SSRI Links
 

The following are links to web sites which contain additional information regarding the SSRI drugs and other antidepressants:
 

  • www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PublicHealthAdvisories/ucm161696.htm  - This is the "FDA Public Health Advisory regarding Worsening Depression and Suicidality in Patients Being Treated With Antidepressants" issued on March 22, 2004".
     

  • www.fda.gov/CDER/Drug/antidepressants/antidepressants_MG_2007.pdf - This is the FDA mandated Antidepressant Patient Medication Guide to be provided by the pharmacies to all parents and/or guardians of those aged 24 and under who are receiving an antidepressant. Also this medication guide contains a warning on withdrawing from an antidepressant.  This is the August 2007 revision.
     

  • www.jpands.org/jpands1401.htm or www.jpands.org/vol14no1/kauffman.pdf - Journal article published in The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons; Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2009 by Joel M. Kauffman, Ph.D., [Professor of chemistry emeritus at the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa.] which is titled:  Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor [SSRI] Drugs:  More Risk Than Benefits?"
     

  • www.drugawareness.org - This is the home page of the International Coalition for Drug Awareness.  It contains a wealth of information regarding side effects of SSRIs and other prescription drugs. 
     

  • www.theeffexoractivist.org - This website concentrates on informing the public about the risks and dangers posed by the SSRI and SNRI antidepressants, especially the antidepressant Effexor.
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  • www2.netdoor.com/~bill/prosurv/prosurv.html - Website for Prozac/SSRI Survivors with a list of Med Watch adverse reactions on Prozac from 1988 to 1995 obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
     
  • www.paxilprogress.org - This site provides information regarding the SSRI Paxil and withdrawal from that drug.
     
  • www.antidepressantsfacts.com - Features research, articles, studies, personal experiences, views of doctors and 1001+ links to further sources of information.
     
  • www.neurosoup.com - Is your brain NeuroSoup?  Educate yourself - your body is your temple.
     
  • www.uniteforlife.org - This site UNITE aims to educate the public about the dangers of psychiatric drugs, especially SSRIs, and other interventions.
     
  • www.ktksound.com/kate.htm - This site is a memorial to Kate, a 16 year old victim of Zoloft.
     
  • www.woodymatters.com - This site is a memorial to Woody, a 37 year old victim of Zoloft.
     
  • www.baynvc.org/new_announcement_details.php?announcement_id=114  -  This page is a memorial to Molly, a teen age victim of Paxil.

  • http://www.thesaveproject.org  -  This site describes the experience of Kurt Danysh who at age 19 tragically murdered his father while on Prozac. The site also contains a list of experts who have testified for the defense in SSRI cases.

  • http://www.break-the-silence.org  -  This site is a memorial to Matt Burne, a 37 year old successful business man who committed suicide in a renowned hospital after being prescribed the antidepressants Lexaxpro and then Effexor.

  • http://www.paxilharmschildren.com/first.html  -  Website started by a mom whose child underwent a profound personality change and became very ill on Paxil.

  • http://www.crespifamilyhope.com/ This website is that of the Crespi family.  The father, David Crespi, while withdrawing from Paxil and into a seven day prescription on Prozac, killed his twin 5 year old daughters.

  • http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/Kara-12-paxil.htm This site is a memorial to a 12 year old girl, Kara, who committed suicide during the first day of withdrawal from five months of Paxil use.

  • http://www.justiceseekers.com/index.cfm/MenuItemID/76.htm  - Website of Andy Vickery, an attorney who is prominent in filing against SSRI manufacturers in wrongful death, homicide/suicide cases.

  • http://www.davidcarmichael.com/  - This is the Website of David Carmichael who became delusional/psychotic on Paxil and believed his son, who had a mild case of epilepsy, actually had a damaged brain. He murdered his son to protect him. Now he is on a campaign against Paxil and other SSRIs.


  • http://www.innerstrengthbattles.com/  - This is the Website of a man who was harassed at his employment due to the fact that he had a hearing disability.  The harassment forced him to seek treatment for Major Depressive Disorder.  He was then diagnosed with bipolar disorder as the majority of people are so diagnosed after an adverse reaction to the antidepressants.


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SSRIs In The News (Videos)

 

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNnz7GFGJSA - This is a video captured from the local news on channel 5 KXAS Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas on August 2, 2006.  The video discusses the danger of giving antidepressant drugs to women for postpartum depression.
     

  • http://youtube.com/watch?v=gUchjOKxKY8 - This is a video captured from "Hannity's America" broadcast by Fox News Channel on December 16, 2007.  Correspondent Douglas Kennedy discusses antidepressants, violence, suicide, and homicide in children.
     

  • http://youtube.com/watch?v=U2Sd73DQ2J0 - This is a video captured from "The Big Story" broadcast by Fox News Channel on January 17, 2008.  Correspondent Douglas Kennedy discusses how Big Pharma suppresses the negative SSRI studies and downplays the nasty side effects of their highly addictive drugs.
     

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rKwOhyloms - This is a video captured from the local news on channel 5 KXAS Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas on February 6, 2008.  The video discusses the ineffectiveness of antidepressants, especially SSRI Antidepressants.  Interview with a woman from Frisco, Texas.
     

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvL5v8s2ec - This is a video captured from "The Big Story" broadcast by Fox News Channel on February 15, 2008.  Correspondent Douglas Kennedy discusses the Northern Illinois University shooting and school shootings in general. In this video, he addresses the effects of antidepressants in the school shootings.