Editorial Note: I saw my first case of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) 15 years ago and since then have met 10 or more people with it and corresponded with many more. There is a striking consistency to the clinical picture across sufferers caught in the account below. There is no doubt that serotonin reuptake inhibiting drugs cause this and can do so after as little as one … [Read more...] about Buried Alive: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD)
Antidepressants
RxISK asks: Are prescription drugs causing suicides?
Dr. Healy explains how prescription drugs can lead to suicide RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, interviews Dr. David Healy, co-founder of RxISK, on the connection between suicide and prescription drugs. In the video, Dr. Healy explains how prescription drugs can lead to suicide, and what can be done to … [Read more...] about RxISK asks: Are prescription drugs causing suicides?
Sudden Cardiac Death: Jeannie’s Story
Editorial Note: This RxISK story written by Jeannie's mother records a growing epidemic of sudden unexplained cardiac deaths. These are linked to the effects of a range of drugs on the cardiac QTc interval. There is considerable evidence that pharmaceutical companies have known about these risks for years and sometimes before drugs like citalopram are marketed. The risks can … [Read more...] about Sudden Cardiac Death: Jeannie’s Story
RxISK founder Dr. David Healy: Side Effects – The True Story
Side Effects, the film, may well feature some great actors but in the real world of side effects, you the public, take centre stage. Bangor, Wales — Today’s UK release of the movie Side Effects should remind us of the real world drug side effect problem. Drug side effects are now a leading cause of death, disability, and illness. Experts estimate that only 1–10% of “serious” … [Read more...] about RxISK founder Dr. David Healy: Side Effects – The True Story
Doctor Experiences Antidepressant Withdrawal
Editorial Note: Sven Ternov, a doctor working in Sweden, recently wrote this article which appeared in DagensMedicin in January 2013. He has translated it for RxISK. Several other doctors have written about their difficulties in withdrawing from antidepressants - mostly men which is interesting. Posts to RxISK on the topic of withdrawal, Antidepressant Withdrawal: V's … [Read more...] about Doctor Experiences Antidepressant Withdrawal
Addicted to Sex: Venus in Lycra
It was Matt Miller’s case that started the ball rolling. The 13 year old had just changed school and was taking time to settle. He was referred to a Dr Geenens, who diagnosed Zoloft. A week later he hung himself in the bathroom between his and his parents’ bedrooms. Zoloft didn’t cause suicide Pfizer’s lawyers argued, it was a case of auto-erotic asphyxiation gone wrong. They … [Read more...] about Addicted to Sex: Venus in Lycra
RxISK asks: Are prescription drugs to blame for school shootings?
Dr. Healy explains how prescription drugs can lead to school shootings RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, interviewed Dr. David Healy, co-founder of RxISK.org, on the connection between school shootings and prescription drugs. In the video, Dr. Healy explains how prescription drugs can lead to school … [Read more...] about RxISK asks: Are prescription drugs to blame for school shootings?
The Sexual Heatmap
When RxISK launched a Sex Zone, we press released it. We wanted as many people as possible to go to the Zone, explore what was there among the 4.3 million FDA reports we give away for free, and get word out about the site and especially that here was a site that could be used to report about things that doctors rarely report about. A site with a difference. We intend to put … [Read more...] about The Sexual Heatmap
WND Education – Top Psychiatrist: Meds Behind School Massacres
Society conducting 'vast social experiment' without knowing its end NEW YORK – If lawmakers and authorities are truly concerned about stopping gun violence in schools, they need to take a close look at the prescription of psychotropic drugs for children and young people, says a leading psychiatrist. In an exclusive in-person interview in New York City with WND, London-based … [Read more...] about WND Education – Top Psychiatrist: Meds Behind School Massacres
Fifty Shades of Mirtazapine
EL's story I have been taking Mirtazapine now for several years and have noticed two major changes since taking it, one my menstrual cycle has been effected and secondly my libido has increased. My menstrual cycle has been quite erratic since starting Mirtazapine sometimes being completely absent one month to the next month being extremely heavy, other times I can get … [Read more...] about Fifty Shades of Mirtazapine