Posted by Cindy W on June 9, 2000, at 22:26:42
In reply to Re: Follow up: Prozac Defense, but not in defense of, posted by Greg on June 9, 2000, at 12:55:24
> > > Man who committed crimes under Prozac, Xanax describes drugs effect
> > >
> > >
> > > (Milford-AP, June 8, 2000) _ A Wallingford man who was acquitted of robbery charges
> > > while under an overdose of Prozac and other drugs told a Superior Court judge he
> > > was not in his right mind when he went on a crime spree.
> > >
> > > Christopher DeAngelo, 30, Wednesday asked Judge Richard Arnold to let him
> > > continue psychiatric treatment on an outpatient basis, instead of being committed
> > > to the state's psychiatric hospital in Middletown.
> > >
> > > Doctors at the Whiting Forensic Institute think DeAngelo should remain in the
> > > hospital.
> > >
> > > "The best predictor of a person's future is their past. Mr. DeAngelo displays
> > > extremely violent behavior when he is manic," said Dr. Paul Amble, a forensic
> > > psychiatrist at Whiting.
> > >
> > > DeAngelo was found not guilty by reason of insanity in February to charges he
> > > robbed a Derby bank in November 1997. He also is charged with robbing other
> > > businesses in the Wallingford area.
> > >
> > > Defense psychiatrists said DeAngelo had a bad reaction to a combination of
> > > alcohol and prescription drugs, including Prozac to control his
> > > obsessive-compulsive disorder and Xanax to ease anxiety.
> > >
> > > On the stand Wednesday, DeAngelo described how the drug mixture made him
> > > feel no pain and made him "more reckless and careless" than he had been.
> > >
> > > Prosecutors claim DeAngelo was having money problems and that alcohol abuse
> > > played a large role in the episode.
> > >
> > > Assistant State's Attorney Kevin Doyle asked DeAngelo why he told police after
> > > the bank robbery that he did it because he was in a financial bind.
> > > "I could have said I shot J.F.K. that day," DeAngelo responded.
> > >
> > > eof()
> > >
> > > source: http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?s=85237
> > >
> > > He had to rob the bank in order to PAY for his Prozac prescriptions! :-)
> > >
> > > I remain...
> > > a jaundiced ...
> > > kazoo
> > Kazoo, I agree...sounds like a pretty lame excuse.--Cindy W
>
> I'd be willing to bet that it was the alcohol that turned his "right mind" into a "wrong" one. But what else would you expect a recovering alcoholic like myself to say?
>
> Hi Cindy, how's your day?
>
> Greg
Greg, my day's been OK (work, errands, now the fun part, computer play!).
How's yours been?
Wish I had something like alcohol I could abuse to excuse my mistakes! I've thought about taking up alcohol, drugs, or smoking, but I figure the psych meds are playing enough havoc with my brain that I probably don't need more excuses, should I ever be in the position of the "Prozac thief" in the article above!!! People who know me think I'm weird enough already, with my depression, OCD, and social avoidance! ;) Best wishes, Greg!--Cindy W
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