Posted on 02/20/2008 3:31:12 PM PST by do not press 2 for spanish
Steven Kazmierczak had been taking three drugs prescribed for him by his psychiatrist, the Northern Illinois University gunman's girlfriend told CNN.
Jessica Baty said Steven Kazmierczak was irritable but not erratic before his shooting rampage.
Jessica Baty said Tuesday that her boyfriend of two years had been taking Xanax, used to treat anxiety, and Ambien, a sleep agent, as well as the antidepressant Prozac.
Baty said the psychiatrist prescribed the medications, a fact that made her so "nervous" that she tried to persuade Kazmierczak to stop taking one of the drugs.
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What did they talk about?
Sounds like our tent at Scout Summer Camp, back in the late-50s. We knew where everything was, but as soon as we were ordered (at gunpoint) to clean it, we lost track of it all! All kinds of critters scurried for their lives when the cleaning commenced!
Back in the day.
I’m not sure I’d want to know “those details”, knarf.
Back about nine or ten years ago I was dealing with cancer and other problems, and my doctor put me on Zoloft. I got so peaceful and pleasant I couldn’t stand myself. I quit taking them without any serious effects, but wouldn’t recommend it. Any time there is a murder suicide, the first thing to look for is antidepressants. The problem seems to start when people quit taking them without tapering off..
well that means you didnt dance enough
Did you stop to think that maybe the drugs were doing their job ~ keeping him from murdering people, and stopping the drugs led to the murders.
I'm thinking that for some cases we need to eliminate outpatient treatment and move these guys behind walls.
I lost a day of my life due to Ambien, and could have lost my job. I was falling on my desk on the day we met our new manager. I don’t remember much that happened.
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That would be an ugly sight...
Yes I did stop to think of that.
The Luddite whispering campaigns against SSRIs irritate me to no end.
Sage advice.
Well, I didn't do that and took them all at once. Something in there was making me sick. Swelling in my mouth, choking sensations, stomach ache, etc.
Since this stuff is not regulated there's no notice anywhere on "side-effects".
Long story short ~ I just discovered yesterday that it was the "rose berries" that had been ground up and processed for the vitamin C pills. They have the same nasty chemistry that apple and peach skins do that gives me welts in the mouth and an upset stomach.
Probably a full 1/2 of 1% of the population has some reaction like that ~ but no one cares, and when it happens, I don't go out and kill a bunch of people.
With drugs you must always be more careful because even if almost everyone else is "equal" in terms of their reaction you may be the 1 odd guy out ~ a veritable cornucopia of neuroses, anxieties and maniacal madness ready to leap out and do nasty stuff.
Ambien, the scariest drug I have ever taken!
I know for a fact that coming off of prozac can make some folks pretty crazy....
Possibility of a sleepwalker?
Are sleepwalkers capable of hiding stuff and finding it while sleepwalking next time?
ping
I'm thinking that they probably have their place in the treatment regimens, but abrupt withdrawl is what triggers the violent reactions, and shootings.
Quite a few years ago my doctor prescribed Zyban for me to help me quit smoking. We had no insurance coverage at the time and it was a fortune. I took it one day and I stopped. I was never so screwed up in my life. I’ll take the cigarettes over that anyday.
I meant no prescription coverage.
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