Crazy Meds offers unbiased information on anti-depressants or other psycho-active drugs, from the people that are actually taking these drugs. Most of the information available on pharmaceuticals, and anti-depressants in particular, is from the pharmaceutical companies; and even though they are required to list side effects they are certainly biased.

Pharmaceutical company sites who offer up their drugs as panaceas with few mild-to-moderate side effects. Little is mentioned about the cost to the uninsured. Actual side effects are buried in doctor-speak and no real idea is presented about the chances of their happening, how long they last or if they will go away during the course of your taking the medication. The same goes for if the drug will work for you or not.

Other patients may be able to give people a better idea of how your body will actually react to these drugs. With a forum for just about every anti-depressant out there and an active user base you can find information and advice for whatever crazy med you’re on.

Another sign that our medical and pharmaceutical systems are in trouble; people resorting to ordering medication online were shipped the wrong pills, sending some to the hospital. Consumers who thought they were purchasing sleep aids, antidepressants and other drugs over the Internet instead were shipped a powerful antipsychotic.

Preliminary analysis of the pills, packaged in plain plastic bags and mailed in envelopes bearing Greek postmarks, suggest they contain haloperidol. The FDA said it had reports of several consumers who took the pills seeking emergency medical treatment for symptoms such as difficulty breathing, muscle spasms and muscle stiffness.

The FDA used the occasion to remind consumers of the possible dangers of buying prescription drugs online.