Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 > SSRI-Research > Mon, 23 Aug 2004 06:15:26 -0400 > [sSRI-Research] Christopher Pittman - FDA > Statement - February 2004 > > Here's Christopher's statement that was read into > the record > at the February 2 FDA hearing. > > " Dear FDA: My name is Chris Pittman. I > > 4 am now 14 years old. I would like to tell you > what > > 5 happened to me, what the medication did to me > and > > 6 how it made me feel. > > 7 " When I was taking Zoloft, I took > the > > 8 lives of two people that I loved more than > > 9 anything, my grandparents. I went to the > doctor > > 10 and he gave me a sample pack of Zoloft. He > told me > > 11 to take 50 milligrams once in the morning and > > 12 another 50 at night. > > 13 " I didn't notice a change in my > behavior > > 14 until I was completely off the medication. It > made > > 15 me hate everyone. The smallest things made me > blow > > 16 up, and I started getting into fights, which > was > > 17 not me. I would usually avoid fights. Before > the > > 18 medication, I had only been in two fights my > whole > > 19 life. I just hated the whole world for no > apparent > > 20 reason. > > 21 " A week after the doctor gave me the > > 22 sample packs, he increased my dosage to 200 > > 23 milligrams a day. Everything just kept > getting > > 24 worse. Then, I snapped. I took everything > out on > > 25 my grandparents who I loved so very much. > > > > 135 > > 1 " When I was lying in my bed that > night, I > > 2 couldn't sleep because my voice in my head > kept > > 3 echoing through my mind telling me to kill > them > > 4 until I got up, got the gun, and I went > upstairs > > 5 and I pulled the trigger. Through the whole > thing > > 6 it was like watching your favorite TV show. > You > > 7 know what is going to happen, but you can't do > > 8 anything to stop it. All you can do is just > watch > > 9 it in fright. > > 10 " Because of my own personal > experience on > > 11 the medication, I would not want anyone to go > > 12 through what I have then and now, losing the > lives > > 13 of my loved ones for the effects of homicide > or > > 14 suicide, or both, due to the medication. > > 15 " Thank you. Christopher Pittman. " > > > Drug-Free School Zone? Just Say NO to Prozac for Children. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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