Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.61 (680 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1935278592 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-03-04 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Olsen's poignant autobiographical journey through the darkness of mental illness and the catastrophic consequences that lurk in medicine cabinets around the country offers an honest glimpse into alarming statistics and a health care system ranked last among nineteen industrialized nations worldwide. As a former sales representative in the pharmaceutical industry for several years, Olsen learned firsthand how an unprecedented number of lethal drugs are unleashed in the United States market, but her most heartrending education into the dangers of antidepressants would come as a victim and ultimately, as a survivor.Rigorously researched and documented, Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher is a moving human drama that shares one woman's unforgettable journey of faith, forgiveness, and healing.. On December 2, 2004, Gwen Olsen's niece Meg
. She is a writer, speaker, and mental health activist who lives outside Austin, Texas. Gwendolyn Leslie Olsen spent more than a decade as a sales rep in the pharmaceutical industry working for health care giants such as Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Abbott Laboratories
A realistic and honest book about the dangers of prescribed medications Charlie Finally a very honest and genuine account of the reality of the drug industry. Gwen Olsen takes you through a personal journey of a pharma sales rep with glimpses into the harsh reality of how the pharmaceutical industry operates. In this account, Gwen courageously talks about the suicide of her niece and the effects that prescribed medication may have had on bringing about this tragedy.Her work . Honest and True to my personal experience I am impressed with the details of this book I had always been suspect of being over medicated and once nearly died when five different doctors prescribed a toxic combination of thirteen drugs to help with my combined problems from diabetes, anemia, chronic pain and depression. After four months of feeling worse, I weaned myself off all prescribed drugs but not without feeling suicidal.At one poi. Life changing! Eye Opening! Jennifer Lutterbie This honest account by Gwen Olsen brought hope and answers! The puzzling questions of what happens to people on these drugs, the effects and the hazards. I have recommended (and bought it) for several people and the opinion is this is a must read for anyone on or contemplating taking SSRIs, how big PHarma has hood winked the public, and the very real dangers of the anti-depressant world (why we a
She is a writer, speaker, and mental health activist who lives outside Austin, Texas. . About the Author Gwendolyn Leslie Olsen spent more than a decade as a sales rep in the pharmaceutical industry working for health care giants such as Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Abbott Laboratories