In the Isotretinoin and Consent and the Finasteride and Consent posts we encouraged readers to make their own videos. Our aim was to contrast the BAD Isotretinoin video with something more decent. But lots of those whose lives or families have been badly damaged by isotretinoin or finasteride want something more. They often call for these drugs to be banned. We don't … [Read more...] about Consenting to Isotretinoin and Finasteride Treatment
Withdrawal
Finasteride and Consent
Finasteride, a treatment for Hair Loss, shares hazards in common with Isotretinoin given for acne. These include Suicide, Sexual, vision, bowel and balance problems and notably sexual, suicidal, visual, balance and bowel problems that can begin after stopping treatment and endure indefinitely. The problems that start on stopping Finasteride are termed Post-Finasteride … [Read more...] about Finasteride and Consent
Are Diabetes and Depression Linked?
This book is also available in English as The Logic of Care but the cover is not as good. By Annemarie Mol, it is an extraordinary book on the meaning of care - making sure, for instance, people with diabetes know to prick the side of their finger, not the pulp which is rich in the touch receptors we may need if diabetes causes eyesight problems - or perhaps just even in the … [Read more...] about Are Diabetes and Depression Linked?
Treating Narcissistic Doctor Disorder
Many of Freud's ideas linger with us to this day. A few are disastrously misapplied in some situations but still capable of offering insights in other situations. One of these Janus-Faced ideas was about transference reactions. One day a woman in therapy threw her arms around Sigmund. Rather than reach for the obvious explanation, discombobulated he figured she was … [Read more...] about Treating Narcissistic Doctor Disorder
Erotic Sensory Shocks
https://youtube.com/shorts/VPH7U2IdqaY This video reflects a view many doctors have about Visual Snow and in particular a possible link to treatment. Last week's Can Antidepressants Cause Visual Snow Syndrome post hinted at what lies beneath the medical surface. The video came our way when Hannaa, one of the papers authors, mentioned VSS to one of her colleagues and was … [Read more...] about Erotic Sensory Shocks
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
A Circular Firing Squad
Brooke Siem Brooke lives in Reno and featured in a prior Reno meeting organized by David Antonuccio which had Bob Whitaker as the speaker. She had previously met up with Bob and has since done podcasts for Mad in America. When she learnt Kim, Angie, David H and of course David Antonuccio would be in town for a follow up Reno Meeting, she sat a bunch of skeptic around a … [Read more...] about A Circular Firing Squad
American Psychiatric Association and FDA
See American Psychiatric Association Request for Assistance Dear Commissioner Makary, On behalf of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the largest medical specialty society representing more than 39,200 physicians who specialize in the treatment of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders, we appreciate the agency’s attention to maternal mental … [Read more...] about American Psychiatric Association and FDA
Health News Reviews SSRIs and FDA
This post needs reading in conjunction with - ideally just before - reading Partnerships in Healthcare on dh.org. Over several decades, most people I know, have, along with me, seen Gary Schwitzer, who runs a Health News Review Substack, as the best reviewer of lay and academic media accounts of health issues. Among Gary's great skills is an ability to pinpoint how media … [Read more...] about Health News Reviews SSRIs and FDA
Back to the Future of Personal Care
This post links to From Just Say No to Getting to Yes. If I prescribe you a medicine, the science starts when you swallow it. The observers at this experiment are you, your family, friends, people you work or live with – and me. Science is said to be based on Show Me not Trust Me. So you might say first Show me the Evidence - Inform my Consent. Can Consent be … [Read more...] about Back to the Future of Personal Care