Limessa

Victim of psychiatric drug harm. Member & volunteer in the withdrawal community. AD withdrawal is real but misunderstood.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@itskikidanger Thanks for sharing this! THIS is the type of care that Lindsay needed and deserved but didn't get.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@FreeKarenRead3 Welcome to the wonderful wacky (and dangerous) world of Psychiatry!

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@ScarlettJ225877 @BrianEntin These "doctors" definitely played a large part in Lindsay's demise. My blame goes towards them. She has already paid for what happened to her children and has to live with that every day. She deserves mercy, not judgment IMO.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@FreeKarenRead3 The wrong person is on trial - just sayin'.

[Antidepressant Coalition for Education @ACE_CoalitionEd]

Abruptly stopping 50 mg of sertraline (Zoloft) can carry serious, life-threatening risks. According to the literature, at this dose, an estimated 74–85% of serotonin transporters in the brain remain occupied, meaning 50 mg is far from a small dose in terms of its pharmacologic effect. Withdrawal is likely to occur after abrupt discontinuation, especially among long-term users. Many people who have experienced severe and protracted SSRI withdrawal injuries report being harmed even after tapering from 50 mg using conventional linear tapering schedules.

Dr. Jennifer Tufts, who was Lindsay Clancy’s prescribing psychiatrist leading up to the unthinkable tragedy, told Ms. Clancy’s defense attorney, the jurors, and the American public that it is okay to abruptly stop 50 mg of Zoloft.

Please do not abruptly stop an antidepressant. Tapering should be individualized, with gradual, often hyperbolic dose reductions that become progressively smaller as the dose decreases. For many, this is a months- or years-long process.

Our deepest condolences go out to the entire Clancy family.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@markhoro So many processes are at play with psychiatric drug withdrawal. My CNS is having a VERY hard time finding homeostasis again, especially after long-term use. It's not MY fault it's taking so many years.

When in doubt, the patient always gets blamed.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@FreeKarenRead3 "Bow" - good one. Yeah, this case defies imagination.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@Rebecca6209 @BlackshepSusan In addition to the ones that Susan mentioned, Taper Community has free information as well. You can create a free account to learn more.
https://t.co/EtJy3sJed6

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@FreeKarenRead3 This is normal psychiatric care!

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@IT_Guru74 @BlackshepSusan So true Kevin, so very true!

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@defense_diaries I help people in psychiatric drug withdrawal. All of them have said this same thing. In fact, I've personally felt this way myself with psychiatric providers. They don't listen and learn. My own GP is more valuable than they are.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@corn724142 In the mental health system, the patient is easily blamed. Their "mental illness" affects their credibility. This is where medical gaslighting comes into play.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@janettoomuchsun @Fiddaman Sad to say, this kind of care is common in psychiatry. I see it all the time.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@Lillyin_London She should be holding her head down in shame.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

Good points about the Lindsay Clancy case.

#lindsayclancy

[Bob 'Fiddy' Fiddaman💜🇵🇦 @Fiddaman]

1. "Psychiatrist Jennifer Tufts did not fully track or coordinate the full list of medications Clancy was receiving from other providers."
Classic polypharmacy chaos. Multiple doctors throwing pills at the same patient without talking to each other is how you end up with toxic combinations, additive side effects, and zero accountability.

2. "Tufts kept prescribing different medications, sometimes on a weekly basis, in an attempt to relieve Clancy’s symptoms and anxiety."
The revolving-door prescription pad. Symptom appears → new pill. Side effect appears → another pill. Still not better → switch again. This is exactly how patients end up on a cocktail of brain-altering chemicals.

3. "The day before the killings, Clancy said she felt numb and hadn’t experienced emotion in several days. Tufts decided to increase the dose of a previous antidepressant she had prescribed."
Emotional blunting (numbness, inability to feel) is a well-documented effect of these drugs. The response? Crank the dose higher.

4. "Tufts had been practicing independently for only about one month after finishing residency when Clancy became her patient."
A psychiatrist one month out of residency should have been taught the principles of polypharmacy risks and the recognition/prevention of serotonin toxicity. (See #1)

5. "Tufts was ‘surprised’ to learn Clancy had called a suicide hotline twice."
Surprised? Patients on these drugs (and in severe distress) often minimise or hide suicidal contact.

See: 'Day before killings, Lindsay Clancy felt numb. Her psychiatrist says she increased an antidepressant'
https://t.co/Lk7LOgAo8C

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@little_foot777 Maybe they're getting bombarded with emails from angry people. Great post by the way, and I agree 100%.

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@brwnidegrl Many psychiatrists are like this (fyi). 😩

[Limessa @Limessa810]

@cytirosi It has indeed. I love the fact it's getting exposed. Maybe it can save some future lives.