http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/poisonpillpetition/ Dear Mr. Moore, You of all people MUST get the message out to all people across this country and the world that we are being sabotaged by our doctors by them pushing pills on to us and getting us addicted to a variety of anti- anxiety, anti-depressants and other drugs such as sleeping pills and the list goes on and on... I am one such person who was prescribed a very addicting Benzodiazepine called Xanax last December and my life or what is left of it, has been a living nightmare. I am going through major withdrawal and landed in the hospital several times. I now had to go on another drug just so I would get the seizures you can experience if you go cold turkey. I am seeing a detox doctor and he has lots of experience in this field since he too was an addict and has since recovered. Without going into details and not boring you with my nightmare, let's just say, it is an ongoing battle just to face another day with numerous withdrawal symptoms that can last months or even years since these "poisons" really screw up your brain and Central Nervous System and every system in your body. I am NOT alone in this. I heard that at any given time, there are about 30 million Americans alone who are addicted to these poisons and these damn pill pushers, our esteem doctors who don't know how to cure but only push the medications that can kill us, are the ones who have to be held accountable for their actions along with the damn and corrupt pharmaceutical companies who make billions from our sufferings. It's a sad story that must be told. I have made many friends from various newsgroups that are there for us who are suffering a daily battle trying to get off these poisons and suffering from their aftermaths. If you do a search for groups on yahoo you will find many that deal with what we are dealing with. These poisons come in all forms and shapes and sizes and we are baited by these pill pushers and then they can't understand why we can't get off or are suffering from their side effects and if we want to and need to come off, they don't know how to do it or don't want to hear how to do it and dismiss us as crazy or its all in our heads. It's shameful to what is going on in the medical world. I used to be part of it when I used to be a nurse. Thankfully that is all behind me, from choice but also by illness that makes my everyday life a living hell. You, Michael Moore, are just the person to do a full investigation of this madness. You can expose the doctors for what they really are. We are counting on you to do something to stop this from happening to another innocent person who goes to their doctor in hopes of feeling better or getting well, but they are either dismissed as crazy, its all in your head, especially if you are a woman, and sent home with a slew of prescriptions that will either make you so very sick or kill you eventually. I, in this letter to you, are specifically talking about anti- anxiety and anti-depressants medications that are prescribed and handed out like candy. these are very powerful, addicting and brain altering drugs and they should be outlawed or at least monitored much more carefully. And these doctors and pharmaceutical companies must be held responsible for their actions. I would like to string them up and pour these poisons down their throats and see how they cope and withdraw from them. It's not a pretty picture and not very easy. The biggest culprits are the benzodiazepines like Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, etc and the SSRI's like Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft, just to name a few. Their side effects, withdrawal symptoms are those from hell and certainly outweigh any benefits you get from them if any. We are so sure you can help us in our conquest. Who better but you to do something to stop this madness? I can give you any help you need and there are so many resources to find out just what the hell is going on. Please, please, I beg you to start a full investigation on this madness. It can't go on any longer and if I can stop one more doctor from writing out that script for these poisons to one more innocent person who can learn coping skills, use therapy, biofeedback, meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and many other things to help them instead of ingesting these poisons into their precious bodies, it will be well worth my efforts and yours. I hope you will consider this project. I really do. You are the right person to bring this horror to the light and help make people aware that they should strongly think twice about ever taking these poisons. I hope you will respond to this letter and request. I know you are extremely busy but this is so very important and shouldn't be ignored. Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you need any assistance. There are many of us out there counting on someone who can make a difference. Thank you, Respectfully, Nanci Domarew wdomarew1@hvc.rr.com Please sign this petition and send it to the me or the link it says to. Once collected I will forward all signatures to Mr. Moore. Please include your email address and all pertinent information. All information will be held strictly private for the sole purpose of this petition's intentions only. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me. This is very imperative to sign if you or anyone you know has been taking, prescribed or know someone taking or prescribed or weaning off of or involved in any way involved in Benzodiazepines, SSRI's or the like. 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After my former doctor tried to take me off of Klonopin in one month (8 years of treatment)I went through withdrawals that could have killed me by seizure. This drug is FDA approved and highly addictive! And extremely dangerous! I am now on Atarax for anxiety. It is non-addictive. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/poisonpillpetition/#sig3982387 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/poisonpillpetition/#sig3972052 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I had a major nervous breakdown in 2/08 I could\'nt stop crying. I know the reason why. I was thrown into the grips of medications. Now I have been off work for 4 months. I don\'t feel like myself, and the Dr. won\'t lower my doses. Yes this has been a nightmare for me. I\'m not getting any money for being off work. It\'s been hard on myself and my family.Please Mr. Moore do something for us. I live in Michigan also. Thank you, Colleen http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/poisonpillpetition/#sig3963831 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST all I can say is that I have been on Ativan for 9 months now and I currently have no life whatsoever......used to be optomistic, energetic,\ http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/poisonpillpetition/#sig3928592 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST My doctor put me on far too high a dose of Klonopin, 2mg/day, for minor anxiety and sleep disturbances 10 years ago. Just recently I went through a detox program bc I realized I was ADDICTED to these involuntarily. To ween me off the Klonopin, I was given a tapering system on Valium going from 10 mg down to 0mg, dropping down .5 mg each day. I was also started on Effexor to aid with the \ http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/poisonpillpetition/#sig3849255 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST My mother killed herself weaning off rivotril (klonopin)after being prescribed it long term to treat symptoms of mercury toxicity from amalgam fillings. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/poisonpillpetition/#sig3846232 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I am a victim of Benzodiazapine over-prescribing....I almost died...a nightmare