Posted by utopizen on September 18, 2002, at 21:50:48
In reply to Re: Miltown -- Why?? » Seamus2, posted by IsoM on September 18, 2002, at 20:06:57
Miltown, made famous in the '50's by Milton "Miltown" Berle at the time, was discontinued in 1994 after the FDA "advised" the company who made it to stop selling it. (If an FBI and their SWAT team are behind your door, can you consider the command "open the door" as an advisement, too?)
Anyway, after it became the best-selling drug at the time (I believe) in the 50's, it was found in the 60's as addictive. Ironically, it came on the market with the selling point that it was not addictive, and seen as a replacement to the barbs.
To no surprise, Milton Berle eventually switched to Valium, since he's known for remarking, "you're only addicted to Valium if you take more than your doctor."
People claim (or like to think) we live in an over-medicated society, but I wouldn't be surprised to find that more psychotropics were taken in the 50's and 60's. It seemed everyone was on Miltown, barbs or barb and amphetamine concoctions...
As if Methedrine (injectable methamphetamine, today only allowable in hospitals as an antidote to anesthetic overdoses) ever had a legitimate use in retail pharmacy sales! Or what about Dexamyl, which was Methamphetamine (also considered Desoxyephederine) and Phenobarbital (a barbituate)!
Worse yet, Dexamyl syrup was available, and widely (ab)used...
Dexamyl syrup. Maybe the FDA was take too much Miltown at the time to bother noticing its existence! : )
> From what I seen with Miltown & heard from one doctor too, it's VERY addictive, Seamus. A person may have the sort of make-up that tends to get addicted easier than others but not be aware of it from never having abused anything before. Put them on Miltown for longer than a very brief stint & they could get hooked too easily.
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> Stopping it is a nightmare - literally too. I saw it in one person & they went through hell coming off it & they'd not even been on it long or on more than a low dose. They had nightmares & horrid sleep for a loooong time afterwards. There's many meds far, far better than having to take Miltown.
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