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Professor of Psychiatry and co-founder of Data Based Medicine (@RxISK), working towards making medicines safer.
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After Tom Kingston’s tragic death, Coroner Katy Skerritt appealed to MHRA and NICE for better warnings on suicide risks of anti-depressants. Their answer: “Problem? What problem? It’s the disease, not the drug” davidhealy.org/tangled-up-in-…

After Tom Kingston’s tragic death, Coroner Katy Skerritt appealed to MHRA and NICE for better warnings on suicide risks of anti-depressants.

Their answer: “Problem? What problem? It’s the disease, not the drug”
davidhealy.org/tangled-up-in-…
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New video compilation from Institute of Art and Ideas “The road to Neoliberalism: The 12000 Year War” featuring talks from me, Yanis Varoufakis, Guy Standing & others. youtube.com/watch?v=pdGDXV…

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‘Human beings, known as patients in PAWS are being lost in translation. Our selves are being atomised into the disconnected bits of rating scales like the Ham-D and adverse effect lists in PILS.’ More insight from @ShaneCooke mary hennessey Cymraes 5 3/6/1945 support group. rxisk.org/withdrawal-syn…

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6 weeks to recover & how we got it wrong. Guidelines for antidepressants say it can take 6 weeks for recovery. those who get agitated or suicidal in the days after starting often get told to continue treatment because it can take weeks to get better..davidhealy.org/six-weeks-to-r…

6 weeks to recover & how we got it wrong. Guidelines for antidepressants say it can take 6 weeks for recovery. those who get agitated or suicidal in the days after starting often get told to continue treatment because it can take weeks to get better..davidhealy.org/six-weeks-to-r…
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Keeping you safe on prescription drugs is a job for doctors but that job is getting harder & harder. Removing meds is not the answer, a safer safety system for all meds is needed. davidhealy.org/unsafe-safety/

Keeping you safe on prescription drugs is a job for doctors but that job is getting harder & harder. Removing meds is not the answer, a safer safety system for all meds is needed. davidhealy.org/unsafe-safety/
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Calling Canadian students interested in researching PSSD 👉 3 trainee research grants of $10000 CAD are available from SHAPE Hub at University of British Columbia applications are open until June 30. See below for eligibility criteria & how to apply shapehub.ca/shape-trainee-… #PSSD #sexualhealth #research

Calling Canadian students interested in researching PSSD 👉 3 trainee research grants of $10000 CAD are available from SHAPE Hub at <a href="/UBC/">University of British Columbia</a> 
applications are open until June 30. See below for eligibility criteria &amp; how to apply shapehub.ca/shape-trainee-… #PSSD #sexualhealth #research
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Seeking Soteria from Eugene Larkin is a powerful testimony to what’s possible when we choose trust over fear, being over fixing, and humanity over systems. Gene can be heard in a few weeks time on Katinka Blackford Newman podcast.davidhealy.org/safety-or-syst…

Seeking Soteria from Eugene Larkin is a powerful testimony to what’s possible when we choose trust over fear, being over fixing, and humanity over systems. Gene can be heard in a few weeks time on <a href="/antideprisks/">Katinka Blackford Newman</a> podcast.davidhealy.org/safety-or-syst…
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New podcast with @samizdathealth gets into topics ranging from permanent sexual dysfunction to never-ending orgasms and mass shootings. In other words, we talk about SSRIs.

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Free webinar with @samizdathealth covers what we know about antidepressant risks in pregnancy -- and emerging info on risks of paracetamol (Tylenol). Thurs. June 12, 7 pm London time, 2 pm Eastern. Register now: ourbirthjourney.com/course/antidep…

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Moderna tried to keep protocols for NextCove, the clinical trial of its new Covid-19 vaccine in children, under wraps. The excuse: Trade Secrets. But thanks to one stubborn British GP, they are out in the open. Via @drdavidhealy davidhealy.org/secret-moderna…

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Tylenol (a/k/a Acetaminophen, or Paracetamol in the UK) is actually a weak SSRI – and has been linked to similar birth defects. @samizdathealth’s review begins by asking: Does it even work for pain or fever? And if so, how? rxisk.org/pregnancy-acet…

Tylenol (a/k/a Acetaminophen, or Paracetamol in the UK) is actually a weak SSRI – and has been linked to similar birth defects. <a href="/DrDavidHealy/">@samizdathealth</a>’s review begins by asking: Does it even work for pain or fever? And if so, how?

rxisk.org/pregnancy-acet…
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A huge thank you to Jesse Brown and CANADALAND for having myself, @samizdathealth and Dr Caroline Pukall on the podcast. Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction affects far more people than is currently recognized and needs to be a broader public conversation. Giving PSSD sufferers the

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Bauer Power and Informed Consent: A key question for those of us going to the doctor these days is likely to be, why do you not believe me?davidhealy.org/bauer-power-an…

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'Studying what happens to people after just eight to 12 weeks on antidepressants is like testing car safety by crashing a vehicle into a wall at 5km/h – ignoring the fact that real drivers are out on the roads doing 60km/h' theconversation.com/antidepressant…

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Excellent NPR segment on antidepressant withdrawal. So good to see patients raising awareness by telling their stories. npr.org/sections/shots…

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Expert panel on SSRI antidepressants in pregnancy today at US FDA, hosted by Dr. Marty Makary dealt with effects on mothers and infants. @samizdathealth of RxISK testifies starting at 26:40: youtube.com/live/2Nha1Zh63…