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Ecclesiastical and Pharmaceutical Risk Benefit Calculations

August 27, 2019 6 Comments

The Catholic Church has been convulsed in recent years by sexual abuse scandals. There are two aspects to this.  One has been the harm inflicted on children from the abuse but in many instances as much if not more damage has arisen from the secondary harms these children and later adults have incurred in their efforts to get believed. The second aspect has been the Church’s … [Read more...] about Ecclesiastical and Pharmaceutical Risk Benefit Calculations

Sudoscan Saga & Propecia/Finasteride Survey

August 19, 2019 7 Comments

Sudoscan Several months ago, we became aware of a device called Sudoscan made by Impeto Medical, based in Paris. It’s mainly used to assess peripheral neuropathy in the hands and feet. But the company also have a special adaptor for Sudoscan that has been used to test genital function and found disturbances where other tests haven't.  This is custom-made and isn’t commercially … [Read more...] about Sudoscan Saga & Propecia/Finasteride Survey

Extinction Revolt?

July 22, 2019 49 Comments

Editorial Note: Following the Montelukast, Fluoroquinolone and Psychotropic post, there is a comment from Heather Roberts to which David Healy responded.  The edited comments are here.  This led to an email exchange between HR and DH which follows.  Along with Wendy Dolin and her MISSD website (see above) and Billiam James' Akathisia Anthem, Heather and her husband David have … [Read more...] about Extinction Revolt?

Cis- and Trans-Drug Wrecks

July 15, 2019 3 Comments

After a Montelukast Withdrawal Syndrome post two weeks back, we had more comments than after any previous post - so much so that this seemed worth noting in a Post in its own right. After last weeks Transgender Meds, we have had fewer comments than after any previous post.  This also seems worth noting in the form of a post. This is not so much a post as a series of notes … [Read more...] about Cis- and Trans-Drug Wrecks

Transgender Meds: A Call for Reports

July 8, 2019 22 Comments

This post is an invitation to report on drugs prescribed to transgender people. These include cross-sex hormones - testosterone for women, estrogen and progesterone for men, hormone-blocking agents like Lupron given to children with gender dysphoria to stop the physical changes of puberty, and other drugs like finasteride, spironolactone and birth-control pills prescribed to … [Read more...] about Transgender Meds: A Call for Reports

Montelukast, Fluoroquinolone, Psychotropic Withdrawal & Toxicity

July 1, 2019 44 Comments

Last week's post on Montelukast Withdrawal Syndrome has attracted comments at a higher rate than any prior post in 7 years of RxISK posts. It followed a post on Asthma causing Suicide and Homicide two weeks previously, which had links to the QuarterWatch 2015 report of adverse events in children fingering montelukast and suicidality as the second most common pediatric … [Read more...] about Montelukast, Fluoroquinolone, Psychotropic Withdrawal & Toxicity

Montelukast Withdrawal Syndrome

June 24, 2019 227 Comments

When my happy, full-of-life, adventure-seeking 11-year-old son experienced severe, debilitating neuropsychiatric symptoms after stopping his asthma medication, I embarked on a journey in a desperate search for answers. How could a medication that acts on the respiratory system reduce my healthy child to a lifeless shell? How could our beloved doctor not discuss the … [Read more...] about Montelukast Withdrawal Syndrome

EMA Acknowledges Persistent Sexual Dysfunction After SSRIs & SNRIs

June 11, 2019 49 Comments

The European Medicines Agency has just concluded a review into sexual dysfunction after the discontinuation of SSRIs and SNRIs. Before we discuss their findings, it's worth looking back over the events of the past year. RxISK petition In 2018, we put together a petition requesting changes to SSRI and SNRI product labels to warn about post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD) and … [Read more...] about EMA Acknowledges Persistent Sexual Dysfunction After SSRIs & SNRIs

When Asthma leads to Suicide or Homicide

June 3, 2019 17 Comments

  It seems like it's all happening in Wales at the moment.  Wales Online last week reported on two children who developed suicidal behaviour and change of personalities on montelukast - Singulair. It was two mother who pieced the story together in the case of their children and confirmed the link to the drug by getting it stopped and seeing the problem clear up.  … [Read more...] about When Asthma leads to Suicide or Homicide

Antidepressant Withdrawal Welsh Senedd Debate

May 24, 2019 35 Comments

Editorial Note:  For context see Welsh Government Response to Withdrawal Petition.  The image is of Janet Finch-Saunders. The cover image is of the Senedd building. Debate on the Petitions Committee Report: Petition P-05-784 Prescription drug dependence and withdrawal—recognition and support Motion NDM7053 Janet Finch-Saunders To propose that the National Assembly … [Read more...] about Antidepressant Withdrawal Welsh Senedd Debate

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