Freddie Waite

Contributor to Impulsive podcast on BBC Sounds and Spotify. Writer of Cats & Brains. Full-time cat sitter / freelancer in nature finance sector.

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@moversand6 Thanks so much for having me on!
You can find out more about the Dopamine Agonist Action Group and our campaign at https://t.co/WYnrJcnIB3

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

'He would have been horrified' - error in drug warnings 'misled' families https://t.co/uuelJ8xVlM

[Mad In The UK @MITUKteam]

My impulsive father, and the hidden psychiatric side effects of dopamine-agonist drugs
By Freddie Waite

https://t.co/pwqubaYs7y

#ParkinsonsAwareness #MedicationSafety #ImpulseControlDisorder #DopamineAgonists #ParkinsonsUK #CaregiverStories #PharmaAccountability

[Mad In The UK @MITUKteam]

My impulsive father, and the hidden psychiatric side effects of dopamine-agonist drugs
By Freddie Waite

https://t.co/pwqubaYs7y

#ParkinsonsAwareness #MedicationSafety #ImpulseControlDisorder #DopamineAgonists #ParkinsonsUK #CaregiverStories #PharmaAccountability

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@MITUKteam Thanks for publishing! Really enjoyed writing and getting it down

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@mocost would love to share my Mad In The UK article with you on the dopamine-agonist scandal. Would love to know what you think, cheers!

https://t.co/Tk4LeAtrN1

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

Article published for Mad In The UK on the dopamine-agonist scandal 👇🏻

https://t.co/Tk4LeAtrN1

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@ParkinsonsUK @HDBrighton Absolutely, thanks!

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@msmirandasawyer I wrote a response to your review of the Impulsive podcast which I appear on, answering my question - how are drug companies getting away with it?

https://t.co/jN0URZiNkK

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@MindCharity @Rethink_ what does it mean for mental health parity that we treat physical health conditions with drugs with severe mental health side effects, and often consider this a better outcome?

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@PornAddictCoach hope you are aware of dopamine-agonist medications and their psychiatric side-effects, which often lead to hypersexuality and porn/sex addictions. Check out the podcast Impulsive. Do you see cases like these? #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@ParkinsonDotOrg @ParkinsonsUK But the behavioral science is clear - people outside of these risk factors will assume it won't happen to them. Imagining an ICD is difficult enough. You need to be clear this can happen to anyone, and does - often, and destroying lives 2/2

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@ParkinsonDotOrg @ParkinsonsUK the data on the risk factors (ie who is more at risk) of Impulse Control Disorders doesn't stand up to scrutiny and is insufficient to draw conclusions. These may be people more likely to report ICD, but not to experience it (1/2)

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

Dopamine-agonist medications cause serious psychiatric side-effects in (at least) 1 in 6 patients. Yeah drug companies don't tell you that #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@ParkinsonsUK @ParkinsonDotOrg is it time for more extensive studies on the side-effects of dopamine-agonists? Survey of your members would be a start? #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

Imagine you're 10x hornier than you've ever been and have lost the ability to assess, filter and reject thoughts and impulses. How's your day gone so far? #Impulsive #dopamine #dopamineagonist

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@Rethink_ I asked you in 2017 if it was a concern that we treat physical health conditions with drugs with serious mental health side-effects and consider this a better outcome + what this says for mental health parity. Any thoughts on the BBC podcast Impulsive? #Impulsive

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@MindCharity I asked you in 2017 if it was a concern that we treat physical health conditions with drugs with serious mental health side-effects and consider this a better outcome + what this says for mental health parity. Any thoughts on the BBC podcast Impulsive? #Impulsive

[Freddie Waite @freddiewaite]

@HMRCcustomers Wow. I've registered it with a dozen organisations, public and private. All have accepted an electronic copy. Only one has suggested I bring a physical copy to my solicitor to sign and post, in a pandemic.