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.
Recent comments from course completers include:
“Thank you for providing this course, it has given me an official name for what I have been observing within some clients and in myself!”
“I had no idea before taking this course that these were signs and symptoms of adverse reactions to medication.”
“My professor suggested this video for my social work degree.”
Tomorrow, which is “Giving Tuesday,” we can all make a positive difference for others. Whether it’s giving accurate akathisia info, investing time to share MISSD’s free resources, or making a tax-deductible donation, everyone can do something to help others be safer.
Giving Tuesday is “an opportunity for people around the world to use the power of generosity to help others,” said Wendy Dolin, MISSD founder. “MISSD relies on and appreciates tax-deductible donations, but we also appreciate those who share our free resources.”
Read the full release at https://www.einpresswire.com/article/557258727/save-lives-with-missd-on-giving-tuesday
Author and blogger, Bob Fiddaman, explains how drug companies are able to hide akathisia and other adverse drug effects during clinical trials in our latest Akathisia Stories podcast. Listen at https://www.studiocchicago.com/akathisia-stories
More than 15 years ago when Bob Fiddaman tried to discontinue GSK’s drug, Seroxat, he suffered severe withdrawal problems and akathisia. At that time, there was little information available about these adverse effects. Bob started The Fiddaman Blog in 2006 and published a book in 2011 so that other healthcare consumers might be better informed and avoid the prescribed harms he sustained.
Listen to our interview in this latest episode of Akathisia Stories at https://www.studiocchicago.com/akathisia-stories