Generation RX (2008) User Reviews

Overall a great doc.

[bpcraig-262-357230 · 8/10 · 10 January 2012]

As a psychology student I found parts of this movie hard to swallow (no pun intended). That being said I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary.

I found that many of the "experts" speaking out against psychopharmacological drugs seemed to take the stance that disorders such as ADHD and depression do not exist. Only one expert stated that he believes this disorders exist but that they are over diagnosed and over medicated for these disorders (and his point was downplayed in the movie). I think this point should have been emphasized more in the movie as it is a more realistic perspective.

That being said, I was blown away by the infiltration of the DSM and FDA by pharmaceutical companies. The sheer number of people who seem to be profiting from the sales of these drugs is astounding.

Overall this movie was excellent it brought up many great points and highlighted many issues that should be at the forefront of ones mind when deciding whether to take prescription medication. I wish they would have included some information on non drug therapies that have been proved effective for disorders such as ADHD and depression.

Whatever happened to the Hippocratic oath?

[take2docs · 7/10 · 12 March 2023]

Prior to the mid-to-late 20th-century rise of the pharmaceutical industry, the idea of mood disorders being the direct cause of a 'chemical imbalance' in the brain was, naturally, unheard of. Big Pharma proponents would have us believe this was because the 'science' had yet to exist, an explanation which, technically, is true but one sorely and deliberately missing the point. As to considering any number of environmental reasons for why a person might feel sad or experience any other number of ephemeral, unpleasant thoughts or feelings, such logical deduction, pointing to perfectly normal effects of everyday life and of simply being human, are almost always downplayed if not entirely dismissed as non-contributing factors by de-spirited moderns, brain-centric lab-coats, and by drug-makers especially, for this being an unprofitable worldview that just won't do.

One credentialed interviewee in this even goes so far as to say that it's the psychiatric drugs themselves that are in fact the root cause of the actual chemical imbalances afflicting so many of today's children; a claim that, if true, surely amounts to a medical form of outright child abuse.

Many of us know elderly parents or grandparents who daily ingest an entire assortment of meds (a potentially detrimental practice known as polypharmacy), and yet in recent decades we've seen drug-dependency evident not only among geriatrics but among (arguably non-consenting) youngsters, as well. As one interviewee in this puts it, in our children the obscenely lucrative and ever-greedy drug manufacturers one day looked around to observe an "untapped market." The only problem being, kids are young and, as such, are in relative good health, so what do you do? You "create a disease" says one of the Big Pharma critics in this. Sadness, as just one example, becomes medicalized, re-named, and advertised as a chemical illness of the brain that only a prescription capsule or tablet can properly treat. How very convenient.

If you think medical science and psychiatry have come a long way since the days of bloodletting and electric shock 'therapy,' you may just find yourself reconsidering this belief after watching this film. As another interviewee in this flat-out states, in reference to SSRIs, especially: "It's a chemical lobotomy. And that's not a metaphor. That's a fact." Upon hearing this, no doubt there are some of you who are thinking that pill-pushing mind-doctors are nothing more than sophisticated madmen, evidently in need of a taste of their own medicine.

Thankfully, not all parents have been oblivious to or apathetic towards what's been going on, with regard to the way today's children are being treated as guinea pigs by drug companies, and as pin-cushions by those colluding drug-pushers colloquially known as shrinks and in graveyards as mind-abusers.

As we learn from watching GENERATION RX, quite a number of moms and dads have been speaking out, attempting to raise public awareness as to this alarming societal ill; tragically, some of these parents, as surviving relatives of suicides. (The emotionally powerful video footage showing several indignant parents speaking in front of a panel of FDA representatives, is by far the highlight of the doc.)

Two drugs, in particular, come under intense attack in this: One whose trade name begins with the letter P and the other with the letter Z. Can you guess what they are? Hint: Both were at one time hailed by the professional 'experts' as if wondrous godsends...until they inevitably fell from grace and were rightfully taken off the market.

