None of the psychotropic drugs – SSRIs, antipsychotics - we now have or their clinical effects good or bad have been discovered in/with cohort studies, animal models, brain scans or randomized controlled trials (RCTs). They have been discovered by looking at and listening to people. At the recent Enduring Sexual Dysfunction Congress and for several … [Read more...] about Love Actually and Looping Disorders
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Gambling on SSRIs
Is Consent to an SSRI Possible The idea that we had a right to know what our treatment options are and should be able to consent to the option that looks right for us – even if that conflicts with the views of the doctor we are seeing - arose in the 1950s linked to breast cancer treatment, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and treatment trials (research). The original drug … [Read more...] about Gambling on SSRIs
Good Trips on SSRIs
No Sex - We're on Antidepressants mentions that this series of videos began with a recent gift from Britain's Medicines Regulator - MHRA - and that RxISK is expecting another gift in April. Turns out we are being spoilt for gifts. On March 18, MHRA issued a fabulous new document about transparency. A colleague did something that would have been impossible a year ago - he … [Read more...] about Good Trips on SSRIs
Authenticity Inc: Telehealth and Influencers
This post is from Johanna Ryan. A post on DH - Artificial I - semi links in. Social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, we are often told, are a portal into the Zeitgeist of today’s young adults. If you want to understand Generation Z (ages 15-30), or their Millennial elder siblings, just dip into these platforms and listen to the youth express their real feelings … [Read more...] about Authenticity Inc: Telehealth and Influencers