Antidepressant Coalition for Education
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🧵1/4 JAMA Psychiatry appears more concerned with petri dishes than real people harmed by antidepressant withdrawal. They’ve denied our request to correct the misleading Kalfas et al. review—a request that was grounded in both the real-world experiences of hundreds of thousands…
I never thought there'd be a day in which I'd be watching @DrMcFillin , @AdamUrato1 , @joannamoncrieff , @taperclinic , @LacasseJeffrey , and David Healy speak at the @US_FDA about the risks of taking SSRIs in pregnancy but here we are. Cheek-pinching moment. What a time of…
LIVESTREAMING NOW: FDA Expert Panel on Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and Pregnancy
Starting an antidepressant is easy. But stopping can be the hardest part. ~@MaryanneDemasi Antidepressant Withdrawal: Why Do Researchers Keep Downplaying It? brownstone.org/articles/antid…
-Serotonin plays a crucial role in fetal development & SSRIs disrupt the serotonin system. -SSRI use in pregnancy has been associated with miscarriage, birth defects, preterm birth, postpartum hemorrhage, NICU admission, & other issues. -SSRIs alter fetal brain development, with…
There is no overall evidence that SSRIs are unsafe during pregnancy, and in fact SSRIs can be lifesaving for pregnant women with mood & anxiety disorders. That's a key point of a letter APA sent today to U.S. FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, expressing its alarm over some of…
Australian doctor who ‘almost died’ writes landmark guidance on how to safely stop using antidepressants theguardian.com/australia-news…
Skeptical take on the new JAMA review in @australiandr: bit.ly/4kJNelE “By drawing global conclusions from short-term trials, this study distorts the reality of withdrawal, downplays the real challenges faced by patients and is likely to perpetuate further harm,”
Most people have no severe withdrawal from antidepressants, large review finds Article has been amended: "Editor’s note: We amended this story on 15 July 2025 to clarify the study’s limitations and to add comments from James Davies." @JDaviesPhD bmj.com/content/390/bm…
Dr. Mark Horowitz (@markhoro) breaks down why the new JAMA Psychiatry study is dangerous. By ignoring long-term users, researchers give false reassurance about withdrawal risks. People suffer severe symptoms and are told it's in their head. Medical gaslighting institutionally.
Approximately 5% of pregnant women take an SSRI for depression. But SSRI use during pregnancy has been linked in observational studies to birth defects, miscarriages, and neurological and behavioral challenges in childhood. On Monday, July 21 at 10 a.m. ET, we’ll be hosting an…
Medication withdrawal is a critical issue in psychiatry and, for too long, has been overlooked by the medical community. A new paper published in JAMA continues this harmful trend. Be on the lookout for our interview with @markhoro next week breaking down this publication and…
Critical dispatch here, please read and consider signing. This is a major moment in the fight for informed consent in mental health Scientific studies are meant to inform and clarify, not to obfuscate and confuse
Today we submitted a formal correction request to the editors of JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych @dost_ongur in response to the recent Kalfas et al. review, which downplays the risks of antidepressant withdrawal by relying on short-term studies. Our letter outlines the dangerous…
