Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 I suggest that you start calling the Department of Labor, your State Rep. and Senators, Board of Medical Examiners, etc. and start asking what are your rights to know if you are working with people that you consider to be a threat to your public safety when homocide is a side effect of psychiatric drugs? I've got my own personal political action in Alabama going as a note of thanks to the Madison County Alabama Mental Health Center for getting my Mother started on the road to suicide by promising her that the drugs were not addictive so I don't have time to research that issue but I would be VERY interested to hear about the results of calls like this. If you make calls, make sure you get the name of the administrative assistant so that if they don't get back in touch with you you can call back and ask for them by name. It's good to have the group therapy benefits of this group but until our point of view starts to be heard in politics and the media our ideas aren't going anywhere. The use of SSRI's being handed out like candy by non-psychiatrists is one that coujld be addressed in legislation that would require only psychiatrists trained in that speciality to prescribe them. Perhaps the American Psychiatry Association could be contacted to see if they would support legislation that woudl prevent other M.D.'s from prescribing the antidepressants .They're going to have such as drop in business after the bad FDA press they'd probably go for it so they can fight amougst themselves over who will get all those drug fix visits billed to the insurance. If an employee starts acting weird and we think they are on SSRI's a confidential communication with the employer with concerns for their health and well being and notice that you are aware that they might be more likely to have intentional destruction of property and homocide woudl be one way to communicate your concerns. But again, I really hate the idea of discriminating against people because of the type of health care they choose but then again, no one wants their child at Columbine so there are no easy answers to this perplexing problem that the U.S> Government has caused by allowing genocidal agents to be distributed to the public under the auspices of " mental health " . Lance, D.C. Re: Co workers On SSRIs > > " Bowriver " , > I appreciate your response and YOUR original question. > > My question " still is " : what is an employer and fellow > employee supposed to do when they find out that an > employee is on an SSRI? > > This is worth discussing and I'm glad " bowriver " started > the original question !!! > > Just me... Jan > > ================================================ > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:10:03 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@...> > writes: > > Well, society doesn't allow alcoholics or street drug abusers in the > workplace, because it effects productivity and social interaction so > what's the difference with SSRIs?? > > If people can be prone to 'go off' on SSRIs then I think people have > a right to know if a fellow co worker is taking them. You know, if > your co worker has a personality change as a result of the drugs ie. > impulsive, unreliable, careless then this would definately effect job > performance and safety. > > --------------------------------- > . > > > > Medical privacy is something to preserve, > > so no I don't think people have a right to > > know what a co-worker is taking whether it's > > SSRI's or something else. > > > > I'm very interested in knowing what you would > > do if you knew a co-worker was on an SSRI... > > Maybe you know something I haven't thought about. > > > > Please respond........... > > > > ========================================= > > > > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:37:38 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@y...> > > writes: > > > > Don't you think that people have a right to know if their co > workers are taking SSRIs??? > > > ====== > > ====== > > . > > . > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 I suggest that you start calling the Department of Labor, your State Rep. and Senators, Board of Medical Examiners, etc. and start asking what are your rights to know if you are working with people that you consider to be a threat to your public safety when homocide is a side effect of psychiatric drugs? I've got my own personal political action in Alabama going as a note of thanks to the Madison County Alabama Mental Health Center for getting my Mother started on the road to suicide by promising her that the drugs were not addictive so I don't have time to research that issue but I would be VERY interested to hear about the results of calls like this. If you make calls, make sure you get the name of the administrative assistant so that if they don't get back in touch with you you can call back and ask for them by name. It's good to have the group therapy benefits of this group but until our point of view starts to be heard in politics and the media our ideas aren't going anywhere. The use of SSRI's being handed out like candy by non-psychiatrists is one that coujld be addressed in legislation that would require only psychiatrists trained in that speciality to prescribe them. Perhaps the American Psychiatry Association could be contacted to see if they would support legislation that woudl prevent other M.D.'s from prescribing the antidepressants .They're going to have such as drop in business after the bad FDA press they'd probably go for it so they can fight amougst themselves over who will get all those drug fix visits billed to the insurance. If an employee starts acting weird and we think they are on SSRI's a confidential communication with the employer with concerns for their health and well being and notice that you are aware that they might be more likely to have intentional destruction of property and homocide woudl be one way to communicate your concerns. But again, I really hate the idea of discriminating against people because of the type of health care they choose but then again, no one wants their child at Columbine so there are no easy answers to this perplexing problem that the U.S> Government has caused by allowing genocidal agents to be distributed to the public under the auspices of " mental health " . Lance, D.C. Re: Co workers On SSRIs > > " Bowriver " , > I appreciate your response and YOUR original question. > > My question " still is " : what is an employer and fellow > employee supposed to do when they find out that an > employee is on an SSRI? > > This is worth discussing and I'm glad " bowriver " started > the original question !!! > > Just me... Jan > > ================================================ > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:10:03 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@...> > writes: > > Well, society doesn't allow alcoholics or street drug abusers in the > workplace, because it effects productivity and social interaction so > what's the difference with SSRIs?? > > If people can be prone to 'go off' on SSRIs then I think people have > a right to know if a fellow co worker is taking them. You know, if > your co worker has a personality change as a result of the drugs ie. > impulsive, unreliable, careless then this would definately effect job > performance and safety. > > --------------------------------- > . > > > > Medical privacy is something to preserve, > > so no I don't think people have a right to > > know what a co-worker is taking whether it's > > SSRI's or something else. > > > > I'm very interested in knowing what you would > > do if you knew a co-worker was on an SSRI... > > Maybe you know something I haven't thought about. > > > > Please respond........... > > > > ========================================= > > > > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:37:38 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@y...> > > writes: > > > > Don't you think that people have a right to know if their co > workers are taking SSRIs??? > > > ====== > > ====== > > . > > . > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 I suggest that you start calling the Department of Labor, your State Rep. and Senators, Board of Medical Examiners, etc. and start asking what are your rights to know if you are working with people that you consider to be a threat to your public safety when homocide is a side effect of psychiatric drugs? I've got my own personal political action in Alabama going as a note of thanks to the Madison County Alabama Mental Health Center for getting my Mother started on the road to suicide by promising her that the drugs were not addictive so I don't have time to research that issue but I would be VERY interested to hear about the results of calls like this. If you make calls, make sure you get the name of the administrative assistant so that if they don't get back in touch with you you can call back and ask for them by name. It's good to have the group therapy benefits of this group but until our point of view starts to be heard in politics and the media our ideas aren't going anywhere. The use of SSRI's being handed out like candy by non-psychiatrists is one that coujld be addressed in legislation that would require only psychiatrists trained in that speciality to prescribe them. Perhaps the American Psychiatry Association could be contacted to see if they would support legislation that woudl prevent other M.D.'s from prescribing the antidepressants .They're going to have such as drop in business after the bad FDA press they'd probably go for it so they can fight amougst themselves over who will get all those drug fix visits billed to the insurance. If an employee starts acting weird and we think they are on SSRI's a confidential communication with the employer with concerns for their health and well being and notice that you are aware that they might be more likely to have intentional destruction of property and homocide woudl be one way to communicate your concerns. But again, I really hate the idea of discriminating against people because of the type of health care they choose but then again, no one wants their child at Columbine so there are no easy answers to this perplexing problem that the U.S> Government has caused by allowing genocidal agents to be distributed to the public under the auspices of " mental health " . Lance, D.C. Re: Co workers On SSRIs > > " Bowriver " , > I appreciate your response and YOUR original question. > > My question " still is " : what is an employer and fellow > employee supposed to do when they find out that an > employee is on an SSRI? > > This is worth discussing and I'm glad " bowriver " started > the original question !!! > > Just me... Jan > > ================================================ > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:10:03 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@...