Freddie Waite

'He would have been horrified' - error in drug warnings 'misled' families bbc.in/4uVPlcr

My impulsive father, and the hidden psychiatric side effects of dopamine-agonist drugs By Freddie Waite madintheuk.com/2026/03/hidden… #ParkinsonsAwareness #MedicationSafety #ImpulseControlDisorder #DopamineAgonists #ParkinsonsUK #CaregiverStories #PharmaAccountability

My impulsive father, and the hidden psychiatric side effects of dopamine-agonist drugs By Freddie Waite madintheuk.com/2026/03/hidden… #ParkinsonsAwareness #MedicationSafety #ImpulseControlDisorder #DopamineAgonists #ParkinsonsUK #CaregiverStories #PharmaAccountability

@MITUKteam Thanks for publishing! Really enjoyed writing and getting it down

@mocost would love to share my Mad In The UK article with you on the dopamine-agonist scandal. Would love to know what you think, cheers! madintheuk.com/2026/03/hidden…

Article published for Mad In The UK on the dopamine-agonist scandal 👇🏻 madintheuk.com/2026/03/hidden…

@ParkinsonsUK @HDBrighton Absolutely, thanks!

@freddiewaite @HDBrighton Thank you for the feedback Freddie, we will absolutely forward your tweet on to the appropriate team. Is that okay with you?

In the latest episode of 2 Parkies in a Pod, the team talk about a side of Parkinson’s medication that isn’t spoken about enough. Dopamine agonists can be life-changing for some people. But for others, they’ve led to impulse control issues. Tune in: prksn.uk/4gZMnN3

@msmirandasawyer I wrote a response to your review of the Impulsive podcast which I appear on, answering my question - how are drug companies getting away with it? instagram.com/reel/DVgDYc7AG…

@MindCharity @Rethink_ what does it mean for mental health parity that we treat physical health conditions with drugs with severe mental health side effects, and often consider this a better outcome?

@PornAddictCoach hope you are aware of dopamine-agonist medications and their psychiatric side-effects, which often lead to hypersexuality and porn/sex addictions. Check out the podcast Impulsive. Do you see cases like these? #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

@ParkinsonDotOrg @ParkinsonsUK But the behavioral science is clear - people outside of these risk factors will assume it won't happen to them. Imagining an ICD is difficult enough. You need to be clear this can happen to anyone, and does - often, and destroying lives 2/2

@ParkinsonDotOrg @ParkinsonsUK the data on the risk factors (ie who is more at risk) of Impulse Control Disorders doesn't stand up to scrutiny and is insufficient to draw conclusions. These may be people more likely to report ICD, but not to experience it (1/2)

Dopamine-agonist medications cause serious psychiatric side-effects in (at least) 1 in 6 patients. Yeah drug companies don't tell you that #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

@ParkinsonsUK @ParkinsonDotOrg is it time for more extensive studies on the side-effects of dopamine-agonists? Survey of your members would be a start? #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

Imagine you're 10x hornier than you've ever been and have lost the ability to assess, filter and reject thoughts and impulses. How's your day gone so far? #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

@Rethink_ I asked you in 2017 if it was a concern that we treat physical health conditions with drugs with serious mental health side-effects and consider this a better outcome + what this says for mental health parity. Any thoughts on the BBC podcast Impulsive? #Impulsive

@MindCharity I asked you in 2017 if it was a concern that we treat physical health conditions with drugs with serious mental health side-effects and consider this a better outcome + what this says for mental health parity. Any thoughts on the BBC podcast Impulsive? #Impulsive

@HMRCcustomers Wow. I've registered it with a dozen organisations, public and private. All have accepted an electronic copy. Only one has suggested I bring a physical copy to my solicitor to sign and post, in a pandemic.

@freddiewaite We do accept certified copies, you would get this by taking the original to a local solicitor. It does have to be posted to us. Steve

@GaryLineker seriously missing sport here, any chance you can get the BBC to replay an entire world cup....maybe Italia 90?