Get your eyes used to the darkness
To play this short film please click here. Music credit: Rats by Suzanne Vega
Category: Antidepressant prescribing
Since a 5 year marketing campaign in the 1990s the prescribing of antidepressants has risen year on year. The marketing promoted the idea that antidepressants were “safe and effective” alongside a key message that there will be No difficulty in stopping them.
What is shared here is an archive of a range of material on antidepressants
Antony
The Temple of Polmona [or fame] This film is for Antony. Little Wonder: To play this film please click here or on the image above. Music Credit: ‘Little Wonder’ – … Continue reading Antony
A member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on prescribed harm
This post is from 2022. I have re-shared it as I understand that this sort of unprofessional behaviour has continued. I concluded this old post by saying that we need … Continue reading A member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on prescribed harm
Plea for bus stops at Cartland Bridge
To play this short film please click here Music credit: David Gray – Oh, You Pretty Things (Cover) (Live on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky)
“Customer Experience Centre”
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency [MHRA] is responsible for regulating medicines. This is a recent response by this Agency in relation to antidepressants: For four decades, the chemical … Continue reading “Customer Experience Centre”
My reflections on this Drug Science Podcast
The 5-HT hypothesis of depression: https://holeousia.com/2025/03/19/the-5-ht-hypothesis-of-depression-with-prof-philip-cowen-and-dr-sameer-jauhar/ This podcast was released by DRUG SCIENCE on 12 March 2025. The podcast can be listened to here. As a former NHS psychiatrist and also as somebody … Continue reading My reflections on this Drug Science Podcast
Parliamentary Question
QUESTION: Lord Kamall To ask His Majesty’s Government how many ‘yellow card’ reports of suicide after taking antidepressants were received by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in 2015 … Continue reading Parliamentary Question
The 5-HT hypothesis of depression with Prof Philip Cowen and Dr Sameer Jauhar
This podcast was released by Drug Science on 12 March 2025. The podcast can be listened to here. What follows is a full transcription of this podcast. Drug Science Podcast: … Continue reading The 5-HT hypothesis of depression with Prof Philip Cowen and Dr Sameer Jauhar