Re: Tina anti-depressant info

[Guest guest]

we just never know what we can find--I had no idea either and I just

can't understand it!!! So much of this is still confusing to me no

matter how hard I try and figure it all out. tina

> Hi Tina, When I read what you posted, I just about fell out of my

chair! I had no idea these drugs contained mercury and chlorine. I

have read a lot of things about these drugs indicating they're

dangerous, but I've never read this before. Thanks for passing this

along! Hugs, Sheila

>

> PROZAC INCREASES CORTISOL OUTPUT 2-3 TIMES

> DID YOU KNOW: Any anti-depressant drug (Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil,

Lovan,

> Luvox, and more) contain as their chief ingredients MERCURY and

[Guest guest]

Sheila,

You wrote:

> Hi Tina, When I read what you posted, I just about fell out of my chair!

> I had no idea these drugs contained mercury and chlorine. I have read a lot of

things

> about these drugs indicating they're dangerous, but I've never read this

before. ...

Perhaps that is because it is not true, at least about the mercury. Here

are the listed ingredients of the first drug on the list, Prozac:

" Fluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant for oral administration;

it is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, or other available

antidepressant agents. It is designated

(±)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[(a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolyl)-oxy]propylamine

hydrochloride and has the empirical formula of C17H18F3NO•HCl. Its

molecular weight is 345.79.

Fluoxetine hydrochloride is a white to off-white crystalline solid with

a solubility of 14 mg/ml in water.

Each Prozac Pulvule contains fluoxetine hydrochloride equivalent to 10

mg (32.3 mcmol), 20 mg (64.7 mcmol), or 40 mg (129.3 mmol) of

fluoxetine. The Pulvules also contain starch, gelatin, silicone,

titanium dioxide, iron dioxide, and other inactive ingredients. The 10

mg and 20 mg Pulvules also contain FD & C blue no. 1, and the 40 mg

Pulvule also contains FD & C blue no. 1 and FD & C yellow no. 6.

Each Prozac tablet contains fluoxetine HCl equivalent to 10 mg (32.3

mmol) of fluoxetine. The tablets also contain microcrystalline

cellulose, magnesium stearate, crospovidone, hydroxypropyl

methylcellulose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, and yellow iron

oxide. In addition to the above ingredients, the 10 mg tablet contains

FD & C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, and polysorbate 80. "

Note: no mercury listed at all, let alone as the " main " ingredient. The

chlorine is in the form of the chloride ion, 50% of the atoms in common

table salt. Combined with the hydrogen cation, you have HCl, which is

the main constituent of your own stomach acid. However, in stomach acid

you are dealing with 100's if not 1,000's of grams, while the drug is in

mg quantities.

Here is similar data on Zoloft:

Sertraline HCl is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for

oral administration. It is chemically unrelated to other SSRIs,

tricyclic, tetracyclic, or other available antidepressant agents. It has

a molecular weight of 342.7. Sertraline hydrochloride has the following

chemical name:

(1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-nanphthalenamine

hydrochloride. The empirical formula is C17H17NCl2·HCl.

Sertraline hydrochloride is a white crystalline powder that is slightly

soluble in water and isopropyl alcohol, and sparingly soluble in ethanol.

Zoloft is supplied for oral administration as scored tablets containing

sertraline hydrochloride equivalent to 25, 50 and 100 mg and the

following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, Dy

& C Yellow #10 aluminum lake (in 25 mg tablet), FD & C Blue #1 aluminum

lake (in 25 mg tablet), FD & C Red #40 aluminum lake (in 25 mg tablet),

FD & C Blue #2 aluminum lake (in 50 mg tablet), hydroxypropyl cellulose,

hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline

cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, sodium starch glycolate,

synthetic yellow iron oxide (in 100 mg tablet), and titanium dioxide.

Again, no mercury, and the chlorine is in the attached chloride ion.

