also, if he takes them over a prolonged period, they can cause him to be more impulsive, recreating some of the behavior they were supposed to control. depends again on the med.
see if you see any weight gain or loss in shrub. that can be a side effect of A-Ds that could tell you he's on them.
there's been criticism of the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, like prozac and zoloft) A-Ds for causing erratic and hostile behaviors. if he's on them, his outbursts could be a med side effect, too. impossible to know without knowing the patient better, and what's actually going on.
psych meds treat symptoms, not causes. whatever's causing shrub's upset will continue unless circumstances change; which looks doubtful. the spoiled, overprotected brat is not getting his way -- and the family can not bail him out of this one.
can you imagine him talking to a psychiatrist to work out his problems? i wonder what his relationship with god is like right about now. ;-)
R
At 11:33 AM 7/28/2004, you wrote:
>http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4921.shtml
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>Bush Leagues
>Bush Using Drugs to Control Depression, Erratic Behavior
>By TERESA HAMPTON
>Editor, Capitol Hill Blue
>Jul 28, 2004, 08:09
>
>President George W. Bush is taking powerful anti-depressant drugs to
>control his erratic behavior, depression and paranoia, Capitol Hill Blue
>has learned.
>
>The prescription drugs, administered by Col. Richard J. Tubb, the White
>House physician, can impair the President's mental faculties and decrease
>both his physical capabilities and his ability to respond to a crisis,
>administration aides admit privately.
>
>"It's a double-edged sword," says one aide. "We can't have him flying off
>the handle at the slightest provocation but we also need a President who is
>alert mentally."
>
>ubb prescribed the anti-depressants after a clearly-upset Bush stormed off
>stage on July 8, refusing to answer reporters' questions about his
>relationship with indicted Enron executive Kenneth J. Lay.
>
>"Keep those motherfuckers away from me," he screamed at an aide
>backstage. "If you can't, I'll find someone who can."
>
>
>"We have to face the very real possibility that the President of the United
>States is loony tunes," he says sadly. "That's not good for my candidates,
>it's not good for the party and it's certainly not good for the country."
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