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
Antidepressants
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
RxISK Forum on Rx drug-induced violence (NYC)
Are common US prescription medications linked to violence? On Friday January 18, 2013 from 2 to 3pm at the Still Mind Zendo* center in New York City, RxISK.org will be hosting a free public discussion about links between school shootings, other violent acts, and common prescription medications with Dr. David Healy, MD, a world-renowned psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist … [Read more...] about RxISK Forum on Rx drug-induced violence (NYC)
WND Education – Psych Meds Linked to 90% of School Shootings
Expert: Psychiatric drugs likely cause of Lanza's extreme violence NEW YORK – From the moment news emerged Friday that a young man had carried out a horrific massacre of elementary-school children, politicians from local city halls to the White House have been restoking the age-old push for more gun control. While guns have been a common denominator in mass slayings at schools … [Read more...] about WND Education – Psych Meds Linked to 90% of School Shootings
If You’re Going To Look After Patients, Man Up
Pharmalot has just posted a piece - 'Controversial FDA official, Tom Laughren, retires.' [It is no longer at http://www.pharmalot.com/2012/12/controversial-fda-official-tom-laughren-retires/] This is a must read for anyone with anything to do with mental health - both the post and the comments afterwards where some have posted that they still believe the Black Box warnings … [Read more...] about If You’re Going To Look After Patients, Man Up
Make sure your prescription drug doesn’t “spike” your holiday cocktail
Website warns revelers about little known drug side effect RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, issued a holiday caution today on the use of alcohol and prescription drugs. Did you know that combining an FDA-approved prescription drug with alcohol can put you over the legal limit even though you've only … [Read more...] about Make sure your prescription drug doesn’t “spike” your holiday cocktail
Antidepressants and Compulsive Shopping
Introduction by David Healy RxISK is being built by the efforts of people affected by medicines - for good and bad. One of the most extraordinary of all RxISK stories originally appeared on davidhealy.org - Driven to Drink. This was not only written by but was researched by Anne-Marie Kelly who had solved her own problems. The only role for us in this was to validate what she … [Read more...] about Antidepressants and Compulsive Shopping
Could your meds affect your sex life?
[Note: The current version of the Sex and Relationships Zone works differently than described below.] Free online tool shows possible links between prescription drugs and sex Toronto, Ontario (December 3, 2012) — RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has added a Sex and Relationships Zone to demonstrate and … [Read more...] about Could your meds affect your sex life?
How Pharma Captures Bereaved Mothers
Introduction by David Healy In 1987 Herb Hendin started the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). AFSP is a non-profit 501(c)(3). It is an active fund-raiser. AFSP fell into the hands of Charlie Nemeroff and later John Mann and colleagues at Columbia. On December 1st 2000, Charlie Nemeroff told the Council of AFSP that Healy had been sacked from his job in … [Read more...] about How Pharma Captures Bereaved Mothers
Could your meds make you suicidal?
[Note: The current version of the Suicide Zone works differently than described below.] Free online tool shows possible links between prescription drugs and suicide Toronto, Ontario (November 19, 2012) — RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has added a Suicide Zone to demonstrate and collect data on the … [Read more...] about Could your meds make you suicidal?