by ANN BLAKE TRACY,
PhD
by ANN BLAKE TRACY,
PhD
PROZAC: PANACEA OR PANDORA? is the product of five years of
intensive 
research,
and the cases of approximately 1000 patients on a long-term basis. The author,
Ann Blake Tracy holds a Doctorate
in Psychology and Health Sciences, is the director of the
International Coalition for Drug
Awareness, heads the only support group in the state of Utah
for those who have suffered adverse reactions to serotonergic medications
(such as prozac, zoloft, paxil, luvox, effexor, serzone, anafranil, fen-phen,
and redux), has testified before the FDA and congressional subcommittee members
on Prozac. She has testified since 1992 as an expert witness in Prozac and
other SSRI related court cases around the world. Her first book on the issue
was published in 1991. During the last five years she has participated in
innumerable radio, television, newspaper and magazine interviews. We know
of no one with such extensive experience and expertise on all of these issues
surrounding the SSRI antidepressants as Ann Blake Tracy.
LEARN MORE THAN PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE SSRI ANTIDEPRESSANTS . . . SAFE METHODS TO GET OFF DRUGS, STAY OFF, AND TAKE CONTROL OF LIFE . . . IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE ON PROZAC, ZOLOFT, PAXIL, LUVOX, SERZONE, EFFEXOR, ANAFRANIL, FENFLURAMINE (Fen-Phen and Redux), DESERYL, MERIDIA, OR ANY OTHER DRUG DESIGNED TO INCREASE SEROTONIN, YOU AND THEY BOTH NEED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK.
Comments from the Medical Community and Readers
"I am alarmed at the monster that Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Solomon Snyder and I created when we discovered the simple binding assay for drug receptors 25 years ago. Prozac and other antidepressant serotonin-receptor-active compounds may also cause cardiovascular problems in some susceptible people after long-term use, which has become common practice despite the lack of safety studies.
"The public is being misinformed about the precision of these selective serotonin-uptake inhibitors when the medical profession oversimplifies their action in the brain and ignores the body as if it exists merely to carry the head around! In short, these molecules of emotion regulate every aspect of our physiology. A new paradigm has evolved, with implications that life-style changes such as diet and exercise can offer profound, safe and natural mood elevation."
Candace B. Pert, Research Professor, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington;
Letter to the Editor of TIME Magazine, October 20, 1997,
page 8.
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". . . I was very pro-Prozac until last October and wouldn't have listened to anything said against it until I got problems (thought it was saving my life, while all the time it was insidiously and slowly killing me!) When I first heard about your book (Prozac: Panacea or Pandora?) on the Internet I was interested but quite skeptical. However, since reading it and having suffered so many problems with Prozac, I have come to the conclusion that the book is brilliant, and a life-line as far as I am concerned. I tried to fault the research and reasoning, but could not and still can't. I would like to extend my thanks to you for your heroic stance on this enormously important issue. I have tremendous respect and admiration for your hard work, determination and courage in pursuing this subject so vigorously, against so much powerful opposition for the benefit of people like me. Your integrity puts many, if not most doctors and psychiatrists to shame. It is reassuring to find that there are a few people in the world who are prepared to fight for the truth for the benefit of mankind. . . ."
A.S., A British Nurse
Excerpt from a letter received September, 1997.
Click here for more personal experiences reported to Dr. Tracy.
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Dropping "cold turkey" off any of these
medications can be more dangerous than staying on the drugs. Tapering off
very, very, very slowly has proven the safest and most effective method of
withdrawal.
There are natural products which can assist a person in getting off of these medications. The products that I believe will help are are put out by USANA , Young Living , and Noni Juice.
So I'm depressed. What else can I do?
Alternatives to drug therapy are suggested in the book, particularly in Chapter 13.
Also click here for some ideas.
Some of Dr. Tracy's upcoming and recent Appearances
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Some of Dr. Tracy's favorite radio shows:
Interview with David and Fawn Christopher (1994, Very informative - health oriented, 1 hr - $6.95);
Interview with Christian radio broadcaster Frosty Fowler (1997, Christian oriented, 1 hr - $6.95);
Interview with Dr. Jack Stockwell (1998, both politically and medically oriented, 1 hr $6.95)
more radio shows to follow.
Of particular interest to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a lectuere that Dr. Tracy gave at Brigam Young University. Add $4.95 if you want the tape of the BYU Lecture to be shipped with any other item.
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Link to Bill's Survivor Homepage. Comments and experiences of one Prozac Survivor and links to other Prozac-related pages for which no claims are made.
E-Mail
me with your Story to drugfreec@usa.net
Please indicate whether permission is granted to publish the story on the internet at http://www.drugawareness.org/survivors.html, or in the next edition of the book, whether you wish your name to be used, and whether you wish a reply e-mail address to appear with the story as posted at the above site. E-mail drugfreec@usa.net to request information about booking a lecture or broadcast appearance by Ann Blake Tracy, PhD.
