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Former Chemist Attacked

Former Chemist Attacked for Telling People to Get Off Antidepressants in 2015 – SANTA FE, N.M., Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Shane Ellison, a former pharmaceutical chemist tells readers to get off antidepressants.

“When I worked for a drug giant as a young chemist, Prozac (fluoxetine) was being marketed as a ‘happy pill.’ Newsweek hailed it as, ‘A Breakthrough Drug for Depression.’ Sales raked in enough profit to solve world hunger for a hundred years. Yet, in-house studies proved they didn’t work. Obfuscated from the public, the drug was shoved down the throats of millions, and still is,” wrote Ellison, who is known as “The People’s Chemist” because his books contain scientific evidence that anyone can understand, to help people get off their risky drugs so they can live a healthier more active life. Continue reading Former Chemist Attacked