List of Murders by People on Psych Meds.

The following was on Facebook with no credit or source. See below for blog my post.)

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School Shooting Prozac WITHDRAWAL 2008-02-15 Illinois ** 6 Dead: 15 Wounded: Perpetrator Was in Withdrawal from Med & Acting Erratically 
School Shooting Prozac Antidepressant 2005-03-24 Minnesota **10 Dead: 7 Wounded: Dosage Increased One Week before Rampage 
School Shooting Paxil [Seroxat] Antidepressant 2001-03-10 Pennsylvania **14 Year Old GIRL Shoots & Wounds Classmate at Catholic School 
School Shooting Zoloft Antidepressant & ADHD Med 2011-07-11 Alabama **14 Year Old Kills Fellow Middle School Student 
School Shooting Zoloft Antidepressant 1995-10-12 South Carolina **15 Year Old Shoots Two Teachers, Killing One: Then Kills Himself 
School Shooting Med For Depression 2009-03-13 Germany **16 Dead Including Shooter: Antidepressant Use: Shooter in Treatment For Depression 
School Hostage Situation Med For Depression 2010-12-15 France **17 Year Old with Sword Holds 20 Children & Teacher Hostage 
School Shooting Plot Med For Depression WITHDRAWAL 2008-08-28 Texas **18 Year Old Plots a Columbine School Attack 
School Shooting Anafranil Antidepressant 1988-05-20 Illinois **29 Year Old WOMAN Kills One Child: Wounds Five: Kills Self 
School Shooting Luvox/Zoloft Antidepressants 1999-04-20 Colorado **COLUMBINE: 15 Dead: 24 Wounded 
School Stabbings Antidepressants 2001-06-09 Japan **Eight Dead: 15 Wounded: Assailant Had Taken 10 Times his Normal Dose of Depression Med 
School Shooting Prozac Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 1998-05-21 Oregon **Four Dead: Twenty Injured 
School Stabbing Med For Depression 2011-10-25 Washington **Girl, 15, Stabs Two Girls in School Restroom: 1 Is In Critical Condition 
School Shooting Antidepressant 2006-09-30 Colorado **Man Assaults Girls: Kills One & Self 
School Machete Attack Med for Depression 2001-09-26 Pennsylvania **Man Attacks 11 Children & 3 Teachers at Elementary School 
School Shooting Related Luvox 1993-07-23 Florida **Man Commits Murder During Clinical Trial for Luvox: Same Drug as in COLUMBINE: Never Reported 
School Hostage Situation Cymbalta Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2009-11-09 New York **Man With Gun Inside School Holds Principal Hostage 
School Shooting Antidepressants 1992-09-20 Texas **Man, Angry Over Daughter's Report Card, Shoots 14 Rounds inside Elementary School 
School Shooting SSRI 2010-02-19 Finland **On Sept. 23, 2008 a Finnish Student Shot & Killed 9 Students Before Killing Himself 
School Shooting Threat Med for Depression* 2004-10-19 New Jersey **Over-Medicated Teen Brings Loaded Handguns to School 
School Shooting Antidepressant? 2007-04-18 Virginia **Possible SSRI Use: 33 Dead at Virginia Tech 
School Shooting Antidepressant? 2002-01-17 Virginia **Possible SSRI Withdrawal Mania: 3 Dead at Law School 
School Incident/Bizarre Zoloft* 2010-08-22 Australia **School Counselor Exhibits Bizarre Behavior: Became Manic On Zoloft 
School/Assault Antidepressant 2009-11-04 California **School Custodian Assaults Student & Principal: Had Manic Reaction From Depression Med 
School Shooting Prozac Antidepressant 1992-01-30 Michigan **School Teacher Shoots & Kills His Superintendent at School 
School Shooting Threats Celexa Antidepressant 2010-01-25 Virginia **Senior in High School Theatens to Kill 4 Classmates: Facebook Involved: Bail Denied 
School Violence/Murder Antidepressants* 1998-05-04 New York **Sheriff's Deputy Shoots his Wife in an Elementary School 
School Knifing/Murder Meds For Depression & ADHD 2010-04-28 Massachusetts **Sixteen Year Old Kills 15 Year Old in High School Bathroom in Sept. 2009 
School Stabbing Wellbutrin 2006-12-04 Indiana **Stabbing by 17 Year Old At High School: Charged with Attempted Murder 
School Threat Antidepressants 2007-04-23 Mississippi **Student Arrested for Making School Threat Over Internet 
School Suspension Lexapro Antidepressant 2007-07-28 Arkansas **Student Has 11 Incidents with Police During his 16 Months on Lexapro 
School Shooting Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2007-11-07 Finland **Student Kills 8: Wounds 10: Kills Self: High School in Finland 
School Shooting Paxil [Seroxat] Antidepressant 2004-02-09 New York **Student Shoots Teacher in Leg at School 
School Threat Prozac Antidepressant 2008-01-25 Washington **Student Takes Loaded Shotgun & 3 Rifles to School Parking Lot: Plans Suicide 
School Shooting Plot Med For Depression 1998-12-01 Wisconsin **Teen Accused of Plotting to Gun Down Students at School 
School/Assault Zoloft Antidepressant 2006-02-15 Tennessee **Teen Attacks Teacher at School 
School Shooting Threat Antidepressant 1999-04-16 Idaho **Teen Fires Gun in School 
School Hostage Situation Paxil & Effexor Antidepressants 2001-04-15 Washington **Teen Holds Classmates Hostage with a Gun 
School Hostage Situation Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2006-11-28 North Carolina **Teen Holds Teacher & Student Hostage with Gun 
School Knife Attack Med for Depression 2006-12-06 Indiana **Teen Knife Attacks Fellow Student 
School Massacre Plot Prozac Withdrawal 2011-02-23 Virginia **Teen Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Columbine Style Plot 
School Shooting Celexa & Effexor Antidepressants 2001-04-19 California **Teen Shoots at Classmates in School 
School Shooting Celexa Antidepressant 2006-08-30 North Carolina **Teen Shoots at Two Students: Kills his Father: Celexa Found Among his Personal Effects 
School Shooting Meds For Depression & ADHD 2011-03-18 South Carolina ** Teen Shoots School Official: Pipe Bombs Found in Backpack 
School Shooting Threat Antidepressant 2003-05-31 Michigan **Teen Threatens School Shooting: Charge is Terrorism 
School Stand-Off Zoloft Antidepressant 1998-04-13 Idaho **Teen [14 Years Old] in School Holds Police At Bay: Fires Shots 
School Shooting Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2007-10-12 Ohio **Teen [14 Years Old] School Shooter Possibly on Antidepressants or In Withdrawal 
School Threat Antidepressants 2008-03-20 Indiana **Teen [16 Years Old] Brings Gun to School: There Is a Lockdown 
SchoolSuicide/Lockdown Med For Depression 2008-02-20 Idaho”

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Pharmaceuticals have played a huge role in increasing the quality of life for many who suffer from mental illness. This blog post will address the argument being bantered about this week and implied above: The argument that Mental Illness is the problem, not guns.  I'm a supporter of the Second Amendment so the argument of Mental Health Reform vs. Gun Ownership has no correlation to me.  It's an attempt to put Mental Health on the hot seat to divert attention from conversations on guns.  They are both on the hot seat now because they were two of many pieces to the Newtown puzzle. I'm happy the conversations are happening but saddened for the reason...

I'm sure the point of the Facebook post above was one thing while to me it's something altogether different. My take-away is the fact that Pharmaceutical Companies and their Lobbyists have played a huge role in dismantling Mental Health Services in the US.  They've convinced Insurance Companies that it's cheaper to pay for a three-day hospital stay and have patients leave with an RX but with no support services.  When in fact it isn't (see blog post on the W.H.O.).  The Insurance Industry joined the Pharmaceutical Lobby to dismantle Mental Health Service funding and Insurance Companies responsibilities to policyholders.

Was the premise of the dismantling approach to try a RX if there was no clear-cut diagnosis?  Try every drug there is, keep trying, hopefully something will work.  This approach shows no regard for the effects of the strong meds on the mind, often growing teen minds and all the hormones that come into play. What are these 'trials' doing to the brain?  How long will it take for the RX to level out in the body and work?  What are the side effects (see Hospital Checklist tab above)?  Do the caregivers have the training and ability to watch their loved ones 24/7 until the proper med is found and works? Do they just keep trying until something works or the person snaps if it doesn’t? 

If an industry or two push Doctors to prescribe meds and free up Hospital beds they should have some responsibility, right?  Cause & Effect.  Yet, the resulting snap isn’t their problem nor their responsibility, its societies.

The US Pharmaceutical Industry alone made $300-$400 billion dollars in 2010 and they make nothing from support services.  Their largest customer is the Insurance Industry. US consumers also pay the most for each medicine we purchase, with or without insurance.  Why?  We pay for the R&D too.

I'd like to see these two industries help us help our loved ones by taking a portion of their profits to fund local support services.  There's no downside to giving back to their customers, is there?

Quite a different takeaway.

Get involved.   Ask your elected officials to look at the real issues and problems (see Advocate/Lobby tab above).