SSRI Stories: Postpartum Depression & Mothers Murdering Their Children

I have been extremely busy for a few days now, so I apologize for not posting the Evelyn Pringle article (Part III of The Mothers Act Disease Mongering Campaign series) sooner. You can see it on the previous post as well as on Natural News where it was published on Friday.

I also haven’t checked up on any news on the Otty Sanchez case to see if anything has come to light about what the medication (which she left in her purse/diaper bag at the home of her ex, less than 24 hours before she killed her baby) actually was. I am really curious if blood was drawn to determine what meds or their metabolites may have been in / absent from her blood or whether they are going to release the details of her history with meds. I can attest to the frightening effects of withdrawal, as you probably have already heard if you’ve read my story. If I find out anything new I will post it here as soon as I get a chance.

I thought I would also check the SSRI Stories Website to see how many more cases they had archived on mothers murdering their children after starting or improperly / suddenly discontinuing psychotropic drugs. I am going to post the Postpartum Depression cases separately from the other archived stories that made the news (mothers killing their kids while on / withdrawing from antidepressants).

To see recently released, decrypted MedWatch reports on homicide and antidepressants as well as all other psychiatric drugs from 2004 on, go to CCHR’s new social media website, cchrint.org, and look for the drug side effects database.

Also, check out our newly completed launch page for MADNAP, over at momsandmeds.com/medsinmilk.com.

From ssristories.com:

Murder Attempt-Suicide Attempt	Effexor & Paxil* [Seroxat]	2003-06-17	Australia	*Mother Acquitted by Using SSRI Defense
Murder Attempt	Antidepressants*	2002-11-04	Arizona	*Mother Acquitted of Attempted Child Murder
Murder	Paxil & ADHD Drug*	2000-05-18	Washington	*Mother Stabs Daughter: Not Guilty by Reason of Drug Induced Insanity

