Comments on: AstraZeneca Changed Wikipedia Entry

By: Play by the Rules, SEO in Wikipedia | Siren Song

Play by the Rules, SEO in Wikipedia | Siren Song — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:18:54 +0000

[...] there are rules for engagement. Last summer AstraZeneca got in trouble for seeming to minimize the risk of Seroquel to teenagers by removing “Despite a general National [...]

By: sid

sid — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:17:27 +0000

Have you been to Wal-Mart lately - antipsychotics for kids should increase more than 100%. Much work still to do.

Elizabeth, everyone here can tell you that we don’t know how depression is caused - quit bringing your science to this crowd. And even if they could cure depression they wouldn’t - the doctors would stop it because office visits would go down. We need to keep everyone as sick as possible. The only problem is some of those stupid academic types keep trying to cure things - docs and pharma can’t pay them off forever.

“You don’t call retarded people retards. You call your friends retard when they are acting retarded” - Mike Scott

By: Elizabeth Hensley

Elizabeth Hensley — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:36:54 +0000

Antipsychotics lower dopamine. Since much depression is caused by too low neurochemicals such as dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine, it is no wonder lowering dopamine might make someone suicidal. Many people with depression are put on antipsychotics first by doctors that do not know what they are doing. Other mistakes they make putting someone with depression on a minor tranquillizer such as Valium, again because they do not know what they are doing. Then because these do not help the patient, the patient becomes antidrug and misses opportunities for real help. This happened to me. And my depression was being caused by untreated sleep apnea and hypothyroidism anyway. If those problems had been caught soon enough before the stress caused hippocampus damage I might not have even needed an antidepressant. (Those at least grow back hippocampus tissue while antipsychotics won’t).

By: Lisa Van Syckel

Lisa Van Syckel — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:05:50 +0000

Attention Dr. Galson,

Seroquel is an “antipsychotic” not an “antidepressant”.The Public is aware of that,WHY AREN’T YOU……

I would like to know who at FDA approved AstraZeneca’s glossy 5 page ad in people Magazine?The ad leads a consumer to believe that Seroquel,an “antipsychotic” is an antidepressant and does not have suicidal and violent side effects.

By: shade

shade — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:38:17 +0000

A little confusion - in the first paragraph you say “Virgil Smith” but subsequently refer to him as “Griffith” and the tags say “Virgil Griffith.” Would you clarify that please? Thx!

By: Lisa Van Syckel

Lisa Van Syckel — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:34:56 +0000

Ed,

It should be noted that Seroquel is an “antipsychotic” not an “antidepressant”……….

The prescribing of antipsychotics have increased 117% in girls and 71% in boys according to Medco Health Solutions.

Clearly Pharma wants to protect profits while jeopardizing the safety of our Nations Children…..

We can always give these folks a free trip to China!!!!!