A Prescription To Ruin Your Life "Frank was a faithful husband, professionally successful, devoted father [] spent hours playing online poker. One day he went out to buy grass seed and came home with a new car [] convicted of possession of CSAM."
A medication prescribed for Parkinson’s and other diseases can transform a patient’s personality, unleashing heroic bouts of creativity or a torrent of shocking, even criminal behavior
There definitely needed to be a CW on cruelty to animals.
"I hurt people,' Hannah told me, tears welling in her eyes. 'And whether a drug caused me to do it, I am the vehicle of pain" – The Degradation Drug, Carl Elliot
Pretty common. My dad’s ex didn’t tell him she had Parkinson’s, blew through 80 grand from a home equity loan at casinos. Never gambled before.
"Frank's Wild Years" 21st century version.
I've heard similar stories about drugs that are prescribed for Parkinsons, but more specifically, drugs that act to on the dopamine receptors, including one I take for depression, selegiline. While it's a possible side effect, these drugs don't turn you into another person. Just bad impulse cntl
Pathological gambling has been reported as a direct complication of Parkinson’s disease and its pharmacological treatment based on dopamine agonists. Moreover, further medications (not dopamine agonis...
My father died of Parkinson’s. His story was relatively mild, but I am in a FB support group for caregivers and have read some really heartbreaking stories of behavior change. And yet, these drugs can delay the worst symptoms and really help, sometimes. Patients & families need more education.
there is a boggling amount of content on www.madinamerica.com on this topic and similar 😢
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