Do these people commit crimes BECAUSE they are on these medications, or are they on these medications because they are already nutz?
The article says the medications dull their sense of reality further, and they cannot feel remorse any longer.
Demon possession. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:12)
Side effects of Paxil
Most common
Weight loss or gain (most often gain rather than loss)
Headache
Nausea
Dry mouth
Increased sweating
Drowsiness/Somnolence or Insomnia
Increased or decreased appetite
Constipation or diarrhea
Inability to achieve orgasm
Partial or complete loss of libido (sexual desire)
Erectile dysfunction
Tremor
Vertigo/Dizziness/Motion sickness
[edit] Less common
Check with your doctor if these continue or are bothersome.
Increased feelings of depression and anxiety (initially)
Apathy
Loss of empathy
Flattening of emotional response
Nocturnal salivation
Nocturnal bruxism (teeth grinding)
Pupil dilation
Asthenia or muscle weakness
Muscle ache
Pruritis
Rash
Nightmares or change in dreams
Change in sense of taste
[edit] Rare
See your doctor if you have any of these symptoms.
Myoclonus (involuntary muscle twitching)
Sodium depletion
Severe restlessness or akathisia
Uncharacteristic levels of aggression (especially in children and teens)
Uncharacteristic risk taking
[edit] Very rare but serious
Suicidal ideation and Suicide
Serotonin syndrome
Bipolar mania or hypomania
Schizophrenia (unverified)
Jaw, neck, and back muscle spasms
Fever, chills, sore throat, or flu-like symptoms
Yellowing of the skin or eyes (Jaundice)
Black, tarry stools (this can indicate upper GI bleeding)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxil#Side_effects
An excellent point. The premise of this article is that evil pharmacteutical companies are over-prescribing drugs that make sane people psychotic. There may be some of that.
I think the exact opposite is more correct: a lot of behavior in some "irritating" or "hot-tempered" or "forgetful" people, for example, is explained away as "that's how he is" or "yeah her mom is the same way", etc., and in fact these are symptoms of organic mental illness that can be treated medicinally.
I personally know this to be the case in at least two people who had a whole list of seeminingly "normal" problems who were "going through a lot of things at the time". In fact they were about to crack -- one did -- and under medication have recovered from a more or less decades-long mental "fever", if you will.
I have always said: (and so did my uncle before he was saved): This is a SIN problem; not a Psychological problem; all these drugs do is change how people think (and suppress their true selves), it makes a war in them, and usually drives them crazy: All they really need is Jesus, not some drug/(psychology)! I really abhor the modern psychology industry!