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08/31/2018 / By Vicki Batts

These medications can TRIGGER anxiety disorders – here’s what you should be taking instead

There’s no doubt that anxiety can come from a wide array of sources. Whether it’s from work, school or home, there’s no shortage of stressors that can contribute to the onset of anxiety. But there is one source of anxiety that often goes overlooked: Medication. The prescription drugs you’re taking for other ailments, like menstrual […]

06/18/2018 / By Tracey Watson

MEDICATION NATION: One-third of Americans take mind-altering chemical drugs that cause depression

There is a fundamental and unavoidable problem with pharmaceutical drugs: Not only do they not treat the underlying cause of most health issues, they inevitably cause multiple side effects, leading to other long-term problems. The United States has experienced an explosion in the number of people diagnosed with depression in the past few decades, and […]

06/06/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Yes, Ambien makes people do insane, crazy things with no conscious awareness … See the list

Roseanne Barr might be a polarizing figure, but if anything good has come from the recent Twitter fiasco that culminated in the cancellation of her TV show, it’s the fact that the sleeping drug Ambien has been thrust into the spotlight and people are talking about just how crazy it can make them act. In […]

05/31/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Mind-altered America: How drugs like Ambien are turning America into a nation of hallucinating psychos

Big Pharma has gotten away with far too much, for far too long; there is no doubt about that. Whether we’re talking about the plethora of children harmed by reckless vaccination programs, their for-profit disease-manufacturing, or simply just the growing numbers of children and teens on treacherous psych meds, America has become a pawn for […]

04/09/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Pharma drug side effects add nearly half a TRILLION dollars to U.S. health care costs each year

The never-ending cycle of side effects and adverse reactions that come from pharmaceutical drugs adds nearly half a trillion dollars to U.S. health care costs annually. A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego computed the true costs of pharmaceutical drugs. The real reason health insurance and medical care is so expensive […]

03/22/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Big Pharma is making billions off psychiatric suffering, but what is it really costing us?

Back in 1996, annual spending on psychiatric disorders was $79 billion in the United States. Two decades later, that figure has nearly trebled to $201 billion. While some might see this as evidence of progress and a sign that more people are receiving the mental health care that they need, others recognize that there is […]

09/08/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Man says cold medicine caused him to stab his wife to death in his sleep

A North Carolina man is positive that an over-the-counter cold medication drove him to stab his wife to death while he was asleep. Twenty-eight-year old Matthew Phelps admitted to 911 operators in Raleigh that he overdosed on cold medicine, fell into a deep sleep, and accidentally killed his wife next to him in bed. “I think […]

07/27/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Man reveals how taking antidepressant drugs made him kill his own son

If you know more than 10 people, you almost certainly know at least one person who is taking an antidepressant. A 2011 report by Harvard Health found that one in 10 Americans was taking an antidepressant, and among women in their 40s and 50s, that number escalated to an astounding 23 percent. While those statistics […]

07/10/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

FDA now wants to eliminate side effect warnings from drug ads in latest collusion with Big Pharma

We’ve all seen those drug commercials on TV with pleasant-looking grandparents frolicking in a grassy field with an adorable puppy, living life to the fullest while an announcer talks about how Big Pharma’s latest poison is going to make your life every bit as joyful. Then comes the obligatory rushed reading of a list of […]

03/06/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Hedge fund manager who dove off 9-story luxury apartment building was on mind-altering medication

A 47-year-old hedge manager who killed himself by leaping from his ninth-floor luxury apartment in the historic Apthorp Building was “under a lot of meds,” a police source told the NY Post. Kevin Bell, head of credit risk at Arrowgrass Capital, leaped from the window while his family was in the apartment. He left a […]

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