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Free resources to help you weigh the benefits of a drug against its side effects.
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RT @anulall: @RxISK @DrDavidHealy Thank you @DrDavidHealy for a riveting conversation on how marketing shapes modern medicine. Your insigh….
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RT @joannamoncrieff: Important guest blog by @AdamUrato1 posing and answering important questions highlighted by the recent @US_FDA panel a….
psychologytoday.com
Women are frequently reassured that antidepressants are safe in pregnancy, but there is considerable evidence of risks that is not being widely shared.
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Media responses to FDA panel on SSRI's and Pregnancy were an echo chamber: Drugs are “safe & effective,” depression is a far worse danger, anyone who raises doubts is “anti-science.”. Would we be better off w/answers from AI – or worse?.
davidhealy.org
The recent FDA Panel on SSRIs and Pregnancy attracted a scathing Media Response. See Unsafe Safety Systems for 25 responses including the American Psychiatric Association and Britain’s College of...
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Great interview of @DrDavidHealy by @anulall -- How Pharma markets diseases to sell medicines, why "RCTs" aren't reliable guides to treating patients, and more!.
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RT @woodymatters: Remembering Woody today. 🦋❤️. He lived. He loved. He was here. Check out my Substack to get a glimpse into his life a….
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Most media coverage of that FDA panel on Antidepressants in Pregnancy did not mention the speaker who actually treats pregnant women: @AdamUrato1 . Here’s Dr. Urato’s testimony. Read it for yourself:.
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RT @FearLoathingBTX: "After cycling through a dizzying array of psychiatric medications, Scott Griffin found himself with the barrel of a g….
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To treat PTSD, the Department of Veterans Affairs put hundreds of thousands of patients on multiple streams of powerful drugs that put them at risk of suicide.
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RT @woodymatters: First new drug in 20 years for PTSD?. Not exactly. This isn’t a groundbreaking new treatment. It’s a combination of two e….
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RT @AdamUrato1: SSRI antidepressants are chemically altering fetal development. Pregnant women & the public deserve to be warned about this….
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New research suggests that prenatal exposure to SSRIs may alter brain development in ways that increase the risk of depression and anxiety later in life.
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RT @AdamUrato1: If serotonin plays a crucial role in fetal development (which it does) & if SSRIs disrupt the serotonin system (which they….
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RT @AdamUrato1: The media coverage of the FDA SSRI/pregnancy meeting has had inaccuracies. One article claimed I spread misinformation by….
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RT @MaryanneDemasi: 💊The antidepressant trial that misled a generation of teens.For years, doctors relied on the 'TADS' trial to prescribe….
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RT @shvogt: @RxISK @DrMakaryFDA @DrDavidHealy ‘In 2009 in a legal case, a jury returned a verdict that Paxil had caused birth defects. This….
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RT @cwestonclark: Excellent NPR segment on antidepressant withdrawal. So good to see patients raising awareness by telling their stories. h….
npr.org
The symptoms can include nerve pain, emotional numbness and sexual dysfunction and can last for years after stopping the drugs. Patients are pushing for recognition and more research.
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RT @angpeacock1111: Fascinating to watch the FDA panel on SSRIs and pregnancy this morning. @taperclinic & @RxISK & @DrMcFillin & @joannamo….
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RT @joannamoncrieff: 'Studying what happens to people after just eight to 12 weeks on antidepressants is like testing car safety by crashin….
theconversation.com
Short-term data fails to reveal long-term risks of antidepressant withdrawal.
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Expert panel on SSRI antidepressants in pregnancy today at US FDA, hosted by @DrMakaryFDA dealt with effects on mothers and infants. @DrDavidHealy of @RxISK testifies starting at 26:40:.
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RT @DrDavidHealy: Bauer Power and Informed Consent: A key question for those of us going to the doctor these days is likely to be, why do y….
davidhealy.org
In Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder on RxISK, I mention that for me a key paper in a reference list of 27 references was one by Ann Bauer and colleagues, who recognized limitations to the...
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