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'Initially, the drugs are aggressively marketed with claims that they are revolutionary breakthroughs, remarkable scientific advances over their predecessors. Early on, a few doctors champion their cause, becoming celebrities along with the drugs.' holeousia.com/2024/02/15/mon…

'Initially, the drugs are aggressively marketed with claims that they are revolutionary breakthroughs, remarkable scientific advances over their predecessors. Early on, a few doctors champion their cause, becoming celebrities along with the drugs.' holeousia.com/2024/02/15/mon…
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In children exposed to SSRIs in utero the risks aren't low.
Rates of > Newborn Behavioural Syndrome: 30%; Chairi 1 Malformation: 18% rate of brain malformation; one study showed Preeclampsia: 26%; Preterm Birth: some studies >30%.
education.madinamerica.com/p/antidepressa…

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Shaun Lintern 'Pharmageddon' - a word and concept coined by Charles Medawar, describing a world where medicines and medicine produces more ill-health than health, and when medical progress does more harm than good. See Professor David Healy's book of the same name.

@ShaunLintern 'Pharmageddon' - a word and concept coined by Charles Medawar, describing a world where medicines and medicine produces more ill-health than health, and when medical progress does more harm than good. See Professor David Healy's book of  the same name.
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A letter regarding the PJ PODCAST, 26 August 2021:

'Antidepressant withdrawal: why has it been ignored for so long?'

— By Marion Brown, James Moore, Peter Gordon, Ed White, Alyne Duthie

madintheuk.com/2021/09/letter…

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bmj.com/content/385/bm… 'In this pop. based cohort study of adults with dementia, use of antipsychotics compared with non-use was associated with increased risks for stroke, venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, & acute kidney injury.'

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'Neglecting these disorders - , , , / - risks further harm to patients in terms of dismissive responses from clinicians, unnecessary investigations, and misdiagnosis as a psychogenic problem...' Healy et al
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Dr. Roger McFillin If I had a £ for every time a psychiatrist said, 'it's rare', 'I've never seen this', I'd have a fortune by now. There's a lack of studies into so they don't know the prevalence. Also, biased attitudes are hampering its diagnosis. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31450514/

@DrMcFillin If I had a £ for every time a psychiatrist said, 'it's rare', 'I've never seen this', I'd have a fortune by now. There's a lack of studies into #PSSD so they don't know the prevalence. Also, biased attitudes are hampering its diagnosis.   pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31450514/
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Shaun Lintern Next the SSRIs. Allen Frances referred to the mass prescribing of antidepressants as a 'public health experiment on hundreds of millions around the world without really understanding the long-term effects.' Charles Medawar warned of a looming crisis. project-syndicate.org/commentary/a-l…

@ShaunLintern Next the SSRIs. Allen Frances referred to the mass prescribing of antidepressants as a 'public health experiment on hundreds of millions around the world without really understanding the long-term effects.' Charles Medawar warned of a looming crisis. project-syndicate.org/commentary/a-l…
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JD jc Joshua Ireland Dr Janaway Me too. Often it's 'essential' to avoid psychiatrists, they have a habit of increasing the likelihood of iatrogenic comorbidity by their lack of training and general ignorance on the subject. Must be due to the censorship Professor Fava talked about.

@jill_d35 @atomicaceso @JoshuaMIreland @drjanaway Me too. Often it's 'essential' to avoid psychiatrists, they have a habit of increasing the likelihood of iatrogenic comorbidity by their lack of training and general ignorance on the subject. Must be due to the censorship Professor Fava talked about.
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