Harmed by Prescribed Medications: the Untold Story of Pharmaceutical Companies 

im proud of you

U just told my story. I won’t put another benzo in my mouth ever again. There is a level of shame that u aren’t able to quit this dangerous benzodiazepines yourself and it ruins your life. I had to be titerated off just in a few weeks and my anxiety was off the chart and I felt like looking for a mountain to jump off. I could not hardly function, at times I couldn’t even sit still, then weeping for hrs asking Gods why but I really knew why. I was almost paralyzed with anxiety, lots of days I had an exacerbation of withdrawal for multiple months up to a year because benzodiazepines are stored in fat tissue and it takes forever to be rid of. I was told in Great Britain they titrate benzos down over 1.5 yrs. Not a few weeks. That’s a recipe for su**de I think that’s more like it or how u are doing it even better. Anyway I’m off that nasty poison drug and I’m anxious at times but not enough to take those prescribed poison that’s per my opinion and I can sleep without drugs. Life is so much better. And to think I was asking for help and it got me in worse shape than I was before the prescription. Shame on those Drs for not telling us. My Dr had a sheet laminated like a menu of all kinds of benzodiazepines and antidepressants and asked me to choose which one to take, I kid you not a menu of dangerous drugs that can ruin your life! Big pharma is a very huge problem! A new drug that comes out is what drug reps push and in turn Drs introduces it to pts. Crazy!

@@cindyhaas3781 yeah our level of relapse is like almost zero.

lmao they tried to put me on anti-psychotics recently just for anxiety. 😂 I fired my doctor on the spot.

Yes mental health does so much more harm than good and the doctors are nothing but pill pushers and get money from prescribing them so they will not help someone get off of them. Coming back from serving in Iraq the first thing they wanted to do is assume I have PTSD and put me on antidepressants. I never gave in to any of this as I have learned of many Veterans that are on them and lots of them committing suicide and the treatment is what makes them worse off. The sad part is that most of society buys off on this BS!

they are nothing more than drug peddlers.

Wrong…there is zero trust…it’s not mistrust…it’s zero trust…

🚨⚠️ There was a study across the US between ‘80-‘82 to why the students chose med school over other career paths. ⭐️Results: 80% for money & 20% to help people. My aunt was apart of that study & it was never resealed to the public. Just terrible.

@@FLBeautyQueen I was working at the Minnesota House of Representatives at that time and it was reported in the newspaper. The House was working on a state health care plan and I showed it to one of the representatives I knew well.

@@FLBeautyQueen, That's the ones they accept into their schools, the sociopaths. That's what the testing for entry is all about. Big Pharma wants a ruthless sales force.

We go to a doctor for their care and expertise, and now have to protect ourselves from them??? Maybe it's time to take our care into our own hands. Mother Nature has always held the answers. We need to research that.

@@edie4321 that's correct. I started questioning their "expertise" about 8 years ago when I was having a history taken and the PA looks at me dumbfounded and asked with a very serious look on his face he asks what is SVT, I got up and left. He was completely unqualified. He was trying to write depakote as a mood stabilizer. I already take 1700 mg bid of keppera an anticonvulsant that is a dervitave of depakote. He got visibly angry when I brought this up.

@@edie4321 research some nuts

At least in the US often the best doctor by far is Doctor Google.

@@alexcarter8807, For me, it is searching Natural Cures. I stay away from Web Md, type stuff, their answers always the same, see your doctor. Excuse me, I want to live. I'll go with Mother's helpers. The cures are coming soon.

Same

This breaks my heart. Cry out to Jesus❤

was it sertraline? (Zoloft, or lustral here in uk) I have felt emotionally blunted since coming off it many many years ago

Same here

I’m a spiritual person. I used our creator to help me through these difficult Inner- standings and I did make it back home.

Did you come off it?

Damn. I sorry you had to go through that and I'm glad you found out. Why did you decide to partake in the study?

@@captainpugwash7174 Yes, and easily. (Not that I want to deny that others had a much different experience.)

@@browniebun Because I was still waking up without any rest and I was tired all day. There was clearly something wrong with my sleep.

I think compared to some people you got away light these meds destroyed my life.❤

I'm so sorry. We deserve restitution. This happened to my family, too. We deserve the cures and restitution. I do believe the cures are coming. Big Pharma medicine has been blocking over 6000 cures. My son is in your situation, and I must believe there's a way out. I left all medications using kratom seven + years ago, and I'm still nonfunctional.

You want the benzo with a nice long half life, Librium. Get that and use it to keep withdrawals at bay, then taper off of it. Magic stuff. Of course it's hard to get now.

They are not professionals...Maybe in their own term .

Vitamin levels certainly need to be looked at before prescribing medicine.

