'I hope the painstaking work of a bereaved parent will lead to enhanced awareness of just how dangerous these drugs can be.

Not only do they not reduce suicidality — but they also actually increase it for many, and for some they provide the mechanism for killing oneself.' -Dr. John Read

#Antidepressants #SSRIs #InformedConsent #MentalHealth

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11985333/Warning-antidepressants-experts-say-powerful-drugs-raise-risk-suicide.html

Do Not Prescribe #Antidepressants for Mild to Moderate Depression or at First Visit

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/05/do-not-prescribe-antidepressants-for-mild-to-moderate-depression-or-at-first-visit/

#Antidepressants Have Destroyed My Sexual Function and Range of Emotions

#SSRIs #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #RightToKnow #InformedConsent

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/05/antidepressants-destroyed-sexual-function/

Families say pills for depression led their kids to take their lives

#Antidepressants #SSRIs #MentalHealth #Pharmaceuticals #RightToKnow #InformedConsent

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12186777/Agony-families-say-pills-depression-led-children-lives.html

#WakeUpWednesday
#Pharmaceuticals #SSRIs #Antidepressants #Parenting #Pregnancy #InformedConsent

Article: https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/12/animals-exposed-antidepressants-utero-worse-taking-care-children/

How #antidepressants, #sleepingpills and other #drugs raise #dementia risk

#Pharmaceuticals #BrainHealth #InformedConsent

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3226345/dementia-and-acb-scores-how-common-prescription-and-over-counter-drugs-raise-risk-memory-loss-and

#Antidepressants Can Cause 'Chemical Castration'

#RightToKnow #InformedConsent #SSRIs #MentalHealth #Psychiatry

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/07/antidepressants-can-cause-chemical-castration/

"This paper also provides 125 direct quotes from participants, which illustrates strong feelings towards an entire healthcare system, including pharmaceutical companies, which have contributed to their suffering as antidepressant users. For example, respondents wrote:

“At some point in time, somebody is going to take this fight to where it needs to be – at the throat of big pharma – I hope I live to see that day…It is actually a crime that pharma companies can have these drugs on the market for 30++ years and not make it blatantly obvious the effects they can have on the human body.”

One expressed the need for doctors to “believe that withdrawal is very real and very dangerous and can last for a very long time after cessation of the drug.”"

#Pharmaceuticals #BigPharma #Antidepressants #MentalHealth #InformedCosent

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/07/patients-express-anger-at-doctors-ignorance-about-antidepressant-withdrawal-effects/

#Antidepressants Diminish #Psilocybin Psychedelic Effects, Study Shows

#MentalHealth #SSRIs #SNRIs #RightToKnow #InformedConsent

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/07/antidepressants-diminish-psilocybin-psychedelic-effects-study-shows/

Driving Our Children into Suicide with #Escitalopram and Other Happy Pills

#BigPharma #Antidepressants #ChildrensMentalHealth #Nuremberg2

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/driving-children-suicide-happy-pills/

#Antidepressants: I wasn't told about the side effects

#SSRIs #RightToKnow #InformedConsent #MentalHealth

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66430817

Use of #Antidepressants in Older Adults Linked to Driving Impairment on a Road Test

#RightToKnow #InformedChoice #CognitiveHealth

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/use-of-antidepressants-in-older-adults-linked-to-driving-impairment-on-a-road-test

What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You About #Antidepressants

#MentalHealth #SSRIs #RightToKnow #InformedConsent

https://rumble.com/v3kyqu7-what-your-doctor-isnt-telling-you-about-antidepressants.html

In adolescent depression treatment, those who received a placebo but thought they received #Prozac improved more than those who received the drug and knew it.

#Antidepressants #Pharmaceuticals #MentalHealth #InformedConsent #Teens #ChildrensMentalHealth

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/12/placebo-effect-not-antidepressants-responsible-for-depression-improvement/

Daily Dose: 'The Corruption with #Antidepressants' with Dr. Peterson Pierre

#SSRIs #Pharmaceuticals #BigPharma #Pfizer #MentalHealth #InformedConsent

https://rumble.com/v4cy96i-daily-dose-the-corruption-with-antidepressants-with-dr.-peterson-pierre.html

Taking #Prozac during #pregnancy can affect fetal brain development: study

#ChildrensHealth #Babies #Pharmaceuticals #Antidepressants #InformedConsent

https://nypost.com/2024/02/18/lifestyle/prozac-use-in-pregnancy-can-affect-fetal-brain-development-study/

The rate of #antidepressants prescribed to young people surged during the pandemic

#Lockdown2020 #ChildrensMentalHealth #MentalHealth #CollateralDamage

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234112068/antidepressants-youth-pandemic-study

The FDA is now being sued by a team of scientists who say the agency has ignored their petition asking for a warning about permanent sexual side effects since 2018 and is asking the agency to warn doctors and patients about the long-term risks.

#Antidepressants #Pharmaceuticals #InformedConsent

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13448013/fda-sued-antidepressants-ssri-sexual-effects.html

1 in 6 Antidepressant Users Face Withdrawal Symptoms -

#Antidepressants #Pharmaceuticals #MentalHealth #PatientCare #InformedConsent

https://neurosciencenews.com/antidepressant-withdrawal-psychology-26255/ via @neurosciencenew

UK researchers say study shows stopping use of the drugs is possible at scale without costly therapy

#Antidepressants #Pharmaceuticals #MentalHealth

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/26/almost-half-of-antidepressant-users-could-quit-with-gp-support-study-finds