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Worth reading 
I came across this book while trying to google a cure for my depression. I was after this perfect drug that would definitely give me exactly the kind of chemical balance that I needed to lead a normal life. It all happened five years ago and I am so glad to this day that what I found was diametrically opposed to what I was looking for: while searching for this cutting edge drug that would quickly solve all my problems, I found some hope to help me quit the ones I was already taking, that is, Dr Breggin's book. It helped me understand myself better and how those drugs were "solving" and creating new problems at the same time. As for many of the comments I've just read, he never says the solution to your problems is quitting your medication and that's it. No way. Instead, he says you can find a whole world of solutions through love, understanding, therapy, etc... he never says quit your medication and be happy. And those who tried to benefit from the book without even reading it are really on the wrong path. Take your time reading it and thinking about the new things you will certainly learn. The author wants you to see that there are several different healthier possibilities to address depression and its symptoms. Just don't take the "easy" way out because you're very likely to regret later. I did. It worked for me and many other people who told me similar stories. Will it work for you too? I have no idea. I didn't just quit my meds (as many people insist this is the only thing that this book tells you to do), I opened up my eyes and saw therapy, understanding, acceptance, yoga, health food and exercise instead of medication. That's what I learned. It took some time until I found the balance I was looking for. It wasn't easy but certainly more humane, if you like.
This Is A Total Shocker And Truly The Best
This book is truly fantastic! I had come off a neuroleptic myself and wanted to justify my actions. WoW! I learned sooo much by reading this and I know now how dangerous these prescribed mind altering drugs can be. I won't go there again!
There is sooo much information that is in here that just totally shocked me because this is not generally known to the public. And I guarantee you it won't be if the system has anything to do with it. I would highly recommend it to anyone that would be interested or even considering taking any prescribed antidepressant or neuroleptic drug! This knowledge needs to be known!
Important, but limited. 
On the positive side, the authors clearly expose the lack of truth, spread about the efficiency and "safety" of psychoactive drugs. It is also extremely important to know that great care must be taken while slowly weaning off these drugs. This knowledge will save people a lot of suffering. Some of what is written about life, right living and honestly dealing with life's problems rather than popping pills is also very well written, such as the line "getting in touch with our real or genuine feelings is one of the most important reasons to stop taking drugs." Clients taking these drugs have expressed that they don't even know who they are anymore. How can a person taking mind-affecting drugs know if what they are thinking and feeling is who they are, or if the drugs are "talking"?
On the other side, this book is not well-written. It is extremely repetitive, and could have been written in half the words. This distracts from the message, and I found myself having difficulty gleaning some of the truly beautiful lines from among the chaff.
Even more important, some of the content is not accurate, IMHO. The authors totally neglect "biochemical psychiatry", as though biochemistry has nothing whatsoever to do with mental illness. Most, if not all, of mental illness is a mind/body problem. On one end of the scale is depression, which has the greatest mind, or soul element, and should be treated as such. However, even here, nutritional deficiencies or sugar imbalance could be a major cause or contributor, and cannot be ignored. On the other side of the scale is schizophrenia. I don't believe that talking therapy will help a person stop hearing voices telling him to do things, or any of the other horrifying manifestations of psychosis. Schizophrenia is largely biochemical, and even partly genetic, although traumatic events seem to touch off the disease. Ignoring biochemistry is stupid and dangerous in schizophrenia. The authors are correct, however, in saying that drugs are not the best answer. Drugs could be, and should be used in some cases to control the disease and enable the patient to continue to exist. However, more important is the orthomolecular approach, which recognizes the biochemical nature of the disease, and has found that certain nutritional supplements have proven more effective in helping schizophrenics recover and return to their families and society.
The authors totally ignore nutrition. I found the word, nutrition, once, and didn't see the words vitamins or minerals at all. This is the major lack in this book. Altough the authors have broken away from the drug model, they miss the orthomolecular approach.
Dolev Reuven Gilmore, author: Nutrition and Your Child's Soul: Don Quixote's Heart-Cry
Your Drug May Be Your Problem
The book itself was in almost excellent condition.
EVERYONE should be aware of the content of this book.
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The first book to expose the shortcomings of psychiatric drugs and to guide patients and doctors through the process of withdrawing from them. Well over ten million Americans are prescribed a psychiatric medication annually, for symptoms as varied as headache and insomnia to depression and various psychiatric disorders. Unbelievably, many of these drugs have not been formally tested to treat the problems for which they have been prescribed. Scientifically documenting the need for an end to this vicious cycle of inadequate approval, mis-medication, and irresponsible inattention to adverse side effects, Breggin and Cohen advocate compassionate and non-toxic therapies, and offer readers a roadmap for sensible, safe withdrawal from psychiatric drugs. Whether the drug is a sleeping pill, tranquilizer, stimulant, antidepressant, mood stabilizer, or antipsychotic, Your Drug May Be Your Problem reveals its documented withdrawal symptoms, demonstrating what many doctors don't know, understand, or consider: withdrawal symptoms often mimic the symptoms for which a person has been medicated in the first place, a fact that frequently prompts doctors to mistakenly re-medicate their patients at even higher doses. Armed with this essential background information, readers will then be able to choose for themselves when and how to withdraw from psychiatric drugs. Groundbreaking and empowering, Your Drug May Be Your Problem offers readers what they have long sought-a medically and psychologically sound program for freeing themselves from psychiatric drugs, emphasizing throughout the importance for patients to keep control over the withdrawal process.
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