Depression is environmental and chemical, certainly. When I'm eating healthy getting all my vitamins, oh yeah, it's wonderful. The way my life is going, however, I'm on an antidepressant to manage how I cope and respond to external issues (being spoken down to, pressured to do things I don't want to, guilt tripped, etc.)... I can't control that. I'm likely going to be stuck on them off and on the rest of my life because of another person's behavior.......

@@Deviant_Muffin What level of vitamin D are you on?

Everybody is bio-individual. Some people need more of one vitamin than another. It's confusing and complicated but in this system everyone needs to be their own advocate. Cheers to you for accomplishing it and seeing the results. Wish me luck with my vitamin deficiencies. Wishing you the best.

I figured out I've been getting vitamin D that was added to milk in the grocery store. When I stopped drinking milk I had issues with lactose and severe dip in vitamin d consumption.

You just wait. It will happen slowly. You are poisoning your brain 1 pill at a time!

You're still in the short term usage.... Have fun with the long term side effects

Unfortunately, it's when you try to get off of them.

The first few years you will be okay with them

Yep

My own experience…..diagnosed with DCIS, had lumpectomy, and my booby burned to a crisp with radiation therapy. To prevent a supposed recurrence I was prescribed letrozol. Side effects include elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, sore joints bone loss, real of heart disease, stomach upset, weight gain. 2 months on the meds, and already dealing with the weight gain, elevated blood pressure, digestive issues and elevated cholesterol. So far the doctors want me to take Fosomax, and blood pressure meds. My oncologist basically said I could have my teeth fall out or risk breaking a bone. Ok doc, I swim 100+ laps daily, and walk everywhere. All I can see is falling down this rabbit hole of medications to get me back to where I was before my cancer diagnosis, which beforehand I was in near perfect health. I think I’m going to roll the dice and quit the dubious anti cancer drug before it completely toxifies my body.

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@@scott6252 Bingo

Suffering through withdrawl is work every waking second/ lots of time is hell of a thought to process

Great idea

But not his wife. He was emotionally detached with her.

the number of doctors who take physical symptoms that are understandably distressing to the patient as a mental health problem is sickening. I have been on 5+ psychiatric medications before I got diagnosed with hEDS and POTS. of course I was "depressed." I was in horrible chronic pain!

Hey I was born in 77 and I wish I had the internet growing up. But I got to see both sides of life. Before the internet the Doctor's would say don't believe everything you read. So still similar BS. But you should change your doctor! You should like your doctor ❤

I hope you did get a new doctor.

I was also told I couldn't trust the Internet, truth is I cant trust my Doctors. I am 73 and use no prescribed medications except short term for infections, etc.

It's not about your doctor's age or the fact that he didn't grow up with the internet. He's an arrogant a****** regardless. I'm in my 60's, have been a caretaker and advocate for friends, family and myself. Any doctors or other medical personnel who react like that I found instead of wanting to discuss my concerns, wanted to get nasty and dismissive. They had no answers and didn't want to admit it. Other doctors are great, and are willing to listen. Follow your gut.

I have BPD as well, what are you currently on?

Yes, it was your best decision. I've been in this community (those injured by anxiety meds &/or antidepressants) for over 5 years. I am doing much better, but I still have a way to go. I can now be outside all day, enjoy visiting people, and go to out and enjoy things, but I'm still fragile & can get symptoms (weakness, disabling dizziness, & more) if I do too much, but I'm not suffering all the time like I used to. When I say 5 years, I mean 5 years med free. I take zero medications. I literally can't. Putting any chemicals or medications into my body sets me back in my healing and brings on more severe weakness & dizziness, insomnia & more. I learned this the hard way when I got the regular flu shot at 18 months in. It put me in a hell of a setback that took 4 months to get back to baseline. So, for me, that's the worst part of this. I cannot tolerate anything that fires up my system. No antibiotics, no anesthetics, local or general, no steroids. No over the counter meds for colds, or anything. I feel like my life is robbed from me because until more years pass, and I get stronger I have to avoid getting sick, medical or dental procedures and medications. Thank God I have great teeth. I'm doing my best to try to forget that I can't take these things so I can start to live a life free of worry from the "what ifs". This is getting easier as I get stronger, but the concern is still there. Putting time under my belt and getting stronger is all I have in my defense in that. Thankfully, I'm starting to be able to finally carve out a nice little life for myself. My saving grace was Coach Angela Peacock - the war veteran in this video. She got through it, & is out living life. She was protracted like me, and she helped me in so many ways. She's an angel on earth. These medications have nothing in them that help the brain in any way. There is so much information out there on this now. The drug trials were short and did not prove much outside of placebo for antidepressants and benzodiazepines (anxiety meds) should only be taken for 3 weeks. It says this in the FDA prescribing info. When I hear people say: "this medications saved my life" my blood runs cold because they have no idea what they're in for down the road. Sometimes the bad effects from these drugs can start after taking just one pill, for others it can take years. It is Russian roulette for sure. Use other, non medication methods to get through your issues in life. Change your job, your situation, change your life to an easier and more peaceful one, meditate, exercise, whatever it takes.. but do not take psychotropic meds. Don't even start them. Avoid them.

