In 2023 a new set of Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Alcohol Use Disorders put a serious problem on the radar for doctors that few of them likely expected. See Antidepressants, Alcohol and Anne-Marie. The antidepressants doctors commonly prescribed, often telling people these medicines would help them manage their alcohol issues, were likely causing the problem – … [Read more...] about Ostriches, Doctors, SSRIs and Tylenol
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Deciphering the Web We Have Woven
Three people who got in touch recently, one with a problem, one with an idea, and one 'outraged' contributed to this post. The problem and idea illustrate what happens when doctors take Probity Blockers. The outrage tells you almost everything you need to know about the Web we are enmeshed in. Using the problem, idea and outrage, this post gives a punchier version of the … [Read more...] about Deciphering the Web We Have Woven
Getting a Juggernaut to Stop and Think
Seeing people make a difference is among the the great things about being linked to RxISK. One of those is Anne-Marie Kelly, celebrated here before, of whom more below. But first, Peter Selley. Over the last two years and more but especially in the last 18 months, Peter has been working on RSV vaccines and making a difference. It is Hard for Thee to Kick against the … [Read more...] about Getting a Juggernaut to Stop and Think
Uterine Roulette and Consent
This post continues with the Lonesome Heroines theme - Consent. It needs reading in conjunction with Peter Selley's Coming Clean on Neonatal Deaths. The fact these posts deal with vaccines is semi-irrelevant - they are about a development model, a playbook, set up with SSRIs that industry now apply across all products. Our Bodies, Ourselves, a book by the Boston Women's … [Read more...] about Uterine Roulette and Consent
A Medical Triumph SSRIs and Alcohol
Over the last decade David Healy.org and RxISK.org have both featured a series of posts about SSRIs and alcoholism and about Anne Marie Kelly. There has been Out of my Mind Driven to Drink and related posts, Petra's Story and Every Drink Spiked on DavidHealy as well as Driven to Drink: Antidepressants and Craving for Alcohol, Prescription Drugs Spiking your Cocktail, and Did … [Read more...] about A Medical Triumph SSRIs and Alcohol
Did My Doctor Make Me Alcoholic or Substance Abusing
AnneMarie Kelly is among the most impressive researchers I have met and I've met Nobel Prize winners like Arvid Carlsson and Julie Axelrod. I have told the story in many venues how she, with no background in healthcare or university research, taught me things about the serotonin system that I, who have a PhD in this system, never knew. She is one of the heroes of Shipwreck … [Read more...] about Did My Doctor Make Me Alcoholic or Substance Abusing
Caught in the Firing Line: Nurse Prescribers
Back in early Covid times, I was asked by Cecile aan de Stegge to talk at a meeting: Suicide and its Prevention. Contemporary and Historical Perspectives in Nursing, 1880–2020 This finally happened in May 2022. Cecile asked me to talk on the issues around suicide and antidepressants, which seemed particularly pertinent as an increasing number of cases that go wrong involve … [Read more...] about Caught in the Firing Line: Nurse Prescribers
Driven To Drink: Antidepressants and Cravings for Alcohol
Author: Anne-Marie (This story was first posted on davidhealy.org. It has been the most commented on post there. It epitomizes what RxISK.org is all about - one woman getting to grips with a problem she has on treatment.) I have been asked to write this story to raise awareness about a strange side effect of treatment and my efforts to get to the bottom of it. Before … [Read more...] about Driven To Drink: Antidepressants and Cravings for Alcohol