I am afraid I have serious reservations about the information in this

article.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

thanks a lot for the info, Chuck! I appreciate it a lot. I've been doing some

reading on SSRIs and the things I've learned have unsettled me. I hadn't gotten

as far as actually looking for the ingredients, so thanks so much for taking the

time to do that! I'm glad to learn they don't contain those ingredients,

particularly since I've tried them both in the past very briefly.

take care, sheila

Chuck Blatchley <cblatchl@...> wrote:

Sheila,

You wrote:

> Hi Tina, When I read what you posted, I just about fell out of my chair!

> I had no idea these drugs contained mercury and chlorine. I have read a lot of

things

> about these drugs indicating they're dangerous, but I've never read this

before. ...

Perhaps that is because it is not true, at least about the mercury. Here

are the listed ingredients of the first drug on the list, Prozac:

" Fluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant for oral administration;

it is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, or other available

antidepressant agents. It is designated

(±)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[(a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolyl)-oxy]propylamine

hydrochloride and has the empirical formula of C17H18F3NO•HCl. Its

molecular weight is 345.79.

Fluoxetine hydrochloride is a white to off-white crystalline solid with

a solubility of 14 mg/ml in water.

Each Prozac Pulvule contains fluoxetine hydrochloride equivalent to 10

mg (32.3 mcmol), 20 mg (64.7 mcmol), or 40 mg (129.3 mmol) of

fluoxetine. The Pulvules also contain starch, gelatin, silicone,

titanium dioxide, iron dioxide, and other inactive ingredients. The 10

mg and 20 mg Pulvules also contain FD & C blue no. 1, and the 40 mg

Pulvule also contains FD & C blue no. 1 and FD & C yellow no. 6.

Each Prozac tablet contains fluoxetine HCl equivalent to 10 mg (32.3

mmol) of fluoxetine. The tablets also contain microcrystalline

cellulose, magnesium stearate, crospovidone, hydroxypropyl

methylcellulose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, and yellow iron

oxide. In addition to the above ingredients, the 10 mg tablet contains

FD & C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, and polysorbate 80. "

Note: no mercury listed at all, let alone as the " main " ingredient. The

chlorine is in the form of the chloride ion, 50% of the atoms in common

table salt. Combined with the hydrogen cation, you have HCl, which is

the main constituent of your own stomach acid. However, in stomach acid

you are dealing with 100's if not 1,000's of grams, while the drug is in

mg quantities.

Here is similar data on Zoloft:

Sertraline HCl is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for

oral administration. It is chemically unrelated to other SSRIs,

tricyclic, tetracyclic, or other available antidepressant agents. It has

a molecular weight of 342.7. Sertraline hydrochloride has the following

chemical name:

(1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-nanphthalenamine

hydrochloride. The empirical formula is C17H17NCl2·HCl.

Sertraline hydrochloride is a white crystalline powder that is slightly

soluble in water and isopropyl alcohol, and sparingly soluble in ethanol.

Zoloft is supplied for oral administration as scored tablets containing

sertraline hydrochloride equivalent to 25, 50 and 100 mg and the

following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, Dy

& C Yellow #10 aluminum lake (in 25 mg tablet), FD & C Blue #1 aluminum

lake (in 25 mg tablet), FD & C Red #40 aluminum lake (in 25 mg tablet),

FD & C Blue #2 aluminum lake (in 50 mg tablet), hydroxypropyl cellulose,

hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline

cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, sodium starch glycolate,

synthetic yellow iron oxide (in 100 mg tablet), and titanium dioxide.

Again, no mercury, and the chlorine is in the attached chloride ion.

I am afraid I have serious reservations about the information in this

article.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Chuck it would be great if you wrote to this lady and asked her

because I think everyone would like to know her reasons for saying

this and proof.

As for the info I posted it the way it is--I do not edit someones

work--but I also stated that not all is believed, you have to do your

own homework and to take out of it what pertains to you and still

continue to read, read, read---every site has info that can be

disputed.

