Got a serious question for you, Salvation. Recently experienced something I never had happen before, betrayal. Betrayal on a scale that includes myself & potentially millions of others who’ve been prescribed antidepressants for many years will & do experience now; anti-depressant withdrawal.
Now with that in mind, we are taught & I believe God exists out of time. He see’s everything that was, that is and that is to come.
What does the Church say to the following question: When God sees that a betrayal of trust that will cause many years of earthly harm, harm that will make it near to impossible for many people to worship Him because of cognitive issues from the withdrawal & brain damage...WHY DOESN’T HE STOP IT!
If this is off topic, I am sorry. The hurt & news is very recent. I am VERY angry with God and those on down the line who either allowed or perpetuated this atrocity.
Here’s a link describing what I and millions of others are going through purely because we put our trust in medical professionals & med companies were allowed to create a new addiction to keep the $$$ rolling in: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/side-effects/201107/antidepressant-withdrawal-syndrome-findings-recommendations-and-resources
Again if this is OT, I am sorry. I jumped at the 1st Catholic thread I saw.
Valium was prescribed for my mom and somehow I have always suspected that this drug compounded the effects of her over weight and diabetes problems.
Now for your link....Yikes!
**”The symptoms of discontinuation syndrome could be fierce,” Stutz added, as he recounted in considerable detail, at varying doses, his own harassing problems with “brain zaps,” panic attacks, insomnia, and despair on lower and lower doses of Effexor. Fava, he noted, went on to publish in 2006 a paper citing further withdrawal symptoms, such as “agitation, anxiety, akathesia, panic attacks, irritability, aggressiveness, worsening of mood, dysphoria, crying spells or mood lability, overactivity or hyperactivity, depersonalization, decreased concentration, slowed thinking, confusion and memory/concentration difficulties.” To the authors, these symptoms and their widespread recurrence looked increasingly like a drug-related syndrome.**
Some doctors are going to hurt for a long time after they pass from this life for passing on such pain to patients....that’s about all I can say, because I really don’t have the medical background.
Were these drugs prescribed before adequate testing and withdrawl testing.
Are the drug companie at fault here.
This sounds like a horrid scene for a family to cope with.