There is an example of a psych med that could kill....Serzone (nefazodone) could cause a serious liver disorder called fulminant hepatitis, which can be fatal. The drug was withdrawn from the market, despite the fact that the adverse response was exceedingly rare, and probably triggered by genetic factors.

The idea that psych drugs are damaging to organs or our brain is unfounded by science. It seems to be a popular idea, though, because it is plausible. Plausibility is the sense we have that something could be true. I am a toxicologist, and I find no evidence to support that idea.

I'm one of those people who doesn't tolerate psych drugs well. In fact, in almost all cases, the effect of the drug was worse than what I was trying to treat, in the long run. That's probably got something to do with my genes, and my history of being abused, but that's an intuitive thing. Anyway, drugs saved my life, because they kicked me headlong out of suicidal ideation. They just don't help me in other ways.

Psych drugs are powerful, and should not be used indiscriminately. I don't quite know what you're suggesting when you say that they "whoop the tar out of our brains", but if they did more harm than good, they wouldn't be available to us.

If you have some specific concerns, or specific drugs to talk about, I'd be happy to discuss this further.

Lar