Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hi Crusaders! My name is Leah, I live in Washington, DC and I may know some of you already! I joined this list a couple of weeks ago and am really glad to have access to all these articles and info. My story in a nutshell: I am currently 28, but was a Prozac guinea pig as a kid. I was diagnosed with depression at the age of 7, and was first on tricyclics. I was put on Prozac when I was 12 in 1988, shortly after it came on the market. I experienced all the side effects they're talking about now in the news (akasthisia, insomnia, suicidality, self-mutilation), but it was just blamed on my worsening " illness. " I also experienced the joys of Paxil and Zoloft, before taking myself off all psych drugs in 1993 when I turned 18. I've been SSRI-free for the last 10 years and they have been the best of my life. The news coming out of the UK about kids and SSRIs feels really vindicating, and I am now working to raise awareness about SSRIs here in the US. Is anyone in the DC area? I'm always looking for local allies best Leah _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmId=1418 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hi Crusaders! My name is Leah, I live in Washington, DC and I may know some of you already! I joined this list a couple of weeks ago and am really glad to have access to all these articles and info. My story in a nutshell: I am currently 28, but was a Prozac guinea pig as a kid. I was diagnosed with depression at the age of 7, and was first on tricyclics. I was put on Prozac when I was 12 in 1988, shortly after it came on the market. I experienced all the side effects they're talking about now in the news (akasthisia, insomnia, suicidality, self-mutilation), but it was just blamed on my worsening " illness. " I also experienced the joys of Paxil and Zoloft, before taking myself off all psych drugs in 1993 when I turned 18. I've been SSRI-free for the last 10 years and they have been the best of my life. The news coming out of the UK about kids and SSRIs feels really vindicating, and I am now working to raise awareness about SSRIs here in the US. Is anyone in the DC area? I'm always looking for local allies best Leah _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmId=1418 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Welcome Leah!!!! And Congratulations!!!!! Success stories are so far and few between. I'm so excited for you!! What an inspiration you are and will be for so many that are trying to get off this garbage they continue to call medicine. Connie Norman <mofunnow@...> wrote: Welcome aboard Leah! Jim delayed introduction Hi Crusaders! My name is Leah, I live in Washington, DC and I may know some of you already! I joined this list a couple of weeks ago and am really glad to have access to all these articles and info. My story in a nutshell: I am currently 28, but was a Prozac guinea pig as a kid. I was diagnosed with depression at the age of 7, and was first on tricyclics. I was put on Prozac when I was 12 in 1988, shortly after it came on the market. I experienced all the side effects they're talking about now in the news (akasthisia, insomnia, suicidality, self-mutilation), but it was just blamed on my worsening " illness. " I also experienced the joys of Paxil and Zoloft, before taking myself off all psych drugs in 1993 when I turned 18. I've been SSRI-free for the last 10 years and they have been the best of my life. The news coming out of the UK about kids and SSRIs feels really vindicating, and I am now working to raise awareness about SSRIs here in the US. Is anyone in the DC area? I'm always looking for local allies best Leah _________________________________________________________________ High-speed users-be more efficient online with the new MSN Premium Internet Software. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us & page=byoa/prem & ST=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Welcome Leah!!!! And Congratulations!!!!! Success stories are so far and few between. I'm so excited for you!! What an inspiration you are and will be for so many that are trying to get off this garbage they continue to call medicine. Connie Norman <mofunnow@...> wrote: Welcome aboard Leah! Jim delayed introduction Hi Crusaders! My name is Leah, I live in Washington, DC and I may know some of you already! I joined this list a couple of weeks ago and am really glad to have access to all these articles and info. My story in a nutshell: I am currently 28, but was a Prozac guinea pig as a kid. I was diagnosed with depression at the age of 7, and was first on tricyclics. I was put on Prozac when I was 12 in 1988, shortly after it came on the market. I experienced all the side effects they're talking about now in the news (akasthisia, insomnia, suicidality, self-mutilation), but it was just blamed on my worsening " illness. " I also experienced the joys of Paxil and Zoloft, before taking myself off all psych drugs in 1993 when I turned 18. I've been SSRI-free for the last 10 years and they have been the best of my life. The news coming out of the UK about kids and SSRIs feels really vindicating, and I am now working to raise awareness about SSRIs here in the US. Is anyone in the DC area? I'm always looking for local allies best Leah _________________________________________________________________ High-speed users-be more efficient online with the new MSN Premium Internet Software. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us & page=byoa/prem & ST=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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