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Woody Matters Daily
Journal
http://www.woodymatters.com/journal.html
This blog follows current events regarding FDA and psychiatric
drug reform.
Here is the story of Woody's suicide caused by Zoloft (Woody was
taking it for insomnia, not depression or any other psychiatric
disorder.)
On August 6, 2003, Woody died of a Zoloft-induced suicide at age
37. He was not depressed, nor did he have any history of mental
illness or depression. He died after taking the drug a total of
5 weeks with the dosage being doubled shortly before his death.
He was given the antidepressant from his general physician for
“insomnia.”
Woody loved life and all that this world had to offer. He was a
compassionate, loyal husband, son, brother, uncle, godfather and
friend. He had endless energy, a constant smile and a laugh that
could be heard a mile away. He truly cared for others.
He had a successful career in sales. Plus, he was active in
community, social and politics, always willing to fight for
injustice and others less fortunate. Woody truly inspired others
to be the best they could be.
Woody went into his regular internist on June 30, 2003, because
he was having trouble sleeping, in part because he had just
started a new position as vice president of sales with a start
up company about two months prior. He was excited about this
dream opportunity to make his mark on the business world. Along
with this excitement came some stress and difficulty sleeping.
This was the first time he'd ever gone to a doctor for this sort
of issue. Woody’s doctor gave him three weeks worth of Zoloft
samples and told him to come back for a follow-up appointment
after the samples were finished. Within a couple of days, he
experienced every known side effect of Zoloft (e.g. night
sweats, diarrhea from the time he got up in the morning,
trembling hands, and anxiety worsened). Woody was extremely
sensitive to foreign substances in his body- he didn’t even like
to take over-the-counter medications (like Sudafed, Excedrin, or
Nyquil), or to drink caffeine, or have more than one glass of
wine or beer.
One of the most significant side effects Woody was experiencing
from Zoloft was an extremely uncomfortable feeling, called
akathisia. Woody was acting out of character in terms of
increased agitation and irritability. He was also very restless,
which caused him not to sleep, as well as created a feeling that
he always needed to keep moving.
Shortly before his death, Woody came home crying after driving
around all day. He sat in a fetal position on the kitchen floor
with his hands pressing around his head like a vice saying,
“Help me. Help me. I don’t know what’s happening to me. I am
losing my mind. It’s like my head is outside my body looking
in.” Over the course of the next week, in typical Woody fashion,
he was looking for ways to “beat this feeling in my head.“ Two
weeks later, a total of 5 weeks on the drug, Woody was found
hanging from the rafters in the garage. Woody’s family and
friends only wish we knew then what we know now. It wasn’t
Woody’s head. It was the drug.
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