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Hard to Believe! |
August 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
Bill Butler
from Tarzana, CA
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I was presribed Valium for 30 years. It's beneficial effects rarely last more than 4 months. But I trusted my doctors. The effects have been devastating and disastrous for me and my family. I have suffered from severe depression for 30 years and finally turned to alcohol to reduce what is commonly called the "Benzo Blues". Valium has also been referred to as "Blue Death". When I questioned one clinic about this drug, the reply was, "We must deal with the depression first!" So they kept me on this dosage for 3 more years while prescribing Prozac. Obviously, this did not help except to deaden my brain worse. So they doubled the Prozac. That did not work. So they quadrupled the Prozac to it's maximum! In desperation, I called my church, and they said to follow my doctor's orders so that I was even more convinced that what I was doing was right. Finally, the climax came and I started going on alcoholic benders to alleviate the depression. Now, the clinic stated that I must take the Valium and Prozac in order to treat my disease of alcoholism! I finally ended up in a psychiatric hospital for one week. A psychiatrist there told me that what had been going on was insane. That she has been desperately trying to get the elderly off of Xanax and Valium which their doctors had addicted them to. If you are a counselor, or simply a concerned citizen who is definitely concerned about crime in this country, you simply must read this book and discover what the medical profession and the pharmaceutical companies have been doing in order to make money. I am now under a slow withdrawal program with a qualified psychiatrist and therapist. But I am taking care now of my own medical care in all regards. Readers, please refer to the PDR also ("Physician's Desk Reference") and read all the side effects of all drugs that you are taking. And put this one under the pillow of your bed.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful: |
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This Book Can Help You Save Your Own Life |
August 23, 2007 |
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Self-Kerbed "Kerbistani Rebel"
from Kerby, OR
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Like many people, I've worked in high-tech industries. The money was
great, but the hours were long and the stress was incredible. There was
always one more project, always crises breaking out, always the
unpleasantness of watching one's back while covering one's butt -- from
my point of view, Dilbert was (and still is) often more painful to read
than funny. After fifteen years of modest success, all hell suddenly
broke loose in my life. My marriage fell apart; my husband cleaned out
our joint bank account and "borrowed" tens of thousands he never
repaid; I got hit with a huge tax bill. And then, I got involved with a
married man at work who looked like the White Knight to me and like
Evil Incarnate to everyone else. I fell apart. Each day it got harder
and harder to get out of bed and go to work. I couldn't concentrate
anymore. I found a "pDoc" who prescribed a variety of ADHD meds, each
of which originally helped -- but then eventually made me more hyper,
anxious, depressed and/or volatile. I felt I needed to keep going -- my
job performance was suffering -- so begged my doctor for something to
calm me down and help me sleep, and Xanax was added to the mix. Things
got worse, but I thought they were better. When I should have felt
grief or worry and acted upon those feelings, I took Xanax, instead.
Friends I loved dearly who'd stood by me for decades got fed up with me
and vanished from my life. How unreasonable of them! In tears, I took a
Xanax. Eventually, I quit my job, rather than taking a leave of
absence. Very bad move!! To make a long story shorter, five years later
I'm still fighting my way back. Got off the "uppers", now slowly
getting off the "Benzos". When I hit a crisis and find I can't sleep,
so want to increase the dosage "just this once", I often reach for this
book. 'tis better to stay up all night and re-read than reach for that
extra pill.
Remember to work with your pDoc (or GP, whatever) and NOT to be
hostile or blaming toward them when you find you're addicted to
medication they initially prescribed to get you through a rough patch.
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF -- you went in with a complaint! Very few of us
are forced to swallow a pill or watch TV and believe only the nice
things the drug companies tell us in commercials for their products
(while ignoring the information about side-effects). Any reasonable
doctor will understand and behave compassionately when they are
approached with sincere requests for help, rather than the pointing
finger of blame for "not knowing better" or "not warning me." Remember
that here in the USA we are a lawsuit-happy society and your doctor has
good reason to fear that you may be "seeking compensation" -- in the
majority of cases, unreasonably so! Reading this book will provide you
with a set of tools that you can use to work with your doctor, pull
yourself up out of whatever hole you got yourself into and act
responsibly toward yourself and/or toward someone else in your life. Be
an advocate for yourself, be strong, have courage and DON'T GIVE UP!!
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