> > writes: > > Well, society doesn't allow alcoholics or street drug abusers in the > workplace, because it effects productivity and social interaction so > what's the difference with SSRIs?? > > If people can be prone to 'go off' on SSRIs then I think people have > a right to know if a fellow co worker is taking them. You know, if > your co worker has a personality change as a result of the drugs ie. > impulsive, unreliable, careless then this would definately effect job > performance and safety. > > --------------------------------- > . > > > > Medical privacy is something to preserve, > > so no I don't think people have a right to > > know what a co-worker is taking whether it's > > SSRI's or something else. > > > > I'm very interested in knowing what you would > > do if you knew a co-worker was on an SSRI... > > Maybe you know something I haven't thought about. > > > > Please respond........... > > > > ========================================= > > > > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:37:38 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@y...> > > writes: > > > > Don't you think that people have a right to know if their co > workers are taking SSRIs??? > > > ====== > > ====== > > . > > . > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 I suggest that you start calling the Department of Labor, your State Rep. and Senators, Board of Medical Examiners, etc. and start asking what are your rights to know if you are working with people that you consider to be a threat to your public safety when homocide is a side effect of psychiatric drugs? I've got my own personal political action in Alabama going as a note of thanks to the Madison County Alabama Mental Health Center for getting my Mother started on the road to suicide by promising her that the drugs were not addictive so I don't have time to research that issue but I would be VERY interested to hear about the results of calls like this. If you make calls, make sure you get the name of the administrative assistant so that if they don't get back in touch with you you can call back and ask for them by name. It's good to have the group therapy benefits of this group but until our point of view starts to be heard in politics and the media our ideas aren't going anywhere. The use of SSRI's being handed out like candy by non-psychiatrists is one that coujld be addressed in legislation that would require only psychiatrists trained in that speciality to prescribe them. Perhaps the American Psychiatry Association could be contacted to see if they would support legislation that woudl prevent other M.D.'s from prescribing the antidepressants .They're going to have such as drop in business after the bad FDA press they'd probably go for it so they can fight amougst themselves over who will get all those drug fix visits billed to the insurance. If an employee starts acting weird and we think they are on SSRI's a confidential communication with the employer with concerns for their health and well being and notice that you are aware that they might be more likely to have intentional destruction of property and homocide woudl be one way to communicate your concerns. But again, I really hate the idea of discriminating against people because of the type of health care they choose but then again, no one wants their child at Columbine so there are no easy answers to this perplexing problem that the U.S> Government has caused by allowing genocidal agents to be distributed to the public under the auspices of " mental health " . Lance, D.C. Re: Co workers On SSRIs > > " Bowriver " , > I appreciate your response and YOUR original question. > > My question " still is " : what is an employer and fellow > employee supposed to do when they find out that an > employee is on an SSRI? > > This is worth discussing and I'm glad " bowriver " started > the original question !!! > > Just me... Jan > > ================================================ > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:10:03 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@...> > writes: > > Well, society doesn't allow alcoholics or street drug abusers in the > workplace, because it effects productivity and social interaction so > what's the difference with SSRIs?? > > If people can be prone to 'go off' on SSRIs then I think people have > a right to know if a fellow co worker is taking them. You know, if > your co worker has a personality change as a result of the drugs ie. > impulsive, unreliable, careless then this would definately effect job > performance and safety. > > --------------------------------- > . > > > > Medical privacy is something to preserve, > > so no I don't think people have a right to > > know what a co-worker is taking whether it's > > SSRI's or something else. > > > > I'm very interested in knowing what you would > > do if you knew a co-worker was on an SSRI... > > Maybe you know something I haven't thought about. > > > > Please respond........... > > > > ========================================= > > > > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:37:38 -0000 " bowriver011 " <bowriver011@y...> > > writes: > > > > Don't you think that people have a right to know if their co > workers are taking SSRIs??? > > > ====== > > ====== > > . > > . > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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