Editorial Note: No one outside the UK may be paying any heed to the all-consuming debate within Britain about the referendum on the future of Scotland. Everything comes back to this. Corporations have been saying they'll pull out if Scotland leaves the UK (Standard Life) or that they'd prefer if Scotland left (British Airways). The EU have said Scotland would have to wait 5 … [Read more...] about The Macbeth Test
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Ten Drugs Seek Ten Conditions
Editorial Note: There will be a post next week on RxISK and DavidHealy.org challenging you to take 'The Macbeth Test' and see whether you should stay in the United Kingdom or not. This is a prequel. Is there a drug for this? Do you need a Statin? Is your heart still beating? Does your child have ADHD and does he need a stimulant? Is he a child? Is your teenager moody … [Read more...] about Ten Drugs Seek Ten Conditions
“We ask you to put the public’s health ahead of industry interests”
From Johanna Ryan: Last week, RxISK joined with forty-one other organizations from across the U.S. and Canada to urge the FDA to withdraw its approval for a new drug. Zohydro ER is actually not so “new” – it’s pure hydrocodone, a synthetic opiate which has been widely prescribed for many years in the U.S. However, Zohydro will contain up to ten times the hydrocodone available … [Read more...] about “We ask you to put the public’s health ahead of industry interests”
Low Dose Naltrexone: Can It Work?
Editorial Note: The Low Dose Naltrexone post from Osama Mustafa earlier this week is quite striking. Many will read it and be persuaded. Others will read it and think such low doses of a drug cannot do anything. And yet others will read the following few words and begin to doubt where they may have been persuaded before - Osama has a business selling Herbal Medicines. For … [Read more...] about Low Dose Naltrexone: Can It Work?
Low Dose Naltrexone
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