Trintellix is literally changing my life. There's needs to be a generic. It's too expensive. Im getting samples from my doctor. #depression #mentalhealth #psychmeds
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A bloated med list is not a badge of clinical sophistication.
Sometimes the best psychopharmacology move is not what you add.
It is what you safely take away.
#Psychiatry #Deprescribing #PsychMeds #MentalHealth #psychiatrist #depression #anxiety
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Cartoon strip of me talking to a psychiatrist who is refusing to discuss other medicine options than the one he wants to give me. I advocate for myself by explaining to him that I am the expert of myself and insist that he collaborate with me about my needs.
Nobody knows YOU better than YOU. That makes you the expert in yourself. All suggestions that affect your body should be a collaboration with YOU. No exceptions!
#mentalillness #harmreductionworks #webcomics #comicstrips #borderlinenerdy #comicoop #psychmeds #selfadvocacy #autonomy #sliceoflife
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This is honestly one of my favorite resources for looking at psych med info as it gets updated every few years.
It has helped me and my family/friends figure out why a med isn’t hitting right by looking at how that med is affecting neurotransmitters.
#disabled
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The only vaguely accurate portrayals of ECT itself tend to be of its use on willing and compliant patients. On Homeland, for example, the bipolar-diagnosed CIA operative protagonist (Claire Danes) undergoes ECT voluntarily. She seems to do so, however, in order to forget her affair with the terrorist she’s fallen for, images of their moments together flooding her mind as she succumbs to the anesthesia prior to convulsing. On Six Feet Under, one of the show’s widowed matriarch’s new partners, George, depicted brilliantly by James Cromwell, is revealed to have had a trauma history and, triggered, falls into a psychotic episode. He then elects to undergo ECT treatments, which are shown to be challenging but ultimately helpful to him. It’s the sort of nuance often lost in any conversation about shock. One of the psychiatric survivor activists I’ve come to know once expressed appreciation of that Six Feet Under story line about George—its being pro-ECT notwithstanding—because of how it endowed these topics with complexity. Viewers see George as a boy as he witnesses his alcoholic mother’s suicide, which now triggers a present-day episode. But it is largely socially unacceptable to portray shock patients as aggrieved about what’s happened to them, however damaged they have been by it. One exception being the 2005 biblical-monster flick Constantine, in which Keanu Reeves plays the titular chain-smoking demon slayer and shock survivor with a no-fucks-given attitude. In a flashback, an overhead shot depicts Constantine receiving ECT as a teenager. “My parents were normal; they did what most parents would do,” Constantine says in a voice-over. “They made it worse.”
In our #madchat episode on #sixfeetunder, we touched on #ECT #electroshock, a topic I went long on for @thebeliever.net last fall (finally; also in my first book):
www.thebeliever.net/a-brilliant-...
#psychiatry #mentalhealth #mentalilness #bipolar #psychmeds #psychiatrysky #psychsky #therapysky
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I loved the point Meredith made at the end about American culture and #coffee #caffeine #alcohol #addiction #depressants #stimulants ... and not merely our ubiquitous consumption of #psychmeds
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I also REALLY DIDN'T PULL MY PUNCHES re: (privileged, white, cis woman) Rachel Bloom's sometime psychiatric boostering on her television program ...
During our #madchat discussion of #crazyexgirlfriend
#psychiatry #SSRIs #psychmeds #mentalhealth #antidepressants
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3FH...
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If you or someone you love is on psych meds: Drink water before you’re thirsty; Avoid direct sun during peak hours; Seek shade, AC, cooling centers, or even just wet towels/fans; Check in on others who might not know they’re at risk; If you’re tapering or coming off meds, do so with care & support; Mutual aid saves lives. Systems don’t.
Accessible ways of staying cool: Use wet washcloths or cool packs (frozen veggies from the freezer) on your wrists, neck, groin, behind your knees, and under your arms; Mist your skin with a spray bottle and sit near a fan; Take a sponge bath with lukewarm water while seated or lying down; If drinking water is hard, try: ice chips, fruits like melons or cucumbers, herbal teas, broths, or electrolyte powders in water; Keep your space cooler by blocking sunlight (blackout curtains, aluminum foil, cardboard boxes); Hang a damp sheet in front of a fan; Stay low (since heat rises); Avoid layers and tight clothing
Houseless folks, institutionalized people, & those in carceral mental health settings are often denied AC, water, or the right to leave overheated environments.
Extreme heat isn't just a medical issue. It's an abolitionist issue.🌿
#PsychAbolition #PsychMeds #DisabilityJustice #MutualAid
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Graphic with Project LETS logo on the bottom, and it reads, "Extreme Heat and Psychiatric Medications"
Psychiatric meds can impair the body's ability to sweat, regulate temperature, or sense thirst. As temperatures rise, folks on psychiatric medications are at higher risk of heat stroke, dehydration, and medical crises-- especially antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and some antidepressants.
This isn’t just a medical issue. It’s an abolitionist issue. Houseless folks, institutionalized people, and those in carceral mental health settings are often denied AC, water, or the right to leave overheated environments. Many are forced onto meds without (informed) consent or support to taper safely. Extreme weather is yet another way systemic neglect becomes lethal.
☀️🔥Extreme heat & psych meds: Did you know that psychiatric meds can impair the body’s ability to sweat, regulate temperature, or sense thirst? 🧊
As temps rise, folks on psych meds are at higher risk of heat stroke, dehydration, & medical crises.
#PsychAbolition #ExtremeHeat #PsychMeds #MutualAid
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My nurse practitioner told me yesterday that she was proud of me for staying on my bipolar meds. Frequently people quit taking them because they miss the highs of the mania phase. I will never stop taking them because I hate the roller coaster of highs & lows. #bipolar #mentalhealth #psychmeds
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Are psych meds evil—or life-saving tools? After 20 years with bipolar, I unpack the myths, the evidence, and the lived reality. Give it a read and repost so facts outrun fear. #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #PsychMeds #Bipolar #BlueSkyReads #bipolarsky
l.natashatracy.com/psych-meds-e...
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Given the times this is unsurprising, yet alarming.
No disrespect to my primary care colleagues, but #Psychmeds alone are not always effective for the long term. They should be co-managed with behavioral health specialists.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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youtu.be/vU4Z9dO_BmM?... via @YouTube
💊 Need to taper a psychiatric medication but only have high-dose tablets available?
You’re not stuck.
#Deprescribing #Psychiatry #Psychopharmacology #TaperingMedications #MentalHealth #ClinicalPearls #SSRIWithdrawal #PsychMeds #Pharmacology
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💊 Thinking about taking someone off a psychiatric med?
Here are 3 foundational principles to guide a safe and effective taper:
#Deprescribing #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #Psychopharmacology #MedEd #ClinicalPearls #PsychMeds #Tapering #PatientCare #Psychiatrist
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🚨 We’re taught how to start meds… but what about stopping them? 💊❌
📺 Episode 1 dropped today. Let’s talk about what we should have learned in training.
youtube.com/shorts/rKqkY...
#psychiatry #deprescribing #mentalhealth #meded #psychmeds #psychiatrist #medication #medicalschool
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This is not dementia! This is full-fledged mental illness. #Intervention #PsychMeds 😳
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Hi I'm Jamie. I'm a disabled enby living in Alabama. Desperately need help securing psych meds! They're only $10. If anyone wants to assist my cashapp is $jamielove787 and PayPal is ilovewam@gmail.com 💕🫶🏼 much love! #mutualaid #mutualfunds #help #psychmeds
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The US #BirthControl market is worth $8B & expected to be 45B by 2033.
The US market for #psychmeds is about 88B, est to be 151B by 2034.
37% of the US is on #Medicare & #Medicaid.
I wonder what is going to happen to #BigPharma’s profits if this Admin gets their way.
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Agreed! Kanye’s a self-hating Nazi who’s desperate to be relevant. He needs an intervention. #PsychMeds
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I haven’t been able to pick up my #psychmeds in a while…the only one I have on hand is my chronic tension #migraines.
…I have been conservative in my last few doses because of that. CVS apparently doesn’t deliver those ones anymore.
#BIPOCMA
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with whom these issues strike a chord. #autism #ADHD #AuDHD #mentalhealth #substanceabuse #addiction #psychiatry #psychology #therapists #treatmentindustry #inpatientpsychiatry #psychiatrichospitals #psychwards #rehab #misdiagnosis #psychmeds #psychopharmacology #psychiatrists #grippysockland
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Hey👋🏾 Do you have questions about antidepressants and other psych meds? I’m here to help! #psychmeds #antidepressants #pharmacy #MedicationsAndMentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #boardcertifiedpsychiatricpharmacist
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people are finally starting to notice! #riseup #fightback #useyourvoice #speakup #bekind #staystrong #workersrights #community #collectivism #mentalhealth #mind #psychiatry #publichealth #neuro #psych #therapy #meds #psychmeds #keepgoing
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