Re: Study finds patients overprescribed with anti-anxiety drugs

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>From: " Norman " <mofunnow@...>

>Reply-SSRI medications

><SSRI medications >, <wildestcolts >

>Subject: Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

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[Guest guest]

>From: " Norman " <mofunnow@...>

>Reply-SSRI medications

><SSRI medications >, <wildestcolts >

>Subject: Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

_________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

>From: " Norman " <mofunnow@...>

>Reply-SSRI medications

><SSRI medications >, <wildestcolts >

>Subject: Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

_________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

>From: " Norman " <mofunnow@...>

>Reply-SSRI medications

><SSRI medications >, <wildestcolts >

>Subject: Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

_________________________________________________________________

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http://wine.msn.com/

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I totally agree. One thing I thought was interesting about this study is that

the author is

concerned that the mental patients with the drug problems get way much more of

the addictive drugs

than the ones that do not have any addictive personality.

I think psych's just like to prescribe and drug companies are not losing sleep

over it.

Jim

Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

_________________________________________________________________

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http://wine.msn.com/

[Guest guest]

I totally agree. One thing I thought was interesting about this study is that

the author is

concerned that the mental patients with the drug problems get way much more of

the addictive drugs

than the ones that do not have any addictive personality.

I think psych's just like to prescribe and drug companies are not losing sleep

over it.

Jim

Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

_________________________________________________________________

Learn how to choose, serve, and enjoy wine at Wine @ MSN.

http://wine.msn.com/

[Guest guest]

I totally agree. One thing I thought was interesting about this study is that

the author is

concerned that the mental patients with the drug problems get way much more of

the addictive drugs

than the ones that do not have any addictive personality.

I think psych's just like to prescribe and drug companies are not losing sleep

over it.

Jim

Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

_________________________________________________________________

Learn how to choose, serve, and enjoy wine at Wine @ MSN.

http://wine.msn.com/

[Guest guest]

I totally agree. One thing I thought was interesting about this study is that

the author is

concerned that the mental patients with the drug problems get way much more of

the addictive drugs

than the ones that do not have any addictive personality.

I think psych's just like to prescribe and drug companies are not losing sleep

over it.

Jim

Study finds patients overprescribed with

>anti-anxiety drugs

>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:33:17 -0600

>

I have a theory as to why anti-anxiety drugs are 'over-prescribed'. As with

many prescribed ssris, the side effects of agitation and sleep disturbances

are easily masked by the addition of a benzo, leading to a situation where

the ssri is NOT being tolerated, but the side effects are counter balanced

with a sedating drug. Of course, this leads to a bad situation for the

individual who is then dependent on two classes of drugs. Also, and this is

quite obvious to me, if medicaid recipients (i.e. the poor) are feeling

anxiety (duh!), then anti-anxiety meds are the metaphorical antidote to

poverty, frustration with limited opportunities, chaotic living conditions,

etc...part of the reason why psychiatric medications are a means of social

control. If a poor person is unhappy and anxiety ridden because of their

life circumstance, take two and DON'T call in the morning. Its a lot easier

to shut someone up than rectifying social inequity and injustice.

_________________________________________________________________

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