Tag: adverse effects

Mental health nursing has a key role to play in helping people discontinue the drugs, writes Timothy Wand.

From The BMJ. "Data submitted to the UK drugs regulator show a total of 82 deaths related to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, the class...

With pharmaceutical companies pushing antipsychotics for off-label use, dementia patients are being put at risk for devastating health consequences. Research suggests safer alternatives exist—but why aren’t they being prioritized?

A new study published in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice finds that psychiatrists and other doctors are the most unhelpful factor for...

Dr. Paul Andrews is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University. His research focuses...

New research highlights the challenges in quantifying the prevalence of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a condition that continues to affect patients long after they stop taking antidepressants.

Recent research reveals how antipsychotic medications can significantly impact users' identity and self-image, challenging existing clinical approaches.

Ayurdhi Dhar interviews psychiatrist Swapnil Gupta on psychiatric drug discontinuation, drug cocktail risks, patient choice, and the need for trust and transparency.

A new review finds a lack of available guidance on how to effectively monitor adverse effects of antipsychotic drug clozapine.

Researchers find that adverse effects often last over a year, with many users experiencing substantial life changes.

Adults receiving ADHD medications and therapy frequently experience adverse events that interfere with employment and daily life.

We talk with author Beverley Thomson about her latest book, entitled Antidepressed: A Breakthrough Examination of Epidemic Antidepressant Harm and Dependence.

Researchers argue that we need a paradigm shift away from the biomedical model of mental illness to one informed by political action and common sense.

Long-term exposure to prolactin-increasing antipsychotics increases the odds of developing breast cancer.

I watched my son’s life change almost overnight. He developed akathisia from antidepressants, taken as prescribed for just a few weeks for garden-variety anxiety.

Researchers review a new synthesis of the existing evidence and conclude that the harms of antidepressants outweigh any benefits.

“This is remarkable for drugs that are used to treat depressive symptoms,” write the researchers.

A friend said to me recently, "Oh, he suffered such a lot. That’s over for him." I know their words were intended to comfort me over my son’s suicide. Our fine, excellent son, Abraham, had committed suicide a month before Christmas 2019. Nevertheless, I bridled inwardly at the suggestion, not wanting to remember Abraham as merely the sum of his sufferings—he was so much more than that.

After suffering PTSD in the late 1980s, I reluctantly accepted antidepressants. In time, I had resolved the trauma, but when I tried to stop the antidepressants (Prozac, and later Zoloft), I assumed my desperate feelings and “return” of depression were an indication I had an imbalance and needed those drugs. I didn’t understand I was experiencing withdrawal. (I was never told that for most people, psychiatric medications need to be tapered.)

Clinical trials also consistently fail to measure and report long-term harmful effects.

A new review, published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, concludes that antidepressants should not be used as the risks outweigh evidence for benefits.

A new study found that taking an antidepressant medication was associated with a heightened risk of suicide using violent means.

A new study has found that antidepressants are ineffective for reducing suicide attempts. Researchers report that the risk of suicide is particularly high in the first month after starting an antidepressant.

Throughout the past two decades, studies have warned of increased suicide rates in those taking antidepressants, especially in children and adolescents. Researchers also documented...

Recent claims about antidepressant effectiveness have been based on misleading statements and misunderstandings of the science.