Most doctors are told headaches or nausea are the commonest side effects of drugs. Nausea for instance is very common on SSRIs – not surprising as there is a lot of serotonin in the gut. But an immediate change in sexual functioning is a lot more common than nausea. Close to everyone taking an SSRI will feel some genital numbing. A one way ticket to losing your money For … [Read more...] about Drugs and Sex Don’t Go
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Go Ask Alice
Editorial Note: RxISK is all about people discovering things for themselves and alerting others to something that can make a real difference. There have been some wonderful examples outlined in posts here on RxISK from Anne-Marie Kelly’s discovery of a cure for alcoholism – stop your SSRI and perhaps try a serotonin-3 antagonist like mianserin or ondansetron – to Samantha … [Read more...] about Go Ask Alice
RxISK on track for world record for patient reported side effects
No one knows a drug’s side effects like the person taking it and that's why RxISK.org has been created to provide a place where patients can research, report, and share their stories with others. More patients are now reporting side effects to RxISK than to country regulators. News release RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting … [Read more...] about RxISK on track for world record for patient reported side effects
Great White Lies
Editorial note: this post is by Dee Mangin .... just when you were looking at pancreatic cancer on Januvia and Byetta. Sugar sugar: Less is not more Most people with diabetes now have type 2 diabetes. But for most people the high blood sugar called type 2 diabetes is not a disease. It is a risk factor. Just like blood pressure and cholesterol, the person sitting next to you … [Read more...] about Great White Lies
RxISK Establishes Charitable Funds in US, UK, & Canada
RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has established RxISK Funds in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Each RxISK Fund is used to support global prescription drug safety. Receipts for US tax purposes, UK, or Canadian purposes are issued for donations. These funds have been established within … [Read more...] about RxISK Establishes Charitable Funds in US, UK, & Canada
Swimming with Great Whites? If you’ve got “Diabetes” look away now.
After its launch in the late 1950s, Upjohn’s Orinase (tolbutamide) became the first blockbuster hypoglycemic (blood sugar lowering) drug. Its success was born of failure. It wasn’t a replacement for insulin. Even if used early, it didn’t stop people from becoming insulin dependent. But attempts to create an early use market led to a focus on raised blood sugar levels and the … [Read more...] about Swimming with Great Whites? If you’ve got “Diabetes” look away now.
RxISK and the RIAT Act
Editorial Note: Below is the press release for a potentially significant development in clinical trial publishing - the RIAT Act. Doshi and colleagues are aiming to publish studies that companies have buried or to correct studies that are published but grossly misleading. The main reason for non-publication or misleading publication is that companies do not want you to know … [Read more...] about RxISK and the RIAT Act
We Have a Dream: Getting Engaged to a Doctor
Still, you take the medication as prescribed. At first you imagine your body may adjust or the pills will come to understand you. It is no use. From Virginia Chase Sutton: Lithium and the Absence of Desire. Patient engagement Patient engagement is one of the mantras of current healthcare improvement efforts. Medical students and junior doctors likely think they are doing … [Read more...] about We Have a Dream: Getting Engaged to a Doctor
Suicide on Pain-Killers: John’s Story
Editorial note: Nearly 20 years ago I put someone on sodium valproate for a mental health problem. She was likely the first person in North Wales put on this drug for this reason. I was the person who knew most about psychotropic drugs in North Wales. She had left school before finishing and at the time there was no access to the internet. Listening to what I was proposing to … [Read more...] about Suicide on Pain-Killers: John’s Story
RxISK Announces New Tools to Decipher Drug Company Speak
RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, is adding two enhancements in the first week of June. Researchers will be able to access patient stories and the official assessment of side effect causality. RxISK stories Narratives shared by patients with their permission and without personal identifiers, will now be … [Read more...] about RxISK Announces New Tools to Decipher Drug Company Speak