I think Cruise was criticizing the use of psycho-tropic drugs for so called "mental illnesses," not the drugs for the genuine and proven medical conditions you mention. On that count, he was 100 percent right.
Yes he was. But I kind of go a step further on long term usage of drugs such as those that lower blood pressure that my mom has taken for over 20 years now. I'm not saying they should be banned or that she should stop taking them ofcourse...I just don't think they are safe. Perhaps vitamins and garlic could help such problems and people could avoid having to be on them.
Actually, if you're referring to the Matt Lauer interview, all Lauer said was that Brooke Shields credited Paxil with helping her deal with a nasty case of post-partum depression. Cruise mentioned Ritalin first. Yes, we may be quick to prescribe drugs to kids who don't need them, and in those cases they don't do any good, quite the opposite I'd wager. However, Scientology isn't just opposed to that, it's against ALL psychiatry in general. Also, have you ever heard of Lisa McPherson?