Antidepressant Coalition for Education

📢 It’s time to speak up. Join us in launching a community-wide reporting drive to push for long-overdue changes to antidepressant prescribing information. 📲 Visit antidepressantinfo.org for step-by-step instructions. 📝 Submit your report: accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwat…

Please disregard our last announcement for ACE’s new weekly meeting. We will update you once we figure out the new day and time!

Join us tomorrow for our free peer-led support meeting, a safe and understanding space to connect with others who truly get it. 7PM eastern time. Cameras and microphones are always optional. Link in the comments.

If you submitted a survey for ACE’s upcoming media piece and it did not ask you for an email or phone number, please email us at ace@antidepressantinfo.org

ACE is launching a media campaign to raise awareness about the risks of antidepressant withdrawal and the need for safe, evidence-based tapering guidance. We’re looking for individuals who have experienced antidepressant withdrawal and may be willing to share their story as part of this project. Participation can take many forms and there’s no pressure. Any level of involvement is appreciated. If you’re interested, please take our short survey to learn more about how you might participate. Survey link in comments

Join us tomorrow for our free peer-led support meeting, a safe and understanding space to connect with others who truly get it. 12PM eastern time. Cameras and microphones are always optional. Link in the comments.

1. SSRI antidepressants chemically alter the developing fetal brain. 2. The drug labels should warn about this. 3. Patients should be supported. Whatever your politics, these are 3 points we can all agree on. neurosciencenews.com/ssri-neurodeve…

I generally try to avoid quoting AI, but the slide below is an accurate summary of what the studies usually show: SSRI continuers have poorer OB outcomes. So, bottom line: There's no "one size fits all" approach. Pregnant women deserve correct information, compassionate care, & support. (2/2)

@PattyMurray Plenty of mothers experience depression during their pregnancy and they deserve to know that many treatments exist besides SSRIs.

Millions of moms struggle with depression during their pregnancy. America deserves a Surgeon General who can state plainly that SSRIs are SAFE for the majority of pregnant women. We don't need more junk science charlatans. I'm voting NO on Casey Means' confirmation.

Join us today for our free peer-led support meeting, a safe and understanding space to connect with others who truly get it. 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 5pm MT / 4pm PT Cameras and microphones are always optional. Link in the comments.

Join Us For Our Peer Support Meetings! Antidepressant Coalition for Education hosts peer support meetings twice a week on Tuesday at 12:00 PM EST & Thursday at 7:00 PM EST. Whether you want to participate actively or just listen with your camera and mic off, all are welcome. Come share experiences, ask questions, or simply connect with others who understand the challenges of withdrawal and prescribed harm. Link in the comments!

New Peer Support Meeting! Starting tomorrow, Antidepressant Coalition for Education will be hosting a peer support meeting on Tuesday at 12:00 PM EST. This is a safe space to share experiences, ask questions, and connect with others who understand the challenges of withdrawal and prescribed harm. Meetings are always free. Everyone is always welcome. The link to join is in the comments!

Five years ago, on February 18, 2021, Florian died by suicide nineteen days after being prescribed paroxetine. His story was shared with me, and it deserves to be remembered. Florian was 20 years old. He was from Corsica. A brilliant third-year medical student. He loved maths, physics, cinema, and skiing. In 2019, he ranked 1st out of 200 students in his first-year medical school competition. He worked tirelessly to become a doctor. He saw a psychiatrist because of abdominal discomfort. He was not depressed. He was prescribed paroxetine 20 mg, with Xanax if needed. Nineteen days later, on February 18, 2021, Florian died by suicide. The day before, he spent time with friends, bought groceries, and spoke about skiing with his family that weekend. No one saw anything strange in his behaviour We remember Florian. A son. A friend. A future doctor.

Good to talk to Dr Louise Newman about the use of antidepressants in women, and the difficulties they can experience in trying to come off them. youtube.com/watch?v=6j5VY0…

As the era of Surviving Antidepressants comes to a close, its founder, fierce patient advocate, survivor of protracted withdrawal, and citizen scientist Adele Framer (known to many in the community by her pseudonym Altostrata), is continuing the mission in a powerful new way. Adele has now founded a nonprofit solely dedicated to educating clinicians: the Psychotropic Deprescribing Council @PsychotropicDC. If you haven’t already, please follow and support this important organization. We are proud to stand as allies alongside Adele and her mission.