Author Brooke Siem was a teen when she was first prescribed drugs marketed as antidepressants and was thirty years old when she realized her suicidal thoughts were caused by the drug’s adverse effects. She shares her experiences in this interview and in her new book, “May Cause Side Effects.” Listen at https://kiow.com/2022/10/16/may-cause-side-effects-deals-with-childhood-depression-and-medicines/

It’s World Mental Health Day and an excellent time to read and share our newest Akathisia brochure and tip sheet. Healthcare consumers can download them to share with loved ones. Healthcare providers who want copies of the brochure should contact MISSD at share@missd.co.

It’s increasingly becoming common knowledge that drugs marketed as antidepressants can cause serious adverse effects, including withdrawal problems and akathisia. A new study of SSRIs now finds that long-term SSRIs use can cause heart problems. Read the article at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/29/common-antidepressants-may-increase-risk-heart-disease-early/.

“A new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that exercise was just as good at treating depression as antidepressant drugs, at least for those with mild or moderate symptoms. Adding antidepressant drugs to exercise did not increase effectiveness—exercise alone was just as good.”

Further, “adverse effects were reported by 22% taking antidepressants, compared to only 9% doing exercise.” Read the full article at https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/09/exercise-depression/.

MISSD is proud that our latest video in partnership with No Shame on U has now had more than 100K views! It’s the 1st public health video to include akathisia as a suicide risk factor.

Stay safe & help save lives by seeing & sharing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r9lcvh90kE.

SSRIs, such as Paxil and Zoloft, should never be abruptly stopped. Doing so can cause withdrawal akathisia which can cause violence and medication-induced suicide. Today’s New York Times article is disturbing, given that the pharma clinical trial instructs menstruating women to take the drugs for only 2 weeks per month.

Read the full article at https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/well/live/antidepressants-pms-treatment.html

“MISSD sponsors akathisia awareness day in September to help publicize that prescription drugs–even when taken as directed–can cause suicidality and iatrogenic death.” –Wendy Dolin, MISSD Founder

Knowing the causes and symptoms of akathisia can reduce suffering and save lives. See https://www.einpresswire.com/article/590766361/suicide-prevention-must-include-akathisia-info

“Thanks for designing such a valuable & critical course. I wish the whole world knew about AKA & could identify as soon as it develops. I wish doctors would acknowledge AKA & warn their patients when starting new meds.” –Akathisia course completer

To take our free, accredited 1-hour course, see MISSD.LearnUpon.com.

Zoloft, an SSRI sold by Pfizer pharmaceuticals, can cause akathisia & iatrogenic death even when taken as directed by people who were given the drug off-label and not for depression. Close monitoring of children and young adults (and really, consumers of all ages), is critical, especially “when the person starts the drug or takes a new dosage.” Read the full article at https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326268#severe-side-effects