“What is it about antidepressants that upsets them so much . . . “

Edinburgh, 2010, and I was in the audience when Professor Ian C Reid began with this question: “What is it about antidepressants that upsets them so much . . . … Continue reading “What is it about antidepressants that upsets them so much . . . “

‘A Bitter Pill’

The Editor of the Scotsman, 16 December 2020 The title chosen by the Scotsman: ‘A Bitter Pill’, returned my mind to a medical education event that I attended in Edinburgh … Continue reading ‘A Bitter Pill’

A conversation from 2014 on the duration of antidepressant treatment

This correspondence with Professor Ian Reid is from 2014. This is the first time that I have shared it in the public domain. In my opinion, narrative is no less … Continue reading A conversation from 2014 on the duration of antidepressant treatment

“Chemical Imbalance”

When I was started on an SSRI antidepressant in 1998 for anxiety I was told by my doctor that this would correct a “chemical imbalance” in my brain.  As a … Continue reading “Chemical Imbalance”