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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Apr 8

    Long-term use of the medications is surging in the U.S., according to an analysis by The New York Times. One reason: withdrawal symptoms that make it difficult to stop.https://nyti.ms/2GFwnCh 

    6:30 AM - 8 Apr 2018
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      2. Betty Barkas Hood‏ @heliosmou Apr 8
        Replying to @nytimes

        Not surprising. What’s surprising is that ALL drugs used to treat depression and/or bipolar disorder come with warnings that these meds can induce the exact symptoms they were designed to suppress, including suicidal ideation. How is it that such products are approved by the FDA?

        16 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
      3. Chris Kelley‏ @greatwetshart Apr 8
        Replying to @heliosmou @nytimes

        Read ANY warning on any drug. They're horrifying! ALL of them.

        2 replies 0 retweets 48 likes
      4. Betty Barkas Hood‏ @heliosmou Apr 8
        Replying to @greatwetshart @nytimes

        I know. But meds presumably designed to treat a specific illness are simultaneously capable of producing the very symptoms they are meant to treat? If insulin, for example, came with similar warnings, would it be on the market? Something is not right with this equation.

        16 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Chris Kelley‏ @greatwetshart Apr 8
        Replying to @heliosmou @nytimes

        There are heart medications that can cause heart problems, meds for stomach problems that can cause stomach problems etc etc.

        1 reply 1 retweet 69 likes
      6. Demoporgon‏ @necrotelicom Apr 8
        Replying to @greatwetshart @heliosmou

        Paradoxically, suicide attempts tend to increase as antidepressants start to work. You have the energy to act on thoughts that you may have already had.

        4 replies 0 retweets 65 likes
      7. Miriam Heddy  🔥‏ @miri_iron Apr 8
        Replying to @necrotelicom @greatwetshart @heliosmou

        Betty, you do know that chemo, which is used to treat cancer, causes hair loss & vomiting & other side effects, right? But people use it because not dying is more fun?

        1 reply 0 retweets 95 likes
      8. Dan Lansdowne  🇨🇦‏ @danhlansdowne Apr 8
        Replying to @miri_iron @necrotelicom and

        "You've been using this here insulin for a good long time. Maybe we ought to find a different treatment for you so you don't get hooked."

        0 replies 3 retweets 95 likes
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      2. J Smith‏ @smithandwinston Apr 8
        Replying to @nytimes

        Why is this article so negative about antidepressants? Mental illness is more than depression. Some ppl will be on medications all their lives. Many of them would be dead if not for these medications.

        12 replies 63 retweets 783 likes
      3. J Smith‏ @smithandwinston Apr 8
        Replying to @smithandwinston @nytimes

        You also imply that withdrawal symptoms means some type of unhealthy dependency. If I’m diabetic and stop taking insulin, I have withdrawal symptoms. Does that make insulin bad? Or diabetes?

        9 replies 67 retweets 851 likes
      4. J Smith‏ @smithandwinston Apr 8
        Replying to @smithandwinston @nytimes

        This article merely perpetuates the authors’ own biases and society’s stigma about mental illness and it’s treatment.

        6 replies 32 retweets 671 likes
      5. Lindsey Rothering‏ @LLRothering Apr 8
        Replying to @smithandwinston @nytimes

        This is a much more succinct way of putting it than I could have. Thank you.

        1 reply 0 retweets 127 likes
      6. J Smith‏ @smithandwinston Apr 8
        Replying to @LLRothering @nytimes

        Ugh “it’s” —dang autocorrect

        4 replies 0 retweets 38 likes
      7. Elisa‏ @E1i5a Apr 8
        Replying to @smithandwinston @LLRothering @nytimes

        Perhaps if there were an alternate treatment for depression/anxiety that didn't involve drugs. My understanding is doctors discourage discontinuing anti-depressants.

        5 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
      8. Dorcas‏ @la_dorc Apr 8
        Replying to @E1i5a @smithandwinston and

        Unmonitored discontinuation is dangerous, medically and psychologically. Withdrawal is terrible, but the fact that we still don't understand how these drugs work is HUGE. Research funding, dude.

        3 replies 0 retweets 123 likes
      9. J Smith‏ @smithandwinston Apr 8
        Replying to @la_dorc @E1i5a and

        Absolutely. The brain is so poorly understood. Sadly, our FDA’s reliance on pharma company research is a problem. We need to value mental health more as a society and invest public funds into research.

        4 replies 4 retweets 137 likes
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      2. Mega Low Maniac  📸 ♿‏ @OhFaerieNuff Apr 8
        Replying to @nytimes

        I wear glasses. If I take them off, I'm not experiencing "withdrawal symptoms"; I'm having a hard time seeing because I NEED GLASSES! Stop treating people who need medications like we're drug fiends. We just have illnesses that need to be treated.

        2 replies 27 retweets 206 likes
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      2. Lisa O'Neill‏ @mooebon Apr 8
        Replying to @nytimes

        I think SSRIs can be lifesaving. But why not have doctors explain to patients that there is little known about long term use and that withdrawal can be difficult? Let patients decide cost/benefits.

        2 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
      3. Heather Norrgard‏ @ladyheatherlee Apr 8
        Replying to @mooebon @nytimes

        You should probably find a new doctor if yours isn’t already doing that.

        1 reply 0 retweets 68 likes
      4. Lisa O'Neill‏ @mooebon Apr 8
        Replying to @ladyheatherlee @nytimes

        Most doctors suggesting SSRIs warn patients about the lack of data on long term use and potential probs getting off them? Not true.

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      5. Miriam Heddy  🔥‏ @miri_iron Apr 8
        Replying to @mooebon @ladyheatherlee @nytimes

        Doctors do tell you to take them consistently. They tell you whether it’s safe to take it with food. As to pharmacists. As does the paper that comes with it. And if the letters are too small, the info is all avail online.

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      6. Lisa O'Neill‏ @mooebon Apr 8
        Replying to @miri_iron @ladyheatherlee @nytimes

        Yes, they do tell you to take meds consistently. What they don't tell you is that there is no data on long term use, or that withdrawal could be very unpleasant. As for the paper that comes with it, if people read those, they'd never take anything.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Heather Norrgard‏ @ladyheatherlee Apr 8
        Replying to @mooebon @miri_iron @nytimes

        Mine did. Both my family doc and my psychiatrist. And a counselor. And even my midwife. Not really sure what else to say here. I’ve read the insert on mine. My side effects are nil, meanwhile anxiety was making my whole body fall apart.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      8. Heather Norrgard‏ @ladyheatherlee Apr 8
        Replying to @ladyheatherlee @mooebon and

        Side effects of my anxiety: headaches, joint pain, stomach pain, esophageal dysmotility, acid reflux, recurring ovarian cysts, infertility from messed up hormones, chronic panic attacks that caused cardiac stress... So this is a no brainer to me. None of that and I have a baby.

        1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
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