The devastating consequences of benzodiazepine and SSRI withdrawal has been recognised and actively suppressed for decades.
#PrescribedHarm #PublicInquiry
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Jane Caprara
6 years ago
My mom has suffered terribly because of benzodiazepines and not being able to get off of them, with each dose she takes feeling like poison.
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Russell Baker
6 years ago
Absolutely. I fully spport beverley. It is not about WD either. I got acute akathisia for almost a decade from a few days of an SSRI, and probably had serotonin syndrone. Thank you Beverley x
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Kathryn Egan
6 years ago
Needed bafly. People are suffering misunderstood and getting harmed more because of ignorance and what amounts to severe neglect
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Mary Newman
6 years ago
Very important and overlooked issue...being suffered by many...including a loved one...
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Diane Cullimore
6 years ago
Please help Seroxat is killing me
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Fiona French
6 years ago
Personally harmed by long term prescribing of benzodiazepine and antidepressants, no informed consent, and no help to taper or when seriously harmed.
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Pamela Wilson
6 years ago
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Support much needed. For example - My GP stopped my prescription cold turkey after 27yrs & caused a completely life-changing seizure & stroke event in 2009. Medically abandoned since, I'm locked in an ongoing battle of incessant damage, just trying to survive.
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Terry Christensen
6 years ago
Please help Drs to understand what they are doing, we the patients are ending up worse than what we started with.
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Kristine Fleming
6 years ago
It disables people so they can't work and it can last for years.
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Joe
6 years ago
Hope this helps
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Amanda Bayard
6 years ago
2.5 weeks and ruined my life.
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Robert Viana-Ross
6 years ago
I have been asking for this service for 5 years. If I had used a street drug, recovery options are available, because I am on a GP induced addiction pain medication, there is no support. 5 times I have tried to stop and my Drs approach is to simply reduce the medication without any support or assistance in dealing with the mental aspects of coming of a drug which I was told with assurance from the GP had no addictive aspects. Help us please
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Jim Morrison
6 years ago
The pharm companies should take more responsibility and take the appropriate action on these so called non addictive drugs . Let's put them on them for 6 months and just stop them . Then we would soon see a difference when they find out exactly what they have done to society..
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James Moore
6 years ago
Thank you for this work, there is an alarming lack of support for those who have taken drugs as directed and then gone on to suffer terribly from adverse effects or withdrawal difficulties. In the absence of official recognition or support, we must take matters into our own hands. People need practical help and support.
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Sharon Morton
6 years ago
I and 10,000s ppl need this service right now.
Ppl are killing themselves because there is no help for prescribed drug withdrawal that can last years.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
The UK government have deserted it's people in their hour of need, so the people have to campaign for the correct dedicated national withdrawal services, which are so urgently needed but shunned by government. This medical disaster has been going on for decades and totally ignored by our negligent NHS and government bodies. Shame on you Health Ministers and your Senior Advisors.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
Please support this great initiative.
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Marion Brown
6 years ago
This is so desperately needed. A truly important initiative - inviting prescribers & patients to share respective experience in order to bring about collaborative mutual support, understanding & essential learning.
The devastating consequences of benzodiazepine and SSRI withdrawal has been recognised and actively suppressed for decades. #PrescribedHarm #PublicInquiry
My mom has suffered terribly because of benzodiazepines and not being able to get off of them, with each dose she takes feeling like poison.
Absolutely. I fully spport beverley. It is not about WD either. I got acute akathisia for almost a decade from a few days of an SSRI, and probably had serotonin syndrone. Thank you Beverley x
Needