The Pentagon is moving to limit
off-label use of powerful anti-psychotic drugs for post-traumatic stress
disorder — a practice some say may contribute to accidental drug overdoses
among troops.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs Dr. Jonathan Woodson sent a letter to the services in February
asking military treatment facilities to monitor prescriptions of atypical antipsychotics like risperidone and
quetiapine, marketed under the brand name Seroquel.
The drugs, used to treat severe mental
illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are sometimes prescribed to
troops in lower doses to alleviate symptoms associated with PTSD and anxiety,
including nightmares and irritability.
But when mixed with other
prescriptions, they can be dangerous and sometimes fatal.Read the entire story here.
--submitted by Stan White
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PTSD treatment for Veterans found ineffective.
Zyprexa can cause diabetes.
I took Zyprexa Olanzapine a powerful Lilly schizophrenic drug for 4 years it was prescribed to me off-label for post traumatic stress disorder was ineffective costly and gave me diabetes.
*FIVE at FIVE*
The Zyprexa antipsychotic drug,whose side effects can include weight gain and diabetes, was sold to Veterans,children in foster care, elderly in nursing homes.
*Five at Five* was the Zyprexa sales rep slogan, meaning *5mg dispensed at 5pm would keep patients quiet*.
*Tell the truth don't be afraid*-- Daniel Haszard
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