I got what I needed from this site and that was info on weight gain

and excess cortisol (also increased appetite). This seems to be a

very large problem and it makes a lot of sense since most of our

posters are only being treated for thyroid and they can't lose the

added weight.

We have been constantly asking posters to get their adrenals tested

and this ties into the possiblity of weight problems having untreated

adrenals that are producing excess cortisol to not only keep up with

the added thyroid hormone but also because they have adrenal problems

to begin with.

this tie in would make sense the problem with increase appetite and

weight gain for some that can't seem to lose even with increase

thyroid medication.

tina

>

> > Hi Tina, When I read what you posted, I just about fell out of my

chair!

>

> > I had no idea these drugs contained mercury and chlorine. I have

read a lot of things

>

> > about these drugs indicating they're dangerous, but I've never

read this before. ...

>

> Perhaps that is because it is not true, at least about the mercury.

Here

> are the listed ingredients of the first drug on the list, Prozac:

>

> " Fluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant for oral

administration;

> it is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, or other

available

> antidepressant agents. It is designated

> (±)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[(a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolyl)-oxy]propylamine

> hydrochloride and has the empirical formula of C17H18F3NO•HCl. Its

> molecular weight is 345.79.

>

> Fluoxetine hydrochloride is a white to off-white crystalline solid

with

> a solubility of 14 mg/ml in water.

>

> Each Prozac Pulvule contains fluoxetine hydrochloride equivalent to

10

> mg (32.3 mcmol), 20 mg (64.7 mcmol), or 40 mg (129.3 mmol) of

> fluoxetine. The Pulvules also contain starch, gelatin, silicone,

> titanium dioxide, iron dioxide, and other inactive ingredients. The

10

> mg and 20 mg Pulvules also contain FD & C blue no. 1, and the 40 mg

> Pulvule also contains FD & C blue no. 1 and FD & C yellow no. 6.

>

> Each Prozac tablet contains fluoxetine HCl equivalent to 10 mg

(32.3

> mmol) of fluoxetine. The tablets also contain microcrystalline

> cellulose, magnesium stearate, crospovidone, hydroxypropyl

> methylcellulose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, and yellow

iron

> oxide. In addition to the above ingredients, the 10 mg tablet

contains

> FD & C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, and polysorbate 80. "

>

> Note: no mercury listed at all, let alone as the " main " ingredient.

The

> chlorine is in the form of the chloride ion, 50% of the atoms in

common

> table salt. Combined with the hydrogen cation, you have HCl, which

is

> the main constituent of your own stomach acid. However, in stomach

acid

> you are dealing with 100's if not 1,000's of grams, while the drug

is in

> mg quantities.

>

> Here is similar data on Zoloft:

>

> Sertraline HCl is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)

for

> oral administration. It is chemically unrelated to other SSRIs,

> tricyclic, tetracyclic, or other available antidepressant agents.

It has

> a molecular weight of 342.7. Sertraline hydrochloride has the

following

> chemical name:

> (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-

nanphthalenamine

> hydrochloride. The empirical formula is C17H17NCl2·HCl.

>

> Sertraline hydrochloride is a white crystalline powder that is

slightly

> soluble in water and isopropyl alcohol, and sparingly soluble in

ethanol.

>

> Zoloft is supplied for oral administration as scored tablets

containing

> sertraline hydrochloride equivalent to 25, 50 and 100 mg and the

> following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate

dihydrate, Dy

> & C Yellow #10 aluminum lake (in 25 mg tablet), FD & C Blue #1

aluminum

> lake (in 25 mg tablet), FD & C Red #40 aluminum lake (in 25 mg

tablet),

> FD & C Blue #2 aluminum lake (in 50 mg tablet), hydroxypropyl

cellulose,

> hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline

> cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, sodium starch

glycolate,

> synthetic yellow iron oxide (in 100 mg tablet), and titanium

dioxide.

>

> Again, no mercury, and the chlorine is in the attached chloride ion.

>

> I am afraid I have serious reservations about the information in

this

> article.

>

> Chuck