In 2015, there was a series of posts on davidhealy.org Pharmaceutical Rape, Pharmaceutical Rape is not a Metaphor, Pharmaceutical Rape: Cast of Characters, Pharmaceutical Rape: The Good Patient, Pharmaceutical Rape: Doctors Still Know Best, Pharmaceutical Rape: Discrimination, Pharmaceutical Rape: Ending our Tolerance. The following year GlaxoSmithKline lawyers deposed me in … [Read more...] about Prescribed Harms and Vaccine Hesitancy
Withdrawal
Once We Were Warriors Tackling Prescription Drugs
The title of this echoes We Were Warriors but also Once Were Warriors. The post dovetails with What's a Life Worth, Morgan vs Morgan, and next weeks Escaping the Prescription Drug Maze. All will be on the Politics of Care Forum. The post copies a letter sent to J Mercer MP last week, with images added not in the original letter. Mr Mercer has not responded to the gauntlet … [Read more...] about Once We Were Warriors Tackling Prescription Drugs
What’s a life worth? Is anyone listening?
This post is by Tracey G. Tracey approached me and as you'll see others in October 2020 for materials on antidepressants to give her Member of Parliament, Johnny Mercer. She had been in touch in 2018 - "lost in the world of not being taken seriously or believed with regards to a possible protracted withdrawal". It was easy believe her but not easy help - no-one knows how to … [Read more...] about What’s a life worth? Is anyone listening?
Farewell Marchino
Nearly a week ago a group of Italians sent this post written after one of their number gave up his struggle with PSSD and the system. We've been very slow posting it - partly because of the emotions it stirs. Its quiet beginning and contained fury at the end conjured up Marc Antony's speech after Caesar's assassination. I Come to Bury Marchino Goodbye Marchino.. Little … [Read more...] about Farewell Marchino
Sex, No Sex, Sex, No Sex….
Accessible New Resource RxISK has a new resource - a literature resource. PSSD Literature. You can download any of these articles and take them to any doctor, lawyer or other person you see. While in this area on RxISK, have a look at the other material under Tools. Anyone who becomes aware of any other articles, academic or lay media (but more than just a brief mention), … [Read more...] about Sex, No Sex, Sex, No Sex….
Antidepressants: Education and Disability Certificates
This post covers difficulties primarily on antidepressants that medicines can cause to people in schools or universities who end up unable to study or do course-work, as well as the difficulties people can have trying to get off medicines, a process that can be pretty disabling. The materials linked to this post are being put in your hands to run an experiment and hopefully … [Read more...] about Antidepressants: Education and Disability Certificates
MAiD in Canada: Treatment Resistant Depression
See accompanying MAiD in Canada and Sex. Illustration: Meds © created by Billiam James The provision of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is under review in Canada with debate about access for patients with mental illness. An amendment to the draft legislation eliminating the exclusion of people with mental illness was proposed by Senator Stan Kutcher, arguing mental … [Read more...] about MAiD in Canada: Treatment Resistant Depression
Antidepressant Withdrawal: Avoid Doctors?
Antidepressant Withdrawal and Dependence is one of the greatest public health crises of our time. Ed White has recently featured in the UK recounting his experiences he drifting into dependence on antidepressants and finding that the people best placed to help him and you were others in same position supporting each other through groups on Facebook and elsewhere - see White … [Read more...] about Antidepressant Withdrawal: Avoid Doctors?
I Am Your Patient Too
This 2020 closes in the middle of Covid19 and with the package leaflets of SSRI and SNRI antidepressants just updated in Europe with a new but evasive Warning: 'Cases have been observed where symptoms of sexual dysfunction have persisted after discontinuation of treatment'. Doctors, did you notice? Here I am. My sexual symptoms caused by an antidepressant have indeed … [Read more...] about I Am Your Patient Too
Daffodils and Withdrawal?
Stimulated by the recent Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) discussion, the following began as a comment from one of RxISK's background activists but grew into a post. RxISK is not about to desert orthodox medicine and turn to herbalism but herbalism may well have a lot to offer. It looks like many traditional remedies actually do act on systems we knew nothing about until … [Read more...] about Daffodils and Withdrawal?