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Trintellix by any other name

This year (in May, 2016) the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in cooperation with drug distributor Takeda Pharmaceuticals has changed the brand name of the antidepressant Brintellix to Trintellix. The generic name vortioxetine remains the same. The name change … Continue reading

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Florida Court Rules Physician May Be Liable in Suicide

Florida’s Supreme Court ruled August 25, 2016 that a physician could be sued for medical malpractice in the case of a patient’s suicide. [Medscape Medical News, 2016-08-26] The victim was taking antidepressant psychiatric drugs. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the … Continue reading

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Researchers press American Psychiatric Association to retract a study

Ed Silverman writes in StatNews: “More than a decade ago, a published study touted the benefits of using the Celexa antidepressant to treat children and teens. A recent analysis, however, alleged the study had numerous problems — notably, there was … Continue reading

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The Screeners are Screaming Again

The Screeners are Screaming Again Just when you thought that calls for ubiquitous mental health screening was winding down, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is calling for widespread depression screening for children. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is made up … Continue reading

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Risky Business of Sleep Drugs

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs After reading about the dangers of sleeping pills in the February 2016 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we thought you might like to know something about that. Some psychotropic drugs are prescribed as sleeping pills. Trazodone, … Continue reading

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Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again)

Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again) On July 10, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic) tablets to treat adults with so-called schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment to an antidepressant medication to treat adults with … Continue reading

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Another Day Another Anti-depressant

Another Day Another Anti-depressant The New Year brings us another harmful psychoactive antidepressant – Brintellix (vortioxetine hydrobromide). The mechanism of the antidepressant effect of vortioxetine is not understood, although it is theorized to be related to serotonin in the brain. It … Continue reading

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New Study Confirms Antidepressants Cause Violence

New Study Confirms Antidepressants Cause Violence Mainstream press such as the LA Times and Reuters are now reporting that antidepressant drugs can cause violent behavior, based on a new study published in a respected medical journal, PLOS Medicine, which found … Continue reading

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Not An Antidepressant

Not An Antidepressant I’m reminded of a song by 10CC — “I’m not in love; So don’t forget it; It’s just a silly phase I’m going through…” I saw an ad on TV recently for Lyrica (generic pregabalin), a drug … Continue reading

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Psychiatry and the Creation of Senseless Violence

PSYCHIATRY AND THE CREATION OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE Ben Swann, a news anchor at WGCL-TV (CBS46.com) in Atlanta, broadcast this great piece on his Reality Check show August 27, 2015: Is There A Link Between Mass Shootings and Anti-Depressants? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjB0gTzxhF4) In light … Continue reading

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