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1 in 6 Americans Takes a Psychiatric Drug
Scientific American ^ | December 13, 2016 | Sara G. Miller

Posted on 11/04/2017 6:13:32 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

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Last hour I watched a segment on FNC's Watters' World where Jesse interviewed a shrink who claims to see many patients with Trump Derangement Syndrome (although she didn't use that term), and during the interview she said that 1 in every 6 Americans takes a psychiatric drug of some type. Incredulous, I did an internet search and found the above article.

The analysis in question was done in 2013, so I'd guess that it's at least 1 out of every 5 now, considering the widespread epidemic of TDS.

1 posted on 11/04/2017 6:13:33 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

Caffeine?


2 posted on 11/04/2017 6:17:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Dave’s not here.


3 posted on 11/04/2017 6:17:54 PM PDT by sparklite2 (-)
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Lots of people these days are zombies, taking all of the above. And of those, at least 80% female.


4 posted on 11/04/2017 6:21:27 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Mr. Mojo

Fake news. studies lie.


5 posted on 11/04/2017 6:27:39 PM PDT by TaxPayer2000
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To: Mr. Mojo

Everyone’s on drugs, everyone has STDs, everyone hates Trump.


6 posted on 11/04/2017 6:34:03 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Mr. Mojo

I believe the number is higher than that.


7 posted on 11/04/2017 6:46:49 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: GnuThere

A lot of people are taking toxic stuff.


8 posted on 11/04/2017 6:48:16 PM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: Mr. Mojo

I work with a number of people whose personalities can dramatically change from day to day. Just not normal. I know nothing about their medical history, but I feel confident in saying that on some days, they clearly do not take their medicine.


9 posted on 11/04/2017 6:49:23 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: GnuThere

This explains a lot. Many of our clients are just .... not right. One woman speaks in a monotone and perseverates. Another is waaaaay too cheerful and talks really really fast. Then there’s my SIL who is typically normal, but occasionally calls me and talks and talks and talks. The last time this happened I timed her. She talked (actually bitched and complained) for 20 minutes without one sound from me. I finally broke into her monologue at the 20 minute mark (I was going to be late for work). This just isn’t normal.


10 posted on 11/04/2017 7:04:28 PM PDT by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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I read somewhere, and I haven’t been able to confirm this right now, but .5% experience violent behavior .

The math becomes easy.

330M population USA
1/6
55M on Psychiatric Drug

.5%

275,000 will experience violent behavior

In other words, due to the 1 in 6 Americans Taking a Psychiatric Drug, expect to see 275,000 violent acts.


11 posted on 11/04/2017 7:08:20 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: Architect of Avalon

Especially alcohol


12 posted on 11/04/2017 7:09:47 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: Mr. Mojo

“The Violence-Inducing Effects of Psychiatric Medication”

http://kellybroganmd.com/the-violence-inducing-effects-of-psychiatric-medication/


13 posted on 11/04/2017 7:11:00 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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re: your SIL

We just had to fire someone like that. She was hired based on perceived potential, but she didn’t have the skills expected (she knew it and we knew it — we were willing to give her a chance and were open about this). So, she needed training. But she wouldn’t listen to anyone about anything. She just wanted to talk. Talk and talk and talk.

It was very hard to ever get a word in edgewise, and if you ever could, and tried to explain how she wasn’t approaching assignments in a reasonable way, she’d cut you off within 10 seconds, hold up a hand and say, “I get it — I get it — I get it — I get it — I get it.”

She was never going to get it, so we let her go. Her medication needed adjustment. Clearly.


14 posted on 11/04/2017 7:13:24 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) MedWatch system that collects adverse drug reports revealed that between 2004 and 2012, there were 14,773 reports of psychiatric drugs causing violent side eff ects including: 1,531 (10.4 percent) reports of homicidal ideation/homicide, 3,287 (22.3 percent) reports of mania and 8,219 (55.6 percent) reports of aggression.


15 posted on 11/04/2017 7:16:30 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: Auntie Mame

Bingo. I think the monotone is often from antipsychotics.
I know somebody who when she sings or recites something is always a word behind, very monotone and strung out.


16 posted on 11/04/2017 7:17:38 PM PDT by GnuThere
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Scientific American recently reported on a study of the antidepressants paroxetine (Paxil) and fluoxetine (Prozac) involving more than 25,000 subjects, which showed that one out of every 250 were involved in “a violent episode,” including 31 assaults and one homicide


17 posted on 11/04/2017 7:18:28 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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I know somebody like that. She’s clearly dysfunctional yet thinks SHE’S the perfect one and knows everything about everything. Her crappy life is thanks to other people, ya know.


18 posted on 11/04/2017 7:21:10 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: uncbob

That is right, another round, dilly dilly.


19 posted on 11/04/2017 7:32:26 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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“Homicides and assaults resulting from medication may occur in less than 1% of the population taking (or withdrawing from) particular medications. However, if ½ % of the 13% of the US adult population taking antidepressants[10] became involved in violence, this would be about 172,000 people. If 1% of that violence was deadly, 1,720 people would be affected.”

https://ssristories.org/lessons-from-ssristories-5-of-5-what-does-research-tell-us-about-the-connection-between-ssris-and-violence/

Ah ha...

if ½ % of the 13% of the US adult population taking antidepressants became involved in violence, this would be about 172,000 people. If 1% of that violence was deadly, 1,720 people would be affected.”

1,720 would be deadly


20 posted on 11/04/2017 7:35:53 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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