Leonie
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Interested in medico-legal issues, prescripticide and all things iatrogenic - particularly SSRI-induced harm. Advocating for autonomy and informed consent.
Ireland
Joined June 2011
Dr Utaro on taking antidepressants in pregnancy.
rxisk.org
Following the FDA Panel on SSRIs and pregnancy, there have so far been 25 English language US-based media reports and counting. These are reproduced following the UnSafe Safety Systems post. There...
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Our massive use of antidepressants and prescription drugs is the symptom of a social problem. "The deeper problem is a culture that reflexively medicates instead of teaching people how to cope."
newsweek.com
If we want a healthier nation, we need to teach people how to face sadness, not erase it. Medication has its place, but resilience must be the goal.
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@michael_texan @AceofSpadesHQ @dickandcomix SSRIs can have effects all over the body, including patients' hair. @DrDavidHealy created the @RxISK organization to let people find out about uncommon effects of pharmaceutical drugs that most doctors aren't even aware of. https://t.co/80fEe6uAeU
rxisk.org
The Hair Zone was created to allow you to research the effects of drugs on hair, and for us to learn how the drugs you are taking are affecting your hair. Among the first side effects of drugs to be...
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Doctors increasingly prescribe highly addictive opioids for pain, RCSI study finds https://t.co/eRNxRhLMPa
irishtimes.com
Usage rates of pain medications now outpace those in England, according to new research
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An important message from @DrDavidHealy
"The professionalism just isn't there—the willingness to stand up on behalf of the people we're treating, the people we're making money out of. You know, we're not doing it; we're not showing backbone." For international informed consent day, here's a message from @DrDavidHealy.
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Tylenol (a/k/a Acetaminophen, or Paracetamol in the UK) is actually a weak SSRI – and has been linked to similar birth defects. @DrDavidHealy’s review begins by asking: Does it even work for pain or fever? And if so, how? https://t.co/Htv5X3cm5P
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Should the maker of Ozempic be funding children’s playgrounds in Ireland? https://t.co/IhoaDWL00z
irishtimes.com
In 2023, Novo Nordisk was suspended by its own industry body in the UK for two years over its sponsorship of weight management courses for health professionals
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This post is difficult but important reading for psychiatrists. For example: 'Saying antidepressants are “safe and effective”.. is nothing but propaganda that’s deeply paternalistic towards patients.'
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Psychiatry should be demolished and built up from the ground, focusing on psychosocial interventions, as adviced by the UN and the WHO. https://t.co/FlTnegm4Vc. And all treatment needs to be voluntary. @brokenmedics, @SecKennedy, @DrJBhattacharya, @MartyMakary
madinamerica.com
Misconceptions among psychiatric leaders are at variance with the scientific evidence. They suffer from a serious, collective delusion.
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So many of the families I met in the early days of my advocacy—back in 2004 and 2006—were blindsided, just like we were. Their loved ones were prescribed drugs like Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac for: •test anxiety •moving to a new city and school •a breakup •parents’ divorce
Taking SSRIs is often a way to hide from reality. Most symptoms come from life—broken relationships, soul-crushing jobs, junk food, substances, and no movement. But instead of helping us face that, doctors call it a brain disease. Trusting white coats in 15-minute visits over
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This week we remember Jake McGill on the anniversary of his iatrogenic death. We honor his mom, Stefanie, for her courage to channel grief into advocacy. Listen to Stefani's heartfelt presentation about the lack of fully informed consent and Prozac risks at
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After Tom Kingston’s tragic death, Coroner Katy Skerritt appealed to MHRA and NICE for better warnings on suicide risks of anti-depressants. Their answer: “Problem? What problem? It’s the disease, not the drug” https://t.co/a7LHfJcWkj
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Antidepressants that contributed to the death of Thomas Kingston have reportedly featured in 40 coroners' reports aimed at averting future deaths. https://t.co/WUR2SVGOpL
dailymail.co.uk
An inquest into his death last month was told the 45-year-old took his own life after being prescribed the drugs sertraline and citalopram for anxiety by a Buckingham Palace doctor.
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Drugs Thomas Kingston took in lead-up to his death flagged 40 times by coroners https://t.co/pboeI5CLQL via @MailOnline
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I am concerned that antidepressants will be handed out like candy in US following the devastating #lafires Meanwhile last Friday the UK coroner warned #antidepressants like (sertraline aka Zoloft) could lead to more deaths without a change in guidance and labelling about the
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‘We found many people were given little information about the potential side effects from coming off the medications and suffered withdrawal effects they described as worse than the initial symptoms that led to the medication being prescribed’ https://t.co/osM35YobcK
theguardian.com
Many people were given little information about potential side-effects from coming off medications and suffered withdrawal they describe as worse than the initial symptoms
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We have a new tool on our website - a form you can take to your doctor to help get withdrawal codes recognised & added to your medical record. Please send us your feedback on your experience of sharing this with your doctor.
rxisk.org
Patients often have difficultly getting problems caused by medications properly recorded in their medical record, particularly post-treatment issues that have continued after stopping the medication....
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UK regulator probes anti-depressants safety alerts after suicide link https://t.co/RA5bOiCCK7 via @MedicalBriefZA
medicalbrief.co.za
The UK’s medicines regulator is reviewing dozens of safety alerts for 30 common antidepressants, it has been revealed, after the recent suicide of a British member of the royal family who was found...
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