Many vets return home from service to confront a new battle started by polypharmacy and misdiagnosis. Tonight’s K9s for Vets show features MISSD founder, Wendy Dolin, who will discuss the symptoms of prescription-drug-induced akathisia and how MISSD is helping to increase awareness and reduce avoidable suffering and death. Join us at 7 central time. For more info, see https://www.facebook.com/K9sForVeteransnfp/
The suicide rate among veterans and the military is high, yet many healthcare professionals and consumers remain unaware that medications intended to treat PTSD and other mental health challenges can cause akathisia. When missed, misdiagnosed, and/or mistreated, akathisia can precipitate violent thoughts, actions, and avoidable deaths. Tune in tomorrow at 9 central time for a conversation with Wendy Dolin who will be the guest on K9’s for Vets. https://www.facebook.com/missd.co
Mad in America is sponsoring a pre-release screening of the film Luna. The short documentary shares a family’s experiences and challenges during their children’s journey through the American psychiatric system.
To sign up for this event, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kids-in-crisis-the-overprescribing-of-psychiatric-medication-tickets-254695439917?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_eid=5e3bf7cbd1&mc_cid=a619f4af2d
Given that more than 43 million adults in the US fill prescriptions for SSRIs, such as Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac, it’s critical that doctors clearly communicate risks, including PSSD and akathisia. Read the full article at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/202112/does-getting-married-really-make-people-happier
In our latest podcast, Kerri Lynn discusses how prescriptions for “happy pills” harmed her by causing akathisia: “I was having nightmares. I was having sleep problems. I was not wanting to eat. I was getting mood swings. I had lost interest in things. I developed anxiety and panic attacks out of nowhere…” https://www.studiocchicago.com/kerri-lynn-transcript
Kerri Lynn suffered from akathisia and related misprescribing for more than a decade before finding accurate information and a path towards healing. Listen and learn at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82QWuw-Z168
In this episode of K9’s for Vets, MISSD founder, Wendy Dolin, discusses akathisia and polypharmacy. MISSD looks forward to working with K9’s for Vets in 2022 to reduce medical harm in the military. Listen and learn at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lt3MoQowOE
Drugs marketed as antidepressants, mainly SSRIs, should be prescribed less often and for less time, finds a new study published in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin Journal. The study also found there “is no clinical benefit between antidepressants and placebo.” Side effects included symptoms of akathisia: insomnia, restlessness, agitation, anxiety, appetite changes…
Read the full article at https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-prescribe-fewer-antidepressants-for-shorter-period-study-439099
Akathisia can happen in an instant. It can happen after changing the dosage of certain medications. It can happen after stopping a medication–even when the drug is no longer in one’s system. In our pilot episode of Akathisia Stories, Wendy Dolin discusses the symptoms of akathisia her husband, Stewart, suffered from generic Paxil during his last 6 days of life.
Akathisia is frequently missed, misdiagnosed, and/or mistreated. But becoming familiar with the risk factors and symptoms of akathisia can help sufferers and their families seek appropriate treatment before it’s too late. Please take our free, accredited course which is open to all at MISSD.LearnUpon.com.
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