and more pir prescriptions. in fact, perkins ended up with 25 different prescriptions for 25 different drugs. all prescribed by v.a. doctors. you ended up going to see your own doctor and he told you you were lucky to be alive? he said i was on a cocktail of poison. he is not alone receiving mood altering medication from the military and v.a. in the past 10 years the military and v.a. spent $2 billion medicating its men and women. with anti-anxiety and anti-psychotic medication. it is something this spokesman defends. in the last decade we made great strides in accessing ago increasing access to care and decreasing stigma in getting that care. a stance psychiatrist peter bragin says seems
over the last decade the department of defense spent $2 billion on immediate on medications including powerful anti-depressants for veterans of war. but it could be doing more harm than good. one vet was told he is lucky to be alive. you were taking depp depicot and siricol at the same time? yes. what was the result? i gained a hundred pounds and i now have diabetes. in november of 2004 charles perkins returned from iraq. and like many veterans he was immediately sent to a psychiatrist from the department of veterans affairs. it was to treat post traumatic stress disorder. over the period of a year you saw 13 different v.a. psychiatrists and many giving you different diagnosis. yes. it is very hard going from doctor to doctor. and most giving him more