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The ISMP found that 47 percent of all adverse events linked to Seroquel since 2004 occurred when the drug was being used for unapproved or “off-label” purposes, such as depression.
The report is yet another in a series of publications from a variety of sources that suggest some psychiatric doctors are abusing their patients with Seroquel. In addition to the FDA’s 2008 declaration, consider:
- Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice — which houses kids with criminal records — buys twice as much Seroquel as ibuprofen.
- The military’s spending on Seroquel increased sevenfold since 2001 as veterans’ doctors prescribed it for insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Seroquel isn’t approved for children under age 13 but there are plenty of researchers studying it in kids anyway.
Injuries from Seroquel’s side effects can be severe and permanent. In addition to diabetes they include suicidal/self-injurious behavior, and neurological movement disorders such as tardive dyskinesia, dystonia and parkinsonism.
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The Emperor’s New Drugs
Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
by Irving Kirsch Ph.D.
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