Prozac backlash
Subtitle: overcoming the dangers of Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and other antidepressants with safe, effective alternatives
By: Joseph Glenmullen
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780684860015; 9780743200622
Subjects: Alternative treatment; Antidepressive Agents; Mental Depression; Side effects; Fluoxetine; Therapy; Adverse effects; Depression; Antidepressants
Description: "Harvard Medical School's Dr. Joseph Glenmullen documents the ominous long-term side effects associated with these and other serotonin-boosting medications. ... [He] provides authoritative, balanced information on the efficacy of these drugs, explaining how they react chemically in the body, when they should and should not be prescribed, and what risks they present."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-374) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Prozac Phenomenon; title: The Dangers of Prozac-Type Antidepressants; title: The Awakened Giant's Wrath: Risking Brain Damage; title: Held Hostage: Withdrawal, Dependence, and Wearing Off; title: Not Tonight, Dear; title: I'm on Prozac: Sexual Dysfunction; title: Bones Rattling Like Tuning Forks: Startling New Information on Suicide and Violence; title: Balancing Medications with Alternative Approaches; title: Behind-the-Scenes Forces: Understanding the Prozac Phenomenon; title: Unraveling Depression: Stifled Anger and Sadness; title: Surmounting Anxiety: Training for Elevators, a Patient's Story; title: Conquering Addictions: Substance Abuse, Sexual Addictions, and Eating Disorders; title: Epilogue: Effecting Personal Change.