- Here are copies of, and links to, two letters a friend
of mine had written from prison. When I was 16 years old, and he was 18,
he'd been prescribed Prozac and was sent to live with his father. It was
night and day obvious that something was wrong with Kurt, and it eventually
became obvious that the sudden change of character was directly related
to the drugs he was being prescribed. His treatment unfortunately came
to an end when he killed his father later that year; having been incarcerated
ever since. I had been diagnosed as "ADHD" when I was a child
and was drugged up with Ritalin for a good while; I can vividly remember
how it turned me into a zombie.
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- This guy is a good person, when most of the people around
were troublemakers, he was one of the few honestly good people who just
looked for a good time and avoided trouble. It's easy to blow someone
like this off, I know him personally and he got dealt a bad hand at an
early age.
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- http://www.drugawareness.org/Archives/Survivors/record0133.html
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- http://psychrights.org/Stories/KurtDanysh.htm
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- Thanks to Prozac, I'm Surrounded by Murderers, Rapists
- and Worse...Antidepressants
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- "The doctor said Prozac would make me happy. I'm
not happy."
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- _____
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- NOTE FROM ICFDA -
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- THIS IS A LETTER FROM A YOUNG MAN NAMED KURT DANYSH WHO
COMMITTED A VIOLENT ACT ON PROZAC. AFTER READING IT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO DONATE TO HIS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, EVERY DOLLAR WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
IT TAKES KURT ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF TO MAKE $20 IN THE PRISON WHERE HE
MAY BE FOR THE NEXT TWENTY TO SIXTY SOME YEARS. PLEASE SEND DONATIONS TO
THE KURT DANYSH LEGAL AID FUND, C/O OF JOSEPHINE MILEA, 111 FOX RUN ROAD,
STEWARTZVILLE, NJ 08886 OR CALL 908 479 2289 FOR MORE INFORMATION. THANKS,
ICFDA
- _____
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- I am so sorry to hear your son's story. I am sorry I
cannot contribute to his memorial fund financially, but I send you my support
and prayers. (See the ICFDA Survivor Story "He Never Said Goodbye.")
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- I am sure you are wondering why me, a convicted murderer,
is writing. Your son and I have something in common. I was placed on Prozac
in 1996 for depression. I was 18 and naïve. About three weeks into
"treatment," I became irrational. Paranoid, and violent. This
was very out-of-character for me. In a week's time, I slapped my girlfriend,
beat up a friend, and purposefully crashed my truck into a stone wall.
Now most people would notice they were behaving abnormally, but on Prozac,
you think that you are rational, even at irrational times.
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- That is the best way I can explain it. I finally went
over the edge on April 25th, 1996. I walked 13 miles to my father's home
in a trance-like state. I was very calm, but it was as if I was watching
myself from outside.
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- At my father's home, I visited with my father for a while,
and in the middle of the visit while he bent over to pick something up,
I shot and killed him. There was no reason for harming him. I loved my
father very much. To this day, I can't say exactly what I was thinking
at that moment.
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- After the shooting, I turned myself in to police where
I calmly confessed to the shooting. I knew now that my behavior was out
of control. I told the police that the meds I was on had been making me
act weird, but they didn't want to hear my "excuses."
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- Even at court, my attorney said he could find no evidence
to show Prozac caused violence. The makers of Prozac even offered to aid
the prosecution's case against me. Protecting their drug al all costs.
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- To avoid the death penalty, I pleaded guilty to Murder
Three. I am serving 22 1/2 to 60 years in a maximum security prison. I
am surrounded by murderers, rapists, and worse every day. All I wanted
was help. The doctor said Prozac would make me happy. I'm not happy.
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- Cases like your son's and mine are not as rare as people
think. I pray someday, we will find the justice we deserve and the truth
will be told. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
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- God bless you.
- Kurt Danysh
- #DL-4879
- SCI FRACKVILLE
- 1111 Altamont Blvd.
- Frackville, PA 17931
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- Kurt Danysh DL-4879
- 1111 Altamont Blvd.
- Frackville, PA 17931
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- I am writing to you and other organizations which realize
the dangers associated with psychiatric drugs, in hopes of receiving your
aid and support. Sadly, in April of 1996, while experiencing a violent
reaction to the drug PROZAC I shot and killed my father. There was no
reason for the shooting. I loved my father very much and I have no history
of violence prior to taking PROZAC or since.
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- At the time there was insufficient evidence to prove
my violence was caused by PROZAC. Eli Lilly and Co., the manufacturers
of PROZAC, even offered to assist the prosecution by supplying expert testimony
by their own doctors. Because of the insufficient evidence and to avoid
the death penalty I plead guilty to third degree murder. I received 22
to 60 years. I was 18 at the time.
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- I am now 24 years old and have spent the last 4 years
of my incarceration researching PROZAC. I have found many studies and
cases which prove that PROZAC & similar antidepressants (Zoloft, Luvox
& Paxil) can cause violence in people. I am now appealing my criminal
case and in the process of bringing suit against ELI LILLY and CO. I hope
to force Eli Lilly to recognize their role in the death of my father.
A similar case was brought against SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS and their
drug PAXIL in Wyoming (00-CV-25-Bea). In that case it was proven that
Paxil caused a man to kill his wife, daughter in law and granddaughter
before
- taking his own life. This forced Paxil to acknowledge
the risk of violence and suicide on their warning labels.
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- I currently have an attorney interested in representing
me, however in order for him to do so he will need to travel from his office
in Illinois to me in Pennsylvania to speak to me in person to go over
my case in great detail. In order for this meeting to take place I will
need to cover his traveling expenses which are estimated at $1,000 to $1,500.
I only earn 19 cents an hour at my prison job so I have started a Legal
Aid Fund to cover this cost. I am asking for contributions, no amount
is too small.
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- All funds can be sent directly to Attorney Michael T.
Smith. There is an opportunity here to help me and my attorney to stop
Eli Lilly & Co. from deceiving the public and to hold them accountable
for the dangerous side-effects which they refuse to acknowledge. I don't
want another person to have to go through the pain I live with everyday
knowing I took my father's life. While there is no way I can get my father
back, I can try to stop this tragedy from happening again. I pray you
can find it in your heart to help this cause. My case may help save lives.
All contributions can be sent to
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- MICHAEL T. SMITH,
- 843 W. WISE ROAD
- SCHAUMBERG, ILLINOIS 60193.
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- Or you can contact him at: (847-895-0626).
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- Thank you for your time and consideration and God Bless
You.
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- ANY CONTRIBUTORS WILL BE KEPT UP TO DATE ABOUT MY CASE.
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- Sincerely,
- Kurt Danysh
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- P.S. If you know of any other organizations or people
who may be interested in helping I would appreciate you sharing this information
with them.
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- P.S. Posting my information on your website would be
very helpful.
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