Murder

Prozac*

2003-07-11

Louisiana

*Not Guilty by Reason of Prozac Induced Insanity: Mother Kills Daughter

Murder	Prozac	2000-01-05	New Hampshire	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills 2 Month Old Son
Murder	Med For Depression	1992-04-17	Virginia	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills 6 Week Old Infant
Murder	Antidepressant	2008-11-18	Australia	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills her Seven Month Old Child
Murder	Med For Depression	2002-04-09	Virginia	Postpartum Depression: Woman Murders Husband: Attempts Suicide
Suicide	Antidepressant, Antipsychotic & ECT	2009-07-10	Illinois	Postpartum Depression: Woman Who Ignited Mother’s Act Killed Self in 2001: Time Magazine
Child Endangerment	Antidepressants	2005-08-08	England	Postpartum Depression: Baby Disfigured by Mother
Murder-Suicide	Antidepressant*	2003-08-31	Minnesota	Postpartum Depression: College Professor Kills Baby & Self
Homicidal Thoughts	Antidepressants	2007-04-24	Mississippi	Postpartum Depression: Homicidal Thoughts Started on Antidepressants
Murder	Zoloft	2006-07-20	Texas	Postpartum Depression: Mom Drowns 1 Year Old
Murder	Antidepressant	2005-12-07	Louisiana	Postpartum Depression: Mom Puts Infant in Dryer
Murder-Suicide Attempt	Zoloft	2005-11-29	Virginia	Postpartum Depression: Mother Attempts to Drown Two Children
Murder-Suicide	Med For Depression	2008-04-04	India	Postpartum Depression: Mother Burns 6 Month Old & Herself to Death
Murder-Suicide	Antidepressant	2006-08-07	England	Postpartum Depression: Mother Hurls Self and Two Children in Front of Train
Murder-Suicide	Zoloft	2004-06-23	New Jersey	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills Baby & Self
Murder-Suicide	Zoloft	2000-01-02	New Jersey	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills Baby & Self
Murder	Paxil	1998-05-17	Virginia	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills her Baby
Murder	Zoloft	1998-07-02	Colorado	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills her Two Small Children
Murder	Antidepressants	2005-01-06	Alabama	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills Infant
Murder	Med for Depression	2005-08-03	Iowa	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills Infant
Murder	Antidepressants	2006-09-14	England	Postpartum Depression: Mother Kills Son: Feels Sudden Change When Given Medication
Murder-Suicide	Paxil	2004-08-26	Michigan	Postpartum Depression: Mother Murders Baby & Self
Murder-Suicide	Med For Depression	2008-03-27	Ireland	Postpartum Depression: Mother Murders Baby & Self
Murder	Antidepressants	2006-09-13	Illinois	Postpartum Depression: Mother Murders her Baby
Murder-Suicide	Med for Depression	2006-09-10	Florida	Postpartum Depression: Mother Murders Son
Murder	Med For Depression	2008-12-06	Australia	Postpartum Depression: Mother On Med For Depression Murders her 21 Month Old Son
Injury to Child	Med For Depression	2007-11-24	Tennessee	Postpartum Depression: Mother Passes Out From Med: Endangers Baby
Murder Attempt	Wellbutrin	2003-10-13	Alabama	Postpartum Depression: Mother Puts 14 Month Old Daughter in Oven
Murder	Med for Depression	2005-06-09	Michigan	Postpartum Depression: Mother Smothers 9 Month Old Daughter
Murder	Med For Depression Withdrawal	2007-01-13	Pennsylvania	Postpartum Depression: Mother Smothers Child: Recent Withdrawal Case
Murder Attempt	Med for Depression	2004-10-20	Texas	Postpartum Depression: Mother Stabs 4 Month Old Baby
Assault & Robbery	Prozac*	2005-01-20	England	Postpartum Depression: Street Muggings of Young Children
Stabbing	Paxil	2003-06-30	New Jersey	Postpartum Depression: Wife Stabs Husband
False Memory Syndrome/Psychosis	Med For Depression	1995-11-05	Colorado	Postpartum Depression: Woman Becomes Psychotic on Med & Falsely Believes She Was Incest Victim
Psychosis	Antidepressant	2005-04-02	Oklahoma	Postpartum Depression: Woman Develops Psychosis on Med
Adverse Reaction	Antidepressant	2005-01-12	New Jersey	Postpartum Depression: Woman in Coma for 7 Days Due to Med for Depression
Road Rage/Murder	Zoloft	2000-04-22	Indiana	Postpartum Depression: Woman Kills 7 People/ Attempts Suicide
Child Endangerment	Med For Depression: Recent Withdrawal	2007-01-31	California	Postpartum Depression: Woman Prepares to Drown Daughters During Recent Withdrawal From Med
Suicide	Med For Depression	1999-03-01	Pennsylvania	Postpartum Women Kills Self on Depression Medication
Hallucinations	Zoloft	2006-08-02	Texas	Postpartum: Mother Has Hallucinations & Suicidal Behavior on Zoloft: Quits Drug & Recovers
Murder	Celexa	2009-04-08	Oregon	Postpartum: Mother Kills Her Infant Daughter
Murder	Med For Depression	2009-07-28	Texas	Postpartum: Mother Kills her Infant: Dismembers the Child
Road Rage/Child Endangerment	Prozac	2008-08-16	Louisiana	Postpartum: Mother Deliberately Crashes Into Cars: Throws 15 Month Old Over 7 Foot Fence
Murder	Med For Depression	2009-07-06	Australia	Postpartum: Mother Kills 7 Month Old Twins: Attempts Suicide
Murder	Antidepressants	1998-05-17	Virginia	Postpartum: Mother Kills Baby
Murder	Prozac	2001-12-05	California	Postpartum: Mother Kills her 3 Children: Receives Death Penalty
Murder	Antidepressant	1999-05-08	Texas	Postpartum: Mother Murders her 4 Month Old Baby
Adverse Reaction	Antidepressants	2006-11-24	Virginia	Postpartum: Woman Becomes Worse on Meds

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Decapitated baby’s mother had psychosis diagnosis, “medication” in purse day before killing son

Decapitated baby’s mother had psychosis diagnosis

By PAUL J. WEBER (AP) – 6 hours ago

SAN ANTONIO — Relatives of the Texas mother of a 3 1/2-week-old boy found dismembered in his bedroom said she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and postpartum psychosis, and the father of the slain baby said he wants the woman executed.

Otty Sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death of Scott Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez. When authorities found the infant’s body Sunday, Sanchez told officers the devil made her do it, police said.

