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Effexor wd/pws and learnings since have me deeply concerned for the millions taking this stuff, especially kids, the elderly and women of childbearing age.

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@JAMAPsych Sure there's not any "the in group" stuff going on here? Not even a speck of it? Certain diagnoses and drug names look to be buzzwords amongst some youth. I saw it just today!!

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@Barbara45426641 1. It's a big time worry isn't it! I hope awareness of this fact will become as widespread as some of the nonsense that's so widespread. It needs to! Some young adults think it's cool to advertise their taking of this stuff, like a "gang" or may attract attention etc

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@Barbara45426641 2. in their status's like it's cool, will attract attention or something I don't know about. I DO know though that some of these people are in for something worse than they can possibly imagine if they try coming off their "cool status drugs"!

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@LeadingReport 2. to at least 4 of them within 4 weeks of the last drop, to zero. Withdrawal symptoms that'll make your skin crawl, if they're believed....

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@LeadingReport 1. Maybe it's less of a "mental health crisis" and at least some of it's an epidemic of dependence. After all, those drugs are incredibly dependence forming! Take 10 ppl who've taken them for even 2 years and take them all off their pill under typical advice. See what happens

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@LeadingReport 2. to at least 4 of them within 4 weeks of the last drop, to zero. Withdrawal symptoms that'll make your skin crawl, if they're believed....

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@Barbara45426641 @tillytog01 Yours, mine and many other's awful experiences have to be acknowledged or others will suffer the same and not know what's happening...

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@Mishi_2210 95

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@functionalnurse I suggest you prepare yourself to lose your mind then!

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@DianelStee32345 @Psychiatry_Anti Me too, they are!!

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@RebeccaNichol1 @Psychiatry_Anti Exactly!!

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@RPurssey I'm about to....

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@AdamUrato1 2. After coming off one of these drugs myself, I quietly tried to raise awareness about this risk for years but wasn't heard until I said it. Sadly, I was too late in saying it.

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@AdamUrato1 1. I've followed you and others re this stuff for a long time, you said what had to be said man. I'll pray for a loved one's little boy who was born today and exposed to these drugs for the whole pregnancy.

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@markhoro Wow!! Jo puts in some serious work hey!

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@StepheMRic @AnnaKin06551830 Wow!! Did you do it too fast in a failed attempt by any chance, go up to stabilise and then come back down slowly or is this your only time reducing your dose?

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@cheesyredrocket @markhoro He did a long time ago, quoting Mark's work, saying we know this and we know that then turning on Mark.

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@markhoro Is this the Sanil I think you're talking about?

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@StepheMRic @AnnaKin06551830 Yep it sure is. Are you off? If not, how much are you taking?