A must viewing

[LOL101LOL · 10/10 · 28 November 2009]

Here we go again, another documentary showing the wonderful world we live in, run by a group of very very powerful and rich group/ethnic bunch of people. Sure this documentary tells the story of the high risk of prescribed drugs, but what people need to know is whom these companies are run by. Use Google, do your research, other wise they will never be held accountable for all the pain and misery they spread amongst us. To counter their evil we need to get to the root of the evil first.

I myself was diagnosed with Bi-polar a few years ago, and went on a roller coaster ride filled with prescription drugs, that led to my private world collapsing. But after looking for why I was feeling ill (mentally and physical) I worked out that Aspartame (Google it)was the culprit, Aspartame the not so good for you drug that we all know as what makes our drinks taste sweet and will not make us fat! Wrong it is one of the major causes of the enormous increase of mental illness in the 20th century.

After removing Aspartame totally from my diet, and not taking med's for my so called metal illness, my mental and physical health started to improve, sure it was hard to do at first, but as time went along the improvement in mental state and physical well being has been nothing less then a 100% turn around, so I hope for any one that watches this documentary, and reads my story, Google Aspartame, it was the main reason for my so called Bi-polar, the drugs that were prescribed by my doctor were adding to the so called chemical in-balance, how wrong they were, it just made it worse.

Look at what we consume as so called food! What has been added to it to add flavor, to insure it will last longer and so on, that's where the problem is regarding mental illness for most people, we all know smoking is bad for you, it's bad due to the amount of chemicals you inhale, sure the smoke it self is bad, but chemicals is what's killing a lot of people and making them very ill, Aspartame is one of them that is used in lots and lots of products, so start there.

Healthy food, healthy mind!

everyone should see this!

[zusbielski · 23 September 2009]

I enjoyed this documentary. At the very least this movie raises a lot of good questions. Some will come at me with the argument that this film is one sided. It is not raising the question of if Ritalin, antidepressants and other prescription drugs help people? I'm sure it is very easy to find a success story. It does however, raise such questions as are they handed out too readily? Do people too easily accept them as a "cure" due to blind trust and faith in their doctor? At what age is it moral to consider medicating a child's mind? Is the drive for a better happier population, or higher profit margins? You do have to ask yourself, (I did at 14-15 years old) should drugs be marketed through commercials. If your "ailments" are not enough to bring you in to see your doctor on your own accord, should pharmaceutical company's be trying to lure you in for a cure. If you ask 100 people, "do you sometimes suffer from this list of symptoms?" If 80% of the people can say yes to 80% of the symptoms, do we have an epidemic, or too loose of an idea of what classifies as a symptom.

The number of people on prescription meds in the world right now is astounding. How did we ever get by for the thousands of years of human history without these drugs when we are now finding as many as one in three school kids needing to be medicated. Is it depression or boredom? is it Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or an active child's mind not being challenged and engaged? Long term side-effects? Increased tendencies towards suicide? The answers to these questions are yours to decide, but should they not at least be asked? Some of us are not as discerning as others, are quicker to trust the judgement of others, especially those in a respected position like doctor. I believe everyone should see this film simply because it will bring these questions to mind. Regardless of whether you are naturally skeptical or easily persuaded it will help you form an educated informed opinion on a subject everyone should be aware of. best documentary I've seen in some time, it brought up points I was aware of and steered me to some points of view I hadn't seen. It saddened and disturbed me at times. There are real life stories, there always seems to be a tear or two in reality.

Mostly it made me think. I was prescribed at a very young age, Prozac, Paxil, and a few others. Even with first hand experience I feel more informed and have learned a little more. Worth every minute!

Eye Opening

[mlmann · 10/10 · 27 September 2018]

Eye opening and sick , a real look into what is fueling the mental health crises. Cant believe the horrific abuse that is going on right now and how wide spread it is.