Facts You May Not Know About Psychiatric Drugs
on Dec 19, 2008 in Featured adverse effects Benzodiazepene chemical imbalance Neuroleptic specific symptom Stimulants tranquilizers • Higher doses and longer term use of psychiatric drugs often mean brain changes can be deeper and longer lasting. The drugs are then often harder to come off and can have more serious adverse effects. The human brain is much more resilient than wa...

Health Risks of Psychiatric Drugs
on Dec 19, 2008 in Featured ADHD drugs drug effects Health Risks lithium Mental Health Risks Physical Health Risks ritalin Making a decision about coming off psychiatric drugs means evaluating as best you can the risks and benefits involved, including important information missing or suppressed from most mainstream accounts. Some risks may be worth taking, some risks may...

What Do Psychiatric Drugs Do to Your Brain?
on Dec 19, 2008 in Headline Brain medical theory mood stabilizers Neurotransmitters receptor Like street drugs and any mood or mind altering substance, psychiatric drugs alter mental states and behavior by affecting brain chemistry. Current medical theory is that most psychiatric drugs work by changing the levels of chemicals called neurotra...

How Do Psychiatric Drugs Work?
on Dec 17, 2008 in Featured emotional distress medication overwhelming Psychiatric Drugs therapy Your Chemistry Most people begin taking psychiatric medications because they are “distressed and distressing.” They are either experiencing overwhelming states of emotional distress, or someone else is distressed with their behavior and sends them to a doctor �...

Looking Critically at “Mental Disorders” and Psychiatry
on Dec 17, 2008 in Featured disruptive behaviors Mental Disorders mood swings Psychiatry Doctors put people on psychiatric medications for experiences labeled “mental disorders”: extreme emotional distress, overwhelming suffering, wild mood swings, unusual beliefs, disruptive behaviors, and mysterious states of madness. Currently mil...

What are the Alternatives to Using Psychiatric Drugs?
on Dec 17, 2008 in Headline Alternatives Drink plenty of fresh water emotional Intermittent Use Nutrition Rest support group therapist Using Psychiatric Drugs • Friendships with people who believe in your capacity to take charge of your wellness can be crucial. Ideally these should be people who have seen you on your “bad days,” are there for you when you’re in trouble, and are prepared for difficu...

ELECTROSHOCKING ELDERLY PEOPLE: ANOTHER PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE
on Dec 4, 2008 in Featured Abuse ELDERLY PEOPLE ELECTROSHOCKING PSYCHIATRIC “Electroshock is violence.” - Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General, in an invited address at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New York City, May 1983. “If the body is the temple of the spiri