Dr. David Healy’s latest book examines our changing environment through a healthcare lens and explores how we arrived at our present point of peril. MISSD believes a better understanding of such can improve healthcare and reduce adverse drug events, which is the fourth leading cause of death.
“The people best placed to grasp what is going wrong and force our ‘betters’ to justify the distinctions that have been bestowed on them are those whose lives have been touched by what is going wrong in healthcare,” said Healy, a psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, author and scientist.
Filmmaker Michael Gier’s new documentary, “Wounded Heroes,” explores suicidality, polypharmacy harms and alternative, non-drug treatments among veterans and active-duty military members.
One veteran was prescribed more than 15 different drugs. “I was given what they called medically-induced apathy, which only made my PTSD worse,” said the vet.
A new study finds more than 20% of youths prescribed psychoactive drugs may be misusing them. Also important to note is that quickly stopping these drugs, or even missing a dose, can cause akathisia and precipitate iatrogenic deaths.
Having conversations about suicidality and suicide can help people who may be suffering from akathisia, as well as those who are struggling with mental health challenges. “Sharing personal stories on blogs and social media represents an important tool for those struggling…”
Andy Miles interviews social worker, Chris Paige, in this latest episode of the MISSD Akathisia Stories podcast series. Paige, who developed akathisia after being prescribed a benzodiazepine and antibiotic, shares his story to help others be more aware of akathisia and related iatrogenic injuries.
Judge orders Propecia drug info must be unsealed. It is “alleged that the company did not fully disclose on Propecia’s label the incidence and duration of sexual dysfunction in men who took the drug in clinical trials.”
A Reuter’s investigation found that “hundreds of thousands of Americans have been killed or seriously injured in recent decades by allegedly defective products — drugs, cars, medical devices and other products — while evidence that could have alerted consumers and regulators to potential danger remained hidden.”
“The harmful effects of withdrawal from psychiatric drugs are beginning to be recognized in the research literature. Still, the shift has not necessarily made its way all the way to frontline clinicians.
In the US, by 2014, 12.7% of the population was prescribed an antidepressant. Researchers have recently estimated that 56% of users will experience withdrawal when they try to stop, and 46% of those who experience withdrawal will have “severe” withdrawal symptoms.”
In light of rising concerns over mental health in the current milieu, it’s wise to review the many drug-drug interactions (DDIs) that psychotropic drugs can have with each other and with drugs for other common conditions.
More than 200K people have viewed our two akathisia videos, and MISSD is pleased that a third akathisia video is now in production. Please see and share these public health videos to increase awareness and reduce akathisia-induced deaths.
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