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The continued minimization of the true devastation withdrawal can cause is unacceptable. It’s a neurological injury.

🧵 What do SSRIs really do to your emotions? A major Oxford study (by researchers supportive of antidepressants) explored the lived experiences of SSRI users (experiences not captured by RCTs). What participants revealed about emotional blunting is disturbing… So here we go👇

I had no idea antidepressants were dangerous to stop. I was never informed that my body would become physically dependent on this drug. Neurologically dependent. That my central nervous system would be terribly injured and unable to regulate normal bodily functions everyone takes for granted. Educating Doctors to safely deprescribe is an urgent need for patients. There are 100,000's on line begging for help with these injuries. Lived experience experts are the ones supporting these people.

This new article in the NYT shows that there has been some progress from the 'mild and brief' misinformation about SSRI withdrawal that was pumped out for decades (although ofc with no acknowedgment or humility from the experts quoted about being wrong about this). But for me the most misleading statement (besides the irresponsible tapering over a month advice) is the following statement: “They’re not dangerous,” Dr. Alpert said, “but they can be very uncomfortable.” On the contrary SSRI withdrawal can be VERY dangerous. The symptoms can be so severe (particularly if withdrawal induces akathisia) that people take their own lives to avoid the level of suffering they are experiencing. Many people report becoming suicidal even after missing a couple of doses. In other cases people are so disabled by the symptoms that they cannot work, look after their children and remain bedridden for many months and some cases for years. That is a lot more serious than 'very uncomfortable'....

It was a global bioweapon attack $$$ Evidence everywhere @@@ The perpetrators want to run out the clock and be dead and gone before the truth is told.

this is what "holy fuck" filmmaking looks like

When I read the memoirs of people harmed by psychiatric drugs & diagnoses it always starts w/ an understandable reaction to life events misunderstood by an incompetent professional. Turning an episodic condition into chronic disability.

I’ve worked in hospitals that handed out SSRI prescriptions like a PEZ dispenser and have a few soapboxes about prescriptions without plans to de-prescribe and diagnoses without plans to de-diagnose… but I blame the systems that incentivize it (insurance) more than psychiatrists