Archive for 'Medication'

Antipsychotics are bad for kids? This shouldn’t surprise anyone.

As if there weren’t enough reasons to avoid giving antipsychotic drugs to children, this article discusses research suggesting an increased risk of diabetes for children who use antipsychotic drugs (on top of the already known risk of weight gain – do a Google search on Zyprexa & weight gain for some disturbing reading.)

Let me be clear here: I think that our society significantly overuses psychotropic medications. I think it’s from a combination of factors: the drug companies continuing ...

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