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Talking Back to Prozac: What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Prozac and the Newer Antidepressants Paperback – May 6, 2014

by Peter R. Breggin MD (Author), Ginger Ross Breggin (Author)

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A psychiatrist takes a critical look at this SSRI and newer medications that are among the most frequently prescribed drugs in America.

Prozac. Millions of Americans are on it. And just about everyone else is wondering if they should be on it, too. The claims of the pro‑Prozac chorus are enticing: that it can cure everything from depression (the only disorder for which Prozac was originally approved) to fear of public speaking, PMS, obesity, shyness, migraine, and back pain—with few or no side effects. But is the reality quite different? At what price do we buy Prozac‑induced euphoria and a shiny new personality?

Psychiatrist Peter Breggin, MD, and coauthor Ginger Ross Breggin answer these and other crucial questions in Talking Back to Prozac. They explain what Prozac is and how it works, and they take a hard look at the real story behind today’s most controversial drug:

The fact that Prozac was tested in trials of four to six weeks in length before receiving FDA approval
The difficulty Prozac’s manufacturer had in proving its effectiveness during these tests
The information on side effects that the FDA failed to include in its final labeling requirements
How Prozac acts as a stimulant not unlike the addictive drugs cocaine and amphetamine
The dangers of possible Prozac addiction and abuse
The seriousness and frequency of Prozac’s side effects, including agitation, insomnia, nausea, diarrhea, loss of libido, and difficulty reaching orgasm
The growing evidence that Prozac can cause violence and suicide
The social and workplace implications of using the drug not to cure depression but to change personality and enhance performance

Using dramatic case histories as well as scientific research and carefully documented evidence, the Breggins expose the potentially damaging effects of Prozac. They also describe the resounding success that has been achieved with more humane alternatives for the treatment of depression.

Talking Back to Prozac provides essential information for anyone who takes Prozac or is considering taking it, and for those who prescribe it.

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Peter R. Breggin, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice in Ithaca, New York. He is the author of many scientific articles and more than twenty books, most recently Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood‑Altering Medications (2008). Many of his cutting-edge discoveries on the dangers of psychiatric drugs have been affirmed by recent scientific research and by FDA regulatory actions. He has taught at numerous universities and acts as an expert witness in legal cases involving harm done by psychiatric medication and electroshock.

Ginger Ross Breggin has coauthored two books with her husband: the bestseller Talking Back to Prozac and The War Against Children of Color. She is also coeditor of Dimensions of Empathic Therapy. For more than a decade, she was director of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, and she continues to contribute to her husband’s reform work. She cofounded the scientific journal Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry and was its first managing editor. She is also an award‑winning photographer.

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Open Road Media; Reprint edition (May 6, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1497638771
ISBN-13: 978-1497638778
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 7 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,078,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Excellent and revealing book

April 19, 2015

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One owes it to him or herself to read this book. It is our own responsibility to make sure we are well informed and an advocate for responsible healthcare. Any difficulty related to a mental illness should be carefully assessed . This books sheds light on this process and how big pharma influences countless diagnosises. Excellent and revealing book.

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I'm glad I learned the infromation instead of being left in ...

January 27, 2017

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Wish this infromation was public before I started taking these poisions! I'm glad I learned the infromation instead of being left in the dark by my PDoc and Big Pharma!

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Carol J. Corsica

Older book from 1994 with only a new introduction

August 11, 2018

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I read the publication date as 2014 so I expected a more up-to-date book but 90% of the book is from 1994 not fully revised and updated.

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Deanna Spingola

July 9, 2014

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I love all of the Breggin books that I own.

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Great Information About These Drugs

April 28, 2015

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Much needed information about the side effects of these drugs.

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October 26, 2015

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Everyone in our over-medicated nation should read this.

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January 13, 2017

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Difficult to read.

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