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If You’re Going To Look After Patients, Man Up

December 12, 2012 5 Comments

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

December 10, 2012 14 Comments

speedometer - drunk

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

December 4, 2012 31 Comments

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?

December 3, 2012 4 Comments

sex zone

[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

November 26, 2012 9 Comments

Sympathy and Pills

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?

November 19, 2012 3 Comments

Suicide Zone

[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?

Monica’s Story: The Aftermath of Polypsychopharmacology

November 12, 2012 70 Comments

Glass of pills

I recently contacted the doctor who is responsible for my iatrogenesis — the doctor who grossly over-medicated me and made me ill. I’ve been corresponding with him for several years now, but this was the first telephone conversation I’ve had with him since telling him what his drug cocktail did to me. He rarely says much in response to my emails where I link to the articles … [Read more...] about Monica’s Story: The Aftermath of Polypsychopharmacology

Prescription-drug-induced violence medicine’s best kept secret?

November 12, 2012 5 Comments

violence

[Note: The current version of the Violence Zone works differently than described below.] Free online tool shows possible links between prescription drugs and violence Toronto, Ontario (November 12, 2012) — RxISK.org, the first free independent website for researching and reporting prescription drug side effects, has added a Violence Zone to demonstrate and collect data on the … [Read more...] about Prescription-drug-induced violence medicine’s best kept secret?

Brian’s Story: Raising Awareness among the Police

November 7, 2012 2 Comments

Police

This was first posted on Leonie Fennell's blog. Antidepressants, irrational behaviour and “out of the blue” suicides – raising awareness among UK police officers In 2009 my son, who had never been depressed in his life, went to see a doctor over insomnia caused by temporary work-related stress. He was prescribed Citalopram, and within days he had taken his life. As a … [Read more...] about Brian’s Story: Raising Awareness among the Police

Collateral Damage

October 29, 2012 3 Comments

Teddy bear on the beach

Anonymous There is a war going on over truth in drug marketing. There have been many victims of drugs that made it to market with deadly and damaging side effects. Increasingly, drug companies have sought to expand their markets by targeting children and young people. Many young people have died and many more have been damaged by the use of drugs with negative side … [Read more...] about Collateral Damage

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