Derek Blumke
@derekblumke
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Grunt Style Foundation Veteran Impact Fellow = leading campaign to end overprescribing epidemic to our Nation’s vets. SVA, MIA, UM, USAF, VA, VFW & Legion alum
Michigan, USA
Joined April 2009
Screening + Drug Treatment (antidepressants et al) = Increase in Veteran Suicides. Please read and retweet. If we solve for what is happening @VeteransHealth, we end the veteran suicide epidemic. #veterans #veteransday #veteransuicides
1. Screening + Drug Treatment = Increase in #Veteran #Suicides. Report co-published @mad_in_america w/Robert Whitaker. Model of care causing suicide epidemic #vha
https://t.co/pn7NEzItVW
@TaskandPurpose @MilitaryTimes @NBCNews @HouseVetAffairs @VetAffairsDems @VAChair @SVACDems
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Honored to speak at #MCONHealthSummit this Friday in Vegas to talk about the status of veteran mental health today & where we go from here!! #MCONHealthSummit #PsychArmor #Veteran #HealthInnovation #MCON2025 @janae_sergio @GruntStyle1SG @GruntStyle1SG @VFWHQ @PatrickMurphyPA
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Happening now!
MAHA Action Media Hub LIVE w/ Sen. Rand Paul, Russell Brand, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Laura Delano & More
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Join today at 4 PM, where we'll discuss the veteran overprescribing epidemic and the path to safer mental health for service members, veterans, and all Americans! Sign up here!!! https://t.co/IBH4iI7qL0
@GruntStyle1SG @janae_sergio @GruntStyleFdn @VFWHQ #nomoredeadfriends
events.zoom.us
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@Jen_in_TX We actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant. Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns today.
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"Every day that goes by is another day that another veteran has been prescribed one of these medications with a conversation of, 'Hey, how about we try this?' and not having any discussion whatsoever of the potential catastrophic effects." @derekblumke
https://t.co/coQF4Hnb6f
theepochtimes.com
Derek Blumke served 12 years in the U.S. Air Force and Michigan Air National Guard and is the Veteran Impact Fellow of the Grunt Style Foundation.
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🚨Veteran @derekblumke warns that prescribing veterans psychiatric drugs are leading to more suicides. He says the VA is not informing patients of medication risks or monitoring them properly. "When you read these entire transcripts, which I've done, the entire debate for these
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This story is about Shannon McDaniel @Missingyouhw & Brian & Kim Brumfield's @TheRealBsbrum families, who lost their sons Hunter & Connor. This story is about everyone who lost a loved one to a prescription and the need for real informed consent @DeptVetAffairs @RepDougCollins
"Hunter was prescribed an antidepressant, Mirtazapine along with Hydroxyzine, and a month and a half later he was dead. And [Veterans Affairs] did an investigation into his death and found that they failed to provide informed consent and failed to provide safe medication
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Thanks @JanJekielek, @AmThoughtLeader & @EpochTimes for drawing attention to the veteran overprescribing crisis! Full interview runs at 9 PM EST! @GruntStyleFdn @Gruntstyle @VFWHQ @VFW_OfficeDC @woodymatters @angpeacock1111 @PGtzsche1 @Surgeon_General @HHSGov @RobertKennedyJr
"If we're going to treat a firearm with respect...this is a similar thing. If one of these medications can cause you to harm yourself or others, you should be told of that. And right now, we're not." - Veteran @derekblumke Is overprescription contributing to veteran suicides?
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Wow, this is really good. Long overdue discussion on SSRI side effects, particularly in pregnant women. @AdamUrato1 been on this issue for years, did a podcast on this a couple years ago
Approximately 5% of pregnant women take an SSRI for depression. But SSRI use during pregnancy has been linked in observational studies to birth defects, miscarriages, and neurological and behavioral challenges in childhood. On Monday, July 21 at 10 a.m. ET, we’ll be hosting an
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Honored to be a member of this panel. An opportunity to be authentically transparent- research backed information women on SSRI’s have not received. This is about informed consent and medical freedom
Please join us July 21 for the FDA Expert Panel on Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and Pregnancy. Register here: https://t.co/oBzFxWGQkv
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We need to have eyes on new drugs and devices as soon as they hit the market. And with big data, we should never miss a big safety issue — much less wait 20 years to see it.
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'what are they going to say 50 years down the line listening to conversations like this?'
Heated debate w/ Columbia University Professor of Psychiatry dropping Thursday. He definitively stated that Serotonin Hypothesis of depression is settled science & challenged @joannamoncrieff conclusions. Believes there is no controversy in the field. He agreed to debate the
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To my friends in the Washington, DC metro, the @GruntStyleFdn in partnership with the @VFW_OfficeDC @DAVHQ we are hosting a film screening of the documentary Medicating Normal tonight at 6 PM at Gallaudet University and a Roundtable in the US Capitol Visitor Center tomorrow from
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Join now to hear about our events in DC next week to raise attention about overprescribing and safer prescribing practices for veterans!
Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! https://t.co/QrPJNXMs1i Gaslighting The War Fighter🔥 Veterans head to DC to tackle VA Overprescribing We’re doing it Grunt Style tonight at 8pm so be there! Join @GruntStyleFdn and @janae_sergio @GruntStyle1SG and @GatewayKambo Set
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https://t.co/3mwzdfEVhF GRUNT STYLE FOUNDATION 🇺🇸 Join us for a powerful X Space discussion with Dr. Larry Miller, father of MA2 Mark Miller, who took his final stand at Audie Murphy VA on April 7th to protest the overprescription of psychotropic medications to veterans. Set
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Join us tonight at 8 PM EST as we hear first hand from surviving families of the overprescribing epidemic. This is tough to hear, but required listening for anyone working on veteran mental health! @angpeacock1111 @woodymatters @RyanGallucci81 @VFW_OfficeDC @VFWHQ
🎙️ TONIGHT: What Would Audie Murphy Think? Veteran Suicide at Audie Murphy VA. Join us for a powerful X Space discussion with Dr. Larry Miller, father of MA2 Mark Miller, who took his final stand at Audie Murphy VA on April 7th to protest the overprescription of psychotropic
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This analysis is often used to claim efficacy of antidepressants. It showed a 2 point difference betw drug and placebo (not clinically relevant, likely an artefact of unblinding). The headline results were based on categorical data that inflates effects
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A recent meta-analysis of antidepressant trials is the largest conducted to date. Although it claims to prove antidepressant effectiveness beyond dispute, the main outcome is response rates, which...
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Yesterday I shared a letter w @GruntStyle1SG that 20 members of Congress signed, attacking @SecKennedy for calling for investigations and research into harms caused by overprescribing. Today @GruntStyleFdn issued this press release. Enough bs. @woodymatter
prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- Recently, over 20 members of Congress signed a joint letter of concerns against "The Make America Healthy Again" Commission, but refused to...
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