Everyone agrees on the question,
"How could this have happened in our community?" But the
answers vary. Some say, "It's the handguns." While others
point to society's moral decay, blaming "too much television,
not enough God." But the answers to the recent scourge of
violent shootings plaguing America may be found in our
medicine cabinets.
Julian Whitaker, M.D., believes there is a direct link
between the violent shootings and the increased and
indiscriminate use of popular antidepressant drugs. Dr.
Whitaker points out that many of the gun-related massacres
that have made the headlines over the past decade have a
common thread: they were perpetrated by people taking Prozac,
Zoloft, Luvox, Paxil, or a related drug.
A documented side effect of these drugs -- known clinically
as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- is
akathisia, or physical and mental agitation. Dr. Whitaker says
"akathisia is to violence what a match is to gasoline. And
this condition has been reported in a significant number of
Prozac users." Moreover, the Food and Drug Administration has
received over 40,000 reports detailing adverse effects related
to Prozac.
Dr Julian Whitaker has practiced medicine for over 25
years. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he received his formal
medical education at Emory University Medical School in
Atlanta followed by surgical training as a resident at the
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. As a
respected health expert, Dr. Whitaker is a popular and
provocative guest on national television and radio programs
including: Today Show, Good Morning America, Larry King Live,
48 Hours, and Dateline NBC. Dr. Whitaker is a nationally
recognized, long-term alternative medicine practitioner,
consumer rights advocate and best-selling author on natural
health and healing.
11/9/99
