strattera): An ADHD drug that affects the neurotransmitter noradrenaline
 7.Triazolam (Halcion): This potentially addictive drug is used to treat insomnia
 8.Fluvoxamine (Luvox): Another SSRI antidepressant
 9.Venlafaxine (Effexor): An antidepressant also used to treat anxiety disorders
 10.Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq): An antidepressant which affects both serotonin and noradrenalin
 
How legal drugs affect your mental state is a very important issue that is not getting the attention it deserves. In recent years, prescription rates for antidepressants and related drugs have skyrocketed.
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Whereas severe depression can indeed progress to suicide if left untreated, antidepressant drugs have been shown  to CAUSE both suicidal and homicidal thoughts and behaviors

http://www.plosone.org/article/slideshow.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337&imageURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0015337.t001

Chantix is a whopping 18 times more likely to be linked with violence compared to other drugs, with 408 reported incidents.
 
These figures were collected from the US FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), and it’s well worth noting here that only an estimated one to 10 percent of all side effects are ever reported to VAERS. So the fact that 408 acts of violence were linked to the drug and then actually reported is pretty amazing, considering the fact that the vast majority of side effects, regardless of what they are, are blamed on something else and connections are brushed aside as “coincidental.”
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