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I've been taking Prozac for over 15yrs. and I have not side effects

Well I guess not everyone was so lucky not to suffer from this drug, I took this drug between the years of 1997 to 2001, not only did I suffer from everyone of the side-effects, but some of them are still with me today. I was prescribed this drug for depression, what wasnt know about this drug is that some of the side effects are permanent, such as akathisia(the inablity to stay still) it also can cause permanent depression, bi-polar disorders, hypokinesia, if you wanna know more go to http://www.sntp.net/Prozac/breggin_prozac_1.htm

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