My Manifesto: The Incoherent Ramblings of a Madman

it is really weird all the hoo-haa they've suddenly been making about the presciption drug aropax (orwhateverthehelltypeofnameyouwanttogiveit).

It causes suicide. It is not meant to be given to children.

Now, I can speak with second hand experience with this drug - my brother was on it. We all pissed ourselves laughing as we read the associated warning paraphanlia: "Not to be given to children" "May cause nervous, paranoia, depression, and suicide". It was very ironic that an "anti-depressant" drug given to depressed children would cause depression and suicide. Call me crazy - but if we could read the labeling - why the hell can't anyone else? If we can read the labeling - why the hell is GSK getting sued millions of dollars for giving it to children? Why the hell aren't the pharmacists being held accountable? Why the hell aren't the doctors being held accountable? BUT most importantly - why in the fuck hasn't anyone else taking this drug bothered reading the damn packaging before taking it or giving it to their child? If you choose to take something or give it to your child when you've been told it's dodgy - you deserve to be dead!

On another point - how in the hell can you say that a drug that is given to a depressed suicidal person is causing the depression and the suicide? Is it the depression and suicidal tendencies causing the depression and the suicide? or the "anti-depressant" causing the depression and the suicide? I'm buggered if I can tell the difference - and I'd almost be certain they can't tell the difference. How do they test these things? Do they get a lab-rat, traumatise him, and then put a little chair and a noose in his cage and watch, ever so patiently, until the poor little fellow doped up to the eyeballs on anti-depressants decides his life isn't worth living?