Synopses & Reviews
Millions of Americans are on it to treat everything from serious depression to shyness, obesity, PMS, and back pain. They've been told it has few, or no, side effects. But what is the dark side of Prozac? Has the FDA told you everything it knows about the drug's potentially dangerous side effects? What essential facts must you have if you are already taking Prozac, or are considering taking it? Find out:
-What Prozac's label won't tell you
-The truth about serious and life-threatening reactions
-Cases of sexual dysfunction from Prozac, particularly in men
-If Prozac can lead to violence, murder, or suicide
-The panic and anxiety Prozac can cause-not cure
-What Prozac has in common with cocaine and amphetamines
Review
"There is unquestionably a great deal of truth in what Breggin writes. Let the pill-swallower beware." --
Los Angeles Times"Peter Breggin is Prozac's worst enemy." --Time
"Dr. Breggin is the conscience of American psychiatry." --Bertram P. Karon, Ph.D., author of Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia
About the Author
Peter R. Breggin, M.D., is a leading medical critic of biological psychiatry. He is a psychiatrist in private practice, Director of the Center for the Study of Psychiatry, and author of
Toxic Psychiatry and
The War Against Children.Ginger Ross Breggin is Director of Research and Public Education for the Center for the Study of Psychiatry and coauthor (with Peter Breggin) of The War Against Children. They live in Bethesda, Maryland.