"The report also criticised the prison pharmacist for prescribing Mr Petryszyn two antidepressants, #Mirtazapine and #Fluoxetine, at the same time."
https://t.co/4UzQEBhg7R
6 weeks to recover & how we got it wrong. Guidelines for antidepressants say it can take 6 weeks for recovery. those who get agitated or suicidal in the days after starting often get told to continue treatment because it can take weeks to get better..https://t.co/aZlk9TwCO1
A prestigious award to CCHR and survivors for 5 decades of relentless advocacy for justice against New Zealand psychiatric hospital that electroshocked children, subjected them to sexual assault, chemical restraints, and medical experimentation. https://t.co/VtmWXgeTgg
"In their discharge letter the hospital suggested that the ADHD medication should not be recommenced. This information was not provided to the private ADHD provider which continued to prescribe Mr Pickett with ADHD medication."
https://t.co/UmX7vnuTvc
"A post-mortem report indicated the cause of death as asphyxiation. There was not a positive test for any drugs or alcohol in her system other than prescribed antidepressants."
https://t.co/Z0Dg3u9s47
"...the care given to the deceased was limited to 2 appointments only within which she was referred back to her GP for medication adjustment which had been seen to be ineffective..."
https://t.co/i3aocGEY4B
"Mr Goforth was diagnosed with adjustment disorder with brief depressive episodes and was on anti-depressants and was aware he could contact mental health services at any time."
https://t.co/AVDJdgHOa2
Mr Morris said that in the weeks leading up to Jack’s death 'he seemed more detached' and stopped visiting his family as regularly. He said that when Jack would take his antidepressants, he 'didn’t function properly'."
https://t.co/nd3l7WI6Dj
Study finds antidepressants associated with faster cognitive decline and increased risk of severe dementia, fractures and death https://t.co/7fwpU6P9mC
"Around a month before her death, Sudeh had been seen by a GP and had said that #Sertraline, an anti-depressant, was helping her to feel better."
https://t.co/6FLQqdfx1Y
18 years ago this month, a 19-year-old ex-pupil of Parklands School in Florida entered the school with a gun. 17 people were killed and 14 more were hospitalised.
He was under the influence of medicine prescribed for depression.
https://t.co/9LxpMxJ2gd
"Weeks before his death, he saw his doctor, mentioning feeling low and suicidal. He got #antidepressants, and the doctor gave him crisis line numbers. He was not seen as a high risk."
https://t.co/EDvHTlXGrd