Agreed

I'd also save some blame for Congress and the deregulation that began in the 1980s.

Facts🥰

In the USA yes but not in all first-world countries

Surgeons are the real doctors and some internists… so true though

Yes you would love " dark history" they do one on Dupont

Gratitude journaling and praying is getting me through some really tough times. Stay strong!!

They are also prescribed for epileptic patients here in Denmark

Better to learn how-to manage the panic/anxiety yourself. A good therapist combined with self knowledge and the mechanism that cause flight or fight is a much more productive way than any pill.

This is what I do.....but use to take every night

The old saying “The dose is the poison” applies here too. Benzos are meant for short term use. These people have been on daily, in increasing dosages for YEARS. One well-known and very vocal anti-Benzo activist was (is) a physician’s assistant. I find it incredible that she never bothered to look up side effects from all the drugs she ended up being on before she started de-prescribing. And how they like to say “I am not an addict. I am physically dependent.”

yep! when I had dangerous breakdowns my psychiatrist prescribed clonazepam but ONLY for use during those episodes. I never took it on a daily basis; it was an emergency medication.

And talking to a therapist. Very important. No pills just talking it through.

Not everyone gets enjoyment from doing those things. I enjoy reading and puzzles and scrapbooking

I get it. I change my thoughts when I recognize where it is going. The hardest part for me is my food thoughts. Changing my brain for that is so hard, cause my body tells my brain something.

Ativan was causing my mom to have psychotic episodes. It's a dangerous drug

Exercise is what’s lacking, not a drug

anxiety is fear ... need to talk about life and change the life

My brother had a huge surgery a few weeks back they gave him 2 different kinds of opioids. He only took 1 of each when he really needed to cause of the pain, but they prescribe them so easily its ridiculous.

Did you fill it?

@@GirlJay67 yeah i did but didn't take them.

@@xrstopherpopp120 what did you do with them?

I live with chronic pain every day and I can't even function and I never get any pain relief. it's been 2 years. I can barely take care of myself. campaigns like this take away meds from people who need them too. it's all or nothing with these doctors

they did that to my mother ... she knows that is bad for her she stop taking

Yep and it's because of the opioid crisis that patients are left in pain with medications that for example I can't use NSAIDs due to my asthma and GI issues they cause even with short term use. It hurts to be left in pain as you feel dejected and abandoned

when I got my spleen removed a few years ago, the didnt give me any pain killer right after and only tylenol, worst pain ive ever experienced in my life, couldnt sleep or breath normally, i should have sued them lol

I kind of agree with you. My wife's (the patient) parent's were the worst, it damaged here mentally and physically.

I was one of these children. Still medicated as an adult and am having a lot of health issues that I haven’t heard about in my family. I am having thyroid issues, migraines, low energy, i feel like my sleep is not “sleep”.

@@cindyl9983 I’m sorry. I was a FP for 12years. I was shocked at the layers of medication prescribed to very young children and up. It was clear to me that the meds made behavior worse for many. The diagnosis, the meds, the funding. I wish you strength in healing.

It depends were you live, the US yes but my in my country the pharmaceutical industry isn’t like the US drugs cost $30 not $3000

@@LittleRayofSunshine69750Was talking about mistrusting doctors - not the cost of pharmaceutical drugs!

@@christinakuczora4862 sorry misread again though a doctor where I live makes 300k and in the US would make 1.5 mill

Not true for the physicians I knew. The next generation yes.

Wean her off. They are making her sick, And lose her mind😢

Yeah it's Johnson & Johnson thing cuz they always push that drug called... Risoereol . Was in a very abusive relationship for years and years and had suicide attempts I've been out of it for 2 years and now I'm suffering because they turned my phone off just for trying to get some of my son's stuff back even though it was all thrown out and sold that's al theyI had to say... I still feel like I'm cursed and kind of you know.,. So anyway I've been in just like hospitals and they love to prescribe people that. it's been on daytime TV to Sue and it's been taken off the market but a lot of doctors were purposely giving it to elderly people for a kickback even though it says on the Black Box warning to not and it turns basically everybody into a zombie

🫂 I'm so sorry about your wife. Truly I am. She's not likely open to "Natural Healing" if she's in DEEP but, that's what saved my life from CERTAIN and NEAR death. I'm TRULY and DEEPLY sorry. I was very heavily medicated on extreme pain meds and also Methadone and Trazadone over time along with NUMEROUS other meds and counseling over 20 years before I got off the meds at "home". (Can't call my house "home" living with a PSYCHO Covert Narcissist. I PRAY that you get your wife back. It took me 20 years of hellish meds to choose to get free myself. NO CLINICS! I hope the very best for you BOTH

@SMAJAL they had me taking narcotics 11 pills a day...then they added a fenteyl every 3 days...first it was 25mcg...after a month it was 50mcg...then 75mcg...SOFA COMA...MY HEART WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING...GOD SAID I CAN COME HOME OR STAY BUT NO DRUGS. ER 3 times cold turkey...that was year 3. I don't recommend cold turkey. But get her off the drugs...cut back or something...TALK TO a different DOCTOR FOR 2nd opinion. You and her have to figure it out...hard to help someone who doesn't see a problem. God bless you 🙏 ❤️

If only you had free will

they don't want people off them, they want lifelong customers. My mother is a prime example, she takes lorazepam, lexapro, something else, a bunch of panadol to deal with the headaches she gets from the others, and a bottle of wine a day. She thinks it all helps her be normal, imagine what normal would be like to a person like that..

They do have lower doses of the medication.

Those doses wouldn't be gradual enough for many people.

Altijd leuk om dit soort uitspraken te lezen. Ik ben op 8 jarige leeftijd in 1996 aan de Ritalin gezet, want ADHD hype en druk kind. Op 14 jairge leeftijd kwam de 1e antidepressiva mijn systeem in. Tegen de tijd dat ik een jaar of 20 was stond de teller op 18 medicaties. Meerdere tegelijkertijd ook. Meerdere verkeerde diagnoses. 2 jaar terug EINDELIJK 1 juiste diagnose gehad (op 34 jarige leeftijd), nu met 36 zit ik op dit moment WEER in de diagnostiek molen, dit keer een DIVA test, via de crisisdienst. Vorige week toevallig nog op de IC gelegen, want er is geen plek op de crisis unit, niet eens voor 1 dag, dus gewoon gezellig daarna naar huis gegaan. Deze ellende had mij allemaal bespaard kunnen worden als ik behandeling (zoals EMDR of whatever) had gekregen ipv alleen maar medicatie en nog meer medicatie. Ben blij dat jou hetzelfde lot bespaard is gebleven, mensen verdienen immers adequate hulp, maar jouw claim is gevaarlijk. Voor jouw ervaring zijn er 9 die het zoals ik hebben meegemaakt, en dat nog steeds meemaken. Was het maar zon feest dat ik een uniek geval was, dan zouden de euthanasie wachtlijsten OOK niet 2 jaar lang zijn.

Hey. Thanks for your testimony. May I suggest that you check out Dr Esselstyn, whole foods plant-based diet. Also, I got an electric bike, which is great for fun and exercise.I keep my environment tidy, and I fight like hell everyday. They had me on up to 4 mg of klonopin, I am down to .5 milligram (liquid titration). It has taken me 3 years and I still have a year to go. I was in a car accident and they prescribed it for sleep! Mind you, I wasn't having a problem sleeping, I was also on pain pills it's a wonder they didn't kill me! No warning, no informed consent, I had no freaking clue. God bless you and keep you and the best of luck. Sending you strength, courage, and hugs from Tulsa. 💪⚔️🫂. ☮️😘🤠

@michelletlictra9105 These meds were never ever meant to be used in the long term sense, Unfortunately, your doctor sviljew as so many others have Sincerely, A very, caring register nurse 🙏🏽 4U I myself am seeking Jesus

It's actually about two generations now since prozac came out in the late 1980s.

​@susanlovesjava4961 yes, I was started on prozac as a teen shortly after it came out and that led to a medication merry-go-round that I'm on to this day. I've recently resumed tapering my last drug and it finally feels like the end is in sight.

tbf weed and mushrooms are absolutely healing. the amount of difference they make with mental health conditions and pain is amazing. plus, with things like mushrooms, it helps permanently. you don't have to keep taking it. I am admittedly a conspiracy theorist that "big pharma" demonizes these natural drugs because it would put them out of business.

Montiel Williams stopped doing his show cuz he was diagnosed with MS.

Supplements have side effects too. I tried magnesium for panic attacks and had such severe vertigo that I couldn't drive. It went away after I stopped taking it.

I have epilepsy at one time I was on 5,000 mg of keppra and also on lamictal also Zoloft and some other stuff also supplements I took myself off keppra and Zoloft I’m so grateful to have only one med for epilepsy These doctors scare me

Silly games,silly prizes

If it was in public hands it would be as terrible as Canada or UK healthcare. If it was completely private they would all have to compete for our business. If it was private - the cheapest and best doctors get the most business.

That’s what they told me too. I was on 10 different ones for years. I’ve lost years of my life and now I’m a sober coach with 0 meds. Happiest I’ve ever been.

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