A gifted young footballer who jumped in front of a train was prescribed depression pills prior to his death. Parents say had never talked about suicide before but had mentioned feeling “hopelessness.”  Read the full story here.

In episode 4 of Akathisia Stories, we hear from international drug safety advocate, Kim Witczak, who discusses the akathisia-induced death of her late husband, Woody, and her subsequent advocacy.

“Woody took the three-week sample pack, did what the doctor said – you know, take week one, week two,” says Kim, who was out of the country on a business trip when Woody started taking Zoloft as prescribed. When Kim came home, she saw Woody drenched with sweat. “He dropped his briefcase at the backdoor; went into a fetal position on our kitchen floor with his hands wrapped around his head like a vice, going: ‘Help me, Kim; help me. I don’t know what’s happening to me. It’s like my head’s outside my body looking in.’”

Listen to the full story here.

This video was released around Memorial Day, and continues to draw attention to the connection between psychiatric drugs and military suicides.