Editorial Note: RxISK can sometimes seem to be all about the horrors of treatment. It's not. It's about people making the best use of drugs to make their lives better. Central to this is finding a doctor who will believe you when you tell him that something good or bad is happening. The horror arises when people are not listened to - when the "evidence" is given greater weight … [Read more...] about Low Dose Naltrexone
Lupron: a Nightmare produced in Abbvie
Editorial Note: This post is by Lynne Millican, the founder of Lupron Victims Hub. Lupron is leuporelin - one of several Relins. Lynne's story which dates from the late 1980s is still being repeated today with drugs like Goserelin - Zoladex. This group of drugs can cause seriously bad outcomes for some women. But it can be hard to know at times whether the greater problems … [Read more...] about Lupron: a Nightmare produced in Abbvie
Post Finasteride Syndrome: PFS
Editorial Note: Wikipedia astonishingly removed their post on Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction on January 27th (see this week's previous posts: Sexual DEATH, Wikipedia Stumbles and Wikipedia Falls). This was a huge mistake. PSSD and related conditions like Post-Finasteride and Post-Isotretinoin Syndromes are very real, probably holding the key to a number of physiological and … [Read more...] about Post Finasteride Syndrome: PFS
Wikipedia Falls: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Editorial Note: This is the debate among Wikipedia referees about whether the PSSD post should be retained. The lead person in having it removed goes under the nom de plume of 'Formerly 98'. It is the third post in a Post Drug Sexual Dysfunction (PDSD) series that started with Sexual Death and went on to Wikipedia Stumbles. Background to Formerly 98 I'm a scientist by … [Read more...] about Wikipedia Falls: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Wikipedia Stumbles: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Editorial Note: There was until recently a Wikipedia post on Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), which helped put this condition on the map. On January 27 it was taken down. We reproduce the original post here and in a post tomorrow we will give the debate surrounding its removal. See our main PSSD page for more information about the condition. Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction … [Read more...] about Wikipedia Stumbles: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Sexual Dysfunction Enduring After Treatment Halts: Sexual-DEATH
Editorial note: This post is written in the first person but there are a lot of voices in here. Wikipedia stumbles and falls Wikipedia used to host a valued page on Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a condition which can result from the previous use of SSRI antidepressants. On January 27th this was taken down. A Post-Finasteride Syndrome page has also been taken down. … [Read more...] about Sexual Dysfunction Enduring After Treatment Halts: Sexual-DEATH
At First a Lifeline, Then a Noose
Editorial Note: The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman featured heavily in early news bulletins this week. It seems highly likely that Hoffman's death originated from a prescription drug problem. As it happens Johanna Ryan from RxISK's Community Board had been liaising with the parents of Steve Rummler and others concerned about the licensing of yet another opiate pain-killer - … [Read more...] about At First a Lifeline, Then a Noose
Antidepressants and Autism: Time to Worry?
Editorial Note: This post by Adam Urato from Boston picks up one of the most important issues of our time. It touches on one of the most sensitive issues of all - should anyone tell a mother-to-be what to do about medications like the Antidepressants. See The Dark is for Mushrooms. Does antidepressant use during pregnancy lead to autism in the exposed children? This is a very … [Read more...] about Antidepressants and Autism: Time to Worry?
Sticks in the Throat: Boxology
Editorial Note: This is a follow up post from John Scheel to his Sticks in the Throat piece earlier in the week. The theme here fits very well with two posts in the last week on davidhealy.org - Guilty and Psychiatry Gone Astray by Peter Gøtzsche. Often in life it is the very simple things we overlook and when tradition and protocols and procedures get locked in people are … [Read more...] about Sticks in the Throat: Boxology
Sticks in the Throat
Editorial Note: This post by John Scheel from Ontario brings out how medication and devices can lead to what we've lately been calling Drug Traffic Accidents. The concept seems a better fit to what happened here than either side effects or adverse reactions. John has a wider ranging book "Someone Gives a S**t” (see www.johnscheel.com) which gives a feel for the passions that … [Read more...] about Sticks in the Throat