“She was a sweet person and I still love her, but she needs to pay the ultimate price for what she has done,” the baby’s father, Scott W. Buchholtz, told the San Antonio Express-News Monday. “She needs to be put to death for what she has done.”

Relatives and Buchholtz told the newspaper Sanchez’s mental health deteriorated in the week before her son’s death. Buchholtz, who called his son “baby Scotty,” said she often talked about how she needed to see a counselor. Sanchez told detectives she had been hearing voices.

Otty Sanchez’s aunt, Gloria Sanchez, told The Associated Press that her niece had been “in and out” of a psychiatric ward, and that the hospital called several months ago to check up on her.

Sanchez was hospitalized Tuesday with self-inflicted stab wounds and was being held on $1 million bail. Police have said she does not have an attorney. Authorities found the baby with three of his toes chewed off, his face torn away and his head was severed.

Otty Sanchez’s sister and her sister’s two children, ages 5 and 7, were in the house at the time, but none were harmed.

Sanchez and Buchholtz lived together during the pregnancy and the first two weeks after their son was born, Buchholtz told the Express-News. The paper reported that an infection complicated Sanchez’s recovery from giving birth, and she was required to use a catheter for about a week. That setback darkened her mood, and she was soon diagnosed with postpartum depression.

She moved out of the couple’s shared home July 20. On Saturday, she showed up to see Buchholtz at his parents’ house. She became agitated when he told her he needed a copy of the baby’s birth certificate and Social Security card, Buchholtz told the paper.

Sanchez ran out of the home with her son in a car seat, threw the car seat into the front passenger seat of her car and sped away without buckling him in, the paper said. She left behind a diaper bag, her purse and her medication.

Buchholtz’s mother called 911, and a sheriff’s deputy investigated the incident as a disturbance, according to court records. The next day, authorities said, she killed her son.

Officers called to Sanchez’s house at about 5 a.m. Sunday found her sitting on the couch screaming “I killed my baby! I killed my baby!” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.

McManus described the crime scene as so grisly that police officers barely spoke to each other while looking through the house.

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Mother who beheaded, dismembered and ate parts of infant son has been in and out of psych ward

Relative: Texas woman accused of dismembering infant son has been ‘in and out’ of psych ward

Paul J. Weber July 27th, 2009

Aunt: Mom accused in baby death had psych problems

SAN ANTONIO — An aunt of San Antonio woman accused of dismembering her 3½-week-old son with swords and eating his body parts says her niece has been “in and out of a psychiatric ward.”

Gloria Sanchez said Monday that her 33-year-old niece, Otty Sanchez, was “not in her right mind” and that the family is devastated.

Otty Sanchez is charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son.

Police say Otty Sanchez told officers called to her house early Sunday that she killed her son at the Devil’s request. Police say she dismembered the baby using swords and a knife and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself and slicing her own throat.

Otty Sanchez is recovering at a hospital and is being held on $1 million bond.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A woman charged with murdering her 3½-week-old son used a knife and two swords to dismember the child and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself in the torso and slicing her own throat, police said Monday.

Otty Sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son, Scott Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez. She was recovering from her wounds at a hospital, and was being held on $1 million bail.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the early Sunday morning attack occurred a week after the child’s father moved out. The child’s aunt and two cousins, ages 5 and 7, were in the house, but none were harmed.

McManus, who appeared uncomfortable as he addressed reporters, said Sanchez apparently ate the child’s brain and some other body parts. She also tore his face off, chewed off three of his toes and decapitated the infant before stabbing herself.

“It’s too heinous for me to describe it any further,” McManus said.

Officers called to Sanchez’s house at about 5 a.m. Sunday found her sitting on the couch “screaming that she killed her baby,” police spokesman Joe Rios said. They found the boy’s body in a bedroom.

Police said Sanchez said the devil told her to kill her son.

“It was a spontaneous utterance,” McManus said. “She said she was hearing voices.”

Sanchez does not yet have a lawyer, police said, and was hospitalized in San Antonio. The police declined to identify other family members.

No one answered the door Monday at Sanchez’s home, where the blinds were shut. A hopscotch pattern and red hearts were drawn on the walk leading up to the house.

Neighbor Luis Yanez said everyone on the street was appalled by the news.

“Why would you do that to your baby?” said Yanez, 23, a tire technician. “It brings chills to you. They can’t defend themselves.”

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