2: SSRI Withdrawal P. II: Intrusive Thoughts, The Little Depressed Zoloft Cloud, & Informed Consent
On SSRI Withdrawal Part II: Intrusive Thoughts, The Little Depressed Zoloft Cloud, OCD, Informed Consent, and The Perils of Big Pharma.
Where I am now: https://theguesthouse.substack.com/.
Welcome to Being Human. In part two of my three-part series on SSRIs, I'll talk about some of the work I've come across from several doctors and scientists who question the long-held, peddling theory of "low serotonin." Also mentioned is my common connection with hibernating bears, the severe lack of informed consent in medicine, intrusive OCD thoughts, and how the little depressed Zoloft ball commercial in the early aughts changed the public's perception of antidepressants forever. Not medical advice.
New evidence supporting the serotonin theory of depression is incorrect https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0 Original Zoloft Commercial (2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh47iDXkLN8 The Other Drug War -- Big Pharma’s 625 Washington Lobbyists: https://www.citizen.org/article/public-citizen-publications-the-other-drug-war-big-pharmas-625-washington-lobbyists/ Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials and Its Influence on Apparent Efficacy: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmsa065779 Intrusive Thoughts Book: https://drmartinseif.com/overcoming-unwanted-intrusive-thoughts-is-on-amazon/ The first website I ever found that helped me understand Intrusive thoughts (Formerly called Intrusive thoughts dot org): https://www.madeofmillions.com/ocd/intrusive-thoughts Joanna Moncrieff: https://joannamoncrieff.com/2019/04/01/persistent-withdrawal-and-lasting-damage-from-prescribed-drugs/fects Informed consent: https://www.kellybroganmd.com/blog/consent-form-for-psychiatric-drug-treatment Benzo Risk: https://www.kellybroganmd.com/blog/benzos Mikhaila & Jordan Peterson on their experiences: https://twitter.com/mikhailaaleksis/status/1395795936526360584?lang=en Episode cover art by Henrik Uldalen.
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