Doctors Lambast Shields' Dangerous Position on Paxil

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I'm glad to see this kind of clarity is being addressed, ie., post-partum

depression should be treated as a medical condition for the hormonal imbalances

after a birth and NOT treated as a psychiatric condition.

 

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Doctors Lambast Shields' Dangerous Position on Paxil

 

CCHR

7/2/2005 4:03:31 PM

 

 

 

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Medical doctors today struck out against the dangerous position actress Brook

Shields has taken in promoting the antidepressant Paxil for treatment of

post partum depression (PPD). " Ms. Shields does not address the tremendous

body of medical opinion against antidepressants being prescribed for PPD, nor

does it appear she was medically advised of this. The FDA warns that these

drugs can cause hostility, anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, and mania, which

is a public health warning ignored in recent media coverage, " said Anthony P.

Urbanek, M.D., a surgeon from Nashville.

 

 

Today, the FDA issued a warning that adults who use the antidepressants

could also be at risk of suicidal behavior. After analyzing hundreds of

studies,

the FDA put out a notice about a higher-than-expected rate of suicide

attempts in adults taking the drugs.

 

 

Julian Whitaker, M.D., the founder of the Whitaker Wellness Center in

California, said, " PPD should be treated as a medical, not psychiatric

condition.

Add psychiatric drugs to the hormonal imbalance that occurs at birth and

you've potentially created a time bomb. Texas mother Andrea Yates was

prescribed antidepressants for PPD, became psychotic and drowned her five

children. "

 

 

A statement by Edward G. Ezrailson, Ph.D., at the time of Ms. Yates' trial,

warned the drugs she was prescribed caused involuntary intoxication, leading

to the murder of her children.

 

 

Psychiatrist Nancy Mullan, who practices non-drug alternatives to health

care problems, warned, " There is a terrific plummet in hormones when giving

birth which needs to be normalized. Blood sugar imbalances, nutrient

deficiencies, low adrenal gland function, thyroid imbalance and copper and zinc

deficiencies should all be tested for. The last thing you need is an

antidepressant masking or messing with this. "

 

 

The Physicians Desk Reference also warns that Paxil can be secreted through

breast milk.

 

 

Ms. Jan Eastgate, International President of the Citizens Commission on

Human Rights, a psychiatric watchdog established by the Church of Scientology,

says, " This is not a celebrity issue; it's about the failure of

psychiatrists and doctors that have bought into psychiatric marketing of PPD as

a mental

'disorder', to inform women about the dangers of these drugs despite the

FDA issuing very strong drug warnings. "

 

 

For further information, call Marla Filidei: 323-467-4242

 

Nancy Mullan: (818) 399-2038

 

Julian Whitaker: (714) 814-9798

 

Tony Urbanek: (615) 438-9001

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