HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 86: Paroxetine, Drug Discovery, Binge Eating

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 1CC3
• Professor: Mat Savelli

Document Summary

Better living through chemistry belief that life could be manipulated through psychiatric drugs. Lithium tested on guinea pigs, found that it calmed them down. Lsd revolutionary, doctors took medication to understand the medications effects: used as psychotherapeutic therapy, prescribed to people with abuse/addiction. Lsd experience allowed people to reflect/open up/understand their lives/themselves. Lsd terminal cancer way to find peace with their dying. Milltown (minor tranquilizer) extends beyond psych circles. Industry and pharmacies could not keep up with demand: was a huge hit, co(cid:374)trolled/(cid:272)al(cid:373)ed people"s a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) A (cid:449)a(cid:455) of (cid:862)keepi(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) i(cid:374) pla(cid:272)e(cid:863) i. e those (cid:449)ho (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to keep (cid:449)arti(cid:373)e jo(cid:271)s, ha(cid:448)e pre(cid:373)arital se(cid:454), reje(cid:272)ted hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)ds advances etc. Not just treati(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)s s(cid:455)(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s (cid:894)(cid:373)e(cid:374) used it too(cid:895), (cid:862)(cid:271)ut treati(cid:374)g the s(cid:455)(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s of a (cid:373)iddle (cid:272)lass a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:272)ulture(cid:863) - medication must always be interpreted/understand via social aspects/culture. Story of miltown repeats itself, prozac, aderal (overuse, fears of using drugs etc. ) New industry driven by private companies not public universities.