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   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   John Stafford wrote   
   > Day Brown wrote   
      
   >> Anyhow, it'd be one thing if they had the longitudinal studies to show what   
   the long term effect of pills is   
      
   > Medics were prescribing anti-depressants before long term studies could be   
   done.   
      
   That happens with ALL prescriptions, there isnt any other way to do it.   
      
   Unless its being prescribed, you have no long term studys possible.   
      
   > The results are in now. Some anti-depressants cannot be discontinued without   
   profound negative effects,   
      
   That is just plain wrong.   
      
   > even if they no longer work to their original purpose.   
      
   And that in spades.   
      
   > OTOH, a life of smoking reefer does not appear to hurt anything except the   
   lungs.   
      
   Wrong again. There is plenty of evidence that it can   
   be a real problem with those with mental problems.   
      
   True in spades of booze.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)