The leading expert out there on the toxic effects of prescription drugs is Dr. Peter Breggin. Dr. Breggin has written some amazing materials and books to help individuals and families understand the troubles and suffering that they have become entangled in because of prescription drugs and their harmful and addictive effects.
Because of his vast experience with thousands upon thousands of patients, he can give sound advices on many of the problems that patients face after being prescribed psychiatric drugs. His book, “Toxic Psychiatry”, is one such example of his extremely helpful and in depth research on the topic.
At the end of this article will be a link where anyone can find out more about his writings and the materials that are available to anyone looking for help and education on this very important area of medical and self care. We cannot stress strongly enough the need for patients to understand as much as possible, the risks involved in taking on a prescription of any form of pharmaceutical or psychiatric drugs that may be suggested to them, whether by a physician or by a psychiatrist.
NOTE: For detoxing from prescription drugs, medical staff with experience and knowledge of the effects of coming off these prescription drugs is essential for your health.
Contact Drug Rehab Advisor for help with finding a placement that will offer you the best care available for your detox: simply call 1-800-650-8776 today.
The Importance of Understanding Your Prescriptions
Many of the chronic problems that patients on prescription drugs end up with, began with a medical doctor’s prescription or from the prescription pad of a psychiatrist. Often the patient does not realize the dire troubles ahead that toxic psychiatric drugs can cause until it’s almost too late to reverse the harmful effects. Sometimes, by the time this understanding is reached, tragically it is too late to reverse the damage done by toxic psychiatric drugs as the damage can be permanent.
One such example is the 2014 case of an autistic child being prescribed Risperdal, followed by a prescription of Zyprexa from 2002 to 2007. Over the course of these years, by the time he reached the tender age of 15, he had developed an irreversible case of Tardive Dyskinesia and also Tardive Akathesia. These are both drug induced conditions.
These conditions are side effects of prescribed drugs. Dr. Breggin testified as an expert in his field, and the patients family was awarded a $1.5 million dollar settlement against the makers of these two drugs. It is important for parents and all individuals to be made aware of the dangers of these toxic drugs.
Understanding Tardive Dyskinesia, Akathesia, and Their Causes
The word “tardive” means slow onset, and “dyskinesia” means difficulty or abnormally moving, from the Greek root dys (difficulty) and kinesia (movement). To help understand what causes tardive dyskinesia better, one needs to first understand that these conditions are drug induced.
They are side effects, that are caused by the very prescription drugs that doctors and psychiatrists give to their patients. If the drugs were not prescribed, those conditions which are referred to as “side effects” would not be present.
That is probably the most fundamental singular fact to understand about tardive dyskinesia and tardive akathesia. They are drug induced conditions. They are side effects of prescription drugs.
The Prescription Drugs that Cause Tardive Dyskinesia, Tardive Akathesia
Getting right to the point here, the prescription drugs that are given to patients under the care of doctors and especially psychiatrists, that cause these conditions to occur in the patient after taking these drugs, are known and documented.
Some of the drugs are given as treatment for indigestion or acid reflux. Some of the drugs that cause these conditions are given to patients suffering from anxiety, depression, or schizophrenia, autism, allergies, or a myriad of other conditions. The range of reasons a doctor might prescribe these drugs is very wide indeed. Patients need to be aware and should be warned that the following drugs cause the conditions known as Tardive Dyskinesia and Tardive Akathesia:
- Reglen, Octamide, and Maxolon, and others, prescribed for acid reflux
- Neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs (commonly used in “treating” schizophrenia or psychosis) such as Chlorpromazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol or Haldol, Trifluoperazine
- Neuroleptic drugs similar to antipsychotic drugs, such as Flunarizine, Metoclopramide, Prochlorperazine, Droperidol or Isapsine, Dibenzodiazepines, Loxapine or Daxolin, Loxitane, and many others
- SSRI drugs given to patients for anxiety, depression, trouble sleeping, and many other reasons, such as Citalopram or Celexa, Escitalopram or Lexapro, Fluoxetine or Prozak, Sertraline or Zoloft, and hundreds of other similar SSRI type drugs.
- The “atypical” Neuroleptic drugs, such as Amisulpride or Solian, Olanzapine or Zyprexa, Quetiapine or Seroquel, Resperidone or Risperdal, Invega, Abilify, Geodon, Latuda, Fanapt, Saphrisand and many hundreds more.
- There are too many other drugs to list for an article this size. Patients need to be aware that a doctor may be suggesting you take a drug that causes Tardive Dyskinesia. Patients need to research any drug before ingesting it, even if it will be be taken for a short time. In as little as a a few weeks, side effects like Tardive Dyskinesia can develop.
Symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia, Tardive Akathesia
Typical symptoms of the condition called Tardive Dyskinesia are spasms and twitches of the face, the eyelids, the tongue, rolling muscular spasms that contort the face, cause the patients tongue to move uncontrollably or roll and involuntarily cause the tongue to be pushed out of the mouth. These motions are persistent, and these motions develop into a permanent disabling condition for the patient.
Tardive Akathesia involves what is described in medical texts as torturous internal agitation that drives the patient into constant, unrelenting motion. The entire body of the patient is subject to the involuntary motions, and the patient suffering from this condition has no control over these persisting and unrelenting motions.
Some drugs such as SSRI’s also frequently cause severe emotional and behavioural disturbances in the patient, especially noticeable in children. These drugs disrupt or block the natural chemistry of the brain, which leads to a compensatory reaction in the brain and that compensatory reaction is what causes tardive dyskinesia. Anti-psychotic drugs are known to cause tardive dyskinesia at a high rate in both children and adults.
Dr. Breggin’s Advice on All Distressed Children
Rather than prescribe drugs to a child, especially since these drugs are toxic and cause lingering and permanent damage, Dr Breggin advises that distressed children would do better with caring psychological, social and educational interventions, and not psychiatric drugs.
Getting Off Toxic Psychiatric Drugs Early Enough
The problems created by psychiatric drugs include the problem of getting off them, once started, and getting off them early enough so that the damage may not be permanent. Simply abruptly stopping taking them can also lead to grave and disastrous results.
It is tragic that so many lives have been destroyed and continue to be destroyed by ingesting toxic psychiatric drugs. Time is of the essence, and there may be a chance that a patient can get off these harmful drugs before the damage has become irreversible.
Finding Help for Detoxing Safely From Psychiatric Drugs
For detoxing from prescription drugs, medical staff with experience and knowledge of the effects of coming off these prescription drugs is essential for your health. This cannot be stressed highly enough.
Contact Drug Rehab Advisor for help with finding a placement that will offer you the best in private,holistic based care available for your detox: simply call 1-800-650-8776 today.
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