Word: prozac
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What makes this tragedy different from other mass shootings is that for a month before the incident, Wesbecker, who suffered from depression, had been taking Prozac. In a case being heard by a Louisville jury, survivors and the families of the victims are trying to prove that Prozac -- the most widely prescribed antidepressant -- triggered the rampage, and they are seeking damages from Prozac's manufacturer, Eli Lilly...
...Prozac is the most popular of a new class of drugs that treat depression by increasing levels of the brain chemical serotonin. Doctors have known for some time that raising serotonin levels can positively affect a patient's mood, but they can't always be sure that the drug will have the desired effect...
...Food and Drug Administration is close to granting approval for use of the antidepressant drug Prozac in treating bulimia, the mental disorder characterized by binge eating and purging...
...video from a swamp of tedious personal history. Over a clip of unidentifiable squirming insect life, Stratton's voice introduces the video: "This video is about seduction... This video is about you." Excuse me, but this video is not about me. Later Stratton quips, "All my friends went on Prozac and did great work. I went on Prozac and made this vide." Hopping on the Prozac bandwagon, however, does not give "Kiss the Boys" an excuse for its whiny self-indulgence. From behind the camera, Stratton says it herself: "I am talking out loud...
...Food and Drug Administration is on the verge of approving Prozac, the drug often prescribed to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, as a treatment for bulimia. The move, indicated by an "approvable letter" the FDA has issued, could prompt many doctors to turn to the touted miracle drug to help solve the eating disorder -- despite an unresolved controversy over whether the faddish pills from Eli Lilly & Co. actually leave some depression patients worse off. TIME science writer Christine Gorman points out that physicians have already been giving bulimia patients Prozac (it's not an "approved use," but still legal...