Comments on: Drug companies should be required to ‘eat their own dogfood’

By: Daniel Haszard

Daniel Haszard — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:10:56 +0000

Applaud your blog!

I took zyprexa which was ineffective for my condition and gave me diabetes.

Zyprexa, which is used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, accounted for 32% of Eli Lilly's $14.6 billion revenue last year.

Zyprexa is the product name for Olanzapine,it is Lilly's top selling drug.It was approved by the FDA in 1996 ,an 'atypical' antipsychotic a newer class of drugs without the motor side effects of the older Thorazine.Zyprexa has been linked to causing diabetes and pancreatitis.

Did you know that Lilly made nearly $3 billion last year on diabetic meds, Actos,Humulin and Byetta?

Yes! They sell a drug that can cause diabetes and then turn a profit on the drugs that treat the condition that they may have caused in the first place!

I was prescribed Zyprexa from 1996 until 2000.
In early 2000 i was shocked to have an A1C test result of 13.9 (normal is 4-6) I have no history of diabetes in my family.
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Daniel Haszard http://www.zyprexa-victims.com

By: Ollie

Ollie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:15:45 +0000

Well written post. Over time I recovered from depression but it took medication, counseling and also a lot of personal development. Are there any good forums you would recommend?

By: Wellness taker

Wellness taker — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:44:17 +0000

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By: Playing NICE « UK Baptist News Week

Playing NICE « UK Baptist News Week — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:46:28 +0000

[...] Of the 1,325 drugs produced over the years covered by a recent World Health Organisation survey, only 11 specifically targeted tropical diseases like malaria. According to The Independent, 80% of drug company research budget is directed at developing drugs ‘that offer no real therapeutic advance.’ More importantly, the marketing budgets of ‘Big Pharma‘ (as campaigners call massive drug manufacturing behemoths) dwarf what they spend on research and development. Sure, they spend much more developing treatments for ‘rich man’s diseases’ like Viagra, but they spend a lot more convincing people to buy it. [...]

By: Sheena

Sheena — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:01:43 +0000

Hey Sean,

Sorry to hear about your bad experiences, however, I am taking a combination of Zyprexa and Effexor and seem to be doing fine. Not with standing, I have also been on Risperdol which made me even more “out of touch with reality” and had only taken a pill and a half (I barely new my own name) and craved the drug for a year afterwards. So I hear where you are coming from. I have however managed to become a Pharmacy Technicain in my recovery and Medical Office Assistant so maybe it was all for the better. Take Care

By: Writhe Safely » Where I’m calling from

Writhe Safely » Where I’m calling from — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 14:31:36 +0000

[...] Also, tried to clear up some confusion at Happy Furry Puppy Story Time about the Pink Flag elpee, blurbed on irony and the new sincerity movement of the 1980s at Pandagon, offered encouragement for a self-stigmatizing sister, found the cure for psychopharm (dog food), which we will come back to, it’s a stone barnburner and well worth a showcase, right, I’ll get up on that next so bbl and stay true love. [...]

By: flawedplan

flawedplan — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:09:45 +0000

I take Effexor too, Jim, but it hasn’t permanently cured my major depression. Anyway did you have a point or are you just a paid shill for psychopharm, and if not a shill for psychopharm why are you, ya know, shilling for psychopharm?

Seriously. Think on these things.

By: jim collins

jim collins — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:56:23 +0000

Effexor rocks. It actually can permanently cure depression. How awesome is that?

By: Daniel Haszard

Daniel Haszard — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:40:21 +0000

Applaud your blog!

I took zyprexa which was ineffective for my condition and gave me diabetes.

Zyprexa, which is used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, accounted for 32% of Eli Lilly’s $14.6 billion revenue last year.

Zyprexa is the product name for Olanzapine,it is Lilly’s top selling drug.It was approved by the FDA in 1996 ,an ‘atypical’ antipsychotic a newer class of drugs without the motor side effects of the older Thorazine.Zyprexa has been linked to causing diabetes and pancreatitis.

Did you know that Lilly made nearly $3 billion last year on diabetic meds, Actos,Humulin and Byetta?

Yes! They sell a drug that can cause diabetes and then turn a profit on the drugs that treat the condition that they may have caused in the first place!

I was prescribed Zyprexa from 1996 until 2000.
In early 2000 i was shocked to have an A1C test result of 13.9 (normal is 4-6) I have no history of diabetes in my family.
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Daniel Haszard http://www.zyprexa-victims.com

By: flawedplan

flawedplan — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:50:38 +0000

Followed a link from PsychWatch, this was a fabulous post. The *debate* must become part of our cultural discourse, especially by those who have been silenced by psychiatry with a capital “P”.

Not having all the answers doesn’t mean you should be silent. Those who think they have all the answers are part of the problem here.

The causes and treatment of mental breakdown isn’t just theory or philosophy, we’re talking about people’s lives.
The more self-expression the better, and anyone who misses the beauty in your rant ought to consider the power and purpose of aesthetics. Humor is the most daring of all.

Cheers.