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More About Psychiatric Drugs Causing Violence and Suicide

Akathisia suicides and homicides gave rise to the first antidepressant suicide advisories by the FDA. Continue reading

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Psychiatric Inpatients Have Elevated Risks for Adverse Reactions

The risk of adverse outcomes was highest in people using psychoactive drugs. Continue reading

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Psychiatrists Anxious to Treat All Child-bearing Women for Post-Partum Depression

The Drugging of ‘Post Partum Depression’ Continue reading

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Set It and Forget It Birth Control

Need we actually say that a depressive side effect of an IUD is not a “mental illness” requiring an antidepressant? Continue reading

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Knock Yourself Out with Spravato (Esketamine)

Any form of ketamine used to treat so-called depression is unethical and harmful. Continue reading

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Orilissa May Cause Suicidal Ideation

Orilissa May Cause Suicidal Ideation Continue reading

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Rexulti Fails to Get Results

REXULTI (generic brexpiprazole) is a prescription psychiatric drug from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company and Lundbeck pharmaceutical company. Although it failed Phase II clinical trials for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in … Continue reading

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More About Serotonin

We often remark on serotonin when discussing psychiatric drugs, so we thought we’d describe it in more depth. The word comes from the combination of sero- (serum) + tonic (from Greek tonos string or stretching) + -in (from Latin -ina … Continue reading

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The Manufactured Crisis of Prescription Drug Prices

“Manufactured Crisis – How Devastating Drug Price Increases Are Harming America’s Seniors” This report was prepared in 2018 by the U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Minority Office as requested by Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri. It examines … Continue reading

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Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit

The New York Times had an article April 7, 2018 discussing the fact that antidepressants are actually addictive and have withdrawal symptoms. Quotes are from this article. “As far back as the mid-1990s, leading psychiatrists recognized withdrawal as a potential … Continue reading

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