The Bitter Pill: Year End, New Year in Review by Amy Philo
My Friend Amy Philo just did a great roundup of articles and videos hosted on her web sites. I wrote the blog entry, Take the Blue Pill Dooce.
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The Washington Times: MENTAL HEALTH TROJAN HORSE IN HEALTH CARE BILL
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Why The MOTHERS Act Should Not Become Law
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ELECTROSHOCK COMMENTS
Go directly to the FDA web comment page about electroshock here:
http://bit.ly/FDAECT
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At least say:
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“I oppose the FDA’s proposed reclassification of the ECT device to
Class II. The FDA should investigate the ECT device for safety and
effectiveness. The FDA should call for Pre-Market Approval
Applications for the device.”
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Electroshock Survivor Leonard Roy Frank to FDA: Case Against ECT
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FDA – “Yes Man” to Electroshock?
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Pharmalot’s take on the new study on meds during pregnancy being initiated by the FDA and others (FDA to look at medication safety during pregnancy)
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Motherhood is Not A Medical Disorder, one of the top posts of the year on Psychiatrist Dr. Doug Bremner’s blog Before You Take That Pill.
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Antidepressants no more effective than a sugar pill
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Before You Take That Antidepressant, Visit This Website (Op Ed News Re: SSRI Stories)
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Ritalin Use Linked With 500% Increase in Sudden Death of Children
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Abuse with Antipsychotics
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TOP POSTS ON THE BITTER PILL:
- What the Media Doesn’t Say about Antidepressants & Pregnancy
- Reps Should Remove Dangerous Psycho-Pharma Agenda From House Health Bill
- Take the BLUE PILL DOOCE….Please oh please, take the blue pill…
- Did the FDA Order Generic Armour Thyroid Maker to Stop Production?
- The MOTHERS Act Passed and Almost Law, Plus Susan Stone’s False Statement About Melanie Stokes
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TOP POSTS ON BREATH (MADNAP BLOG):
- Quick Stats on Pregnancy and SSRIs
- MADNAP Founders & Activists
- How long did it take you withdraw from Paxil?
- Dr. Grace Jackson Comments on Detoxing from Antidepressants & Pregnancy Exposure, Damage to DNA/Eggs
- SIDS, Neonatal Deaths, and Breast Milk Exosure-Related Adverse Event Reports to MedWatch
- Zachary Stowe Wants His GSK Money
- Zachary Stowe Doesn’t Get to Claim “Paroxetine Undetectable in Amniotic Fluid” for GSK
- When Drug Trials Go Terribly Wrong – Lessons From a Bereaved Mother
- Intra-Uterine Deaths and Umbilical Cord Abnormalities Linked to Antidepressants in MedWatch Reports; Preventing Threatened Miscarriages
- CAUTION!!!!!!! This could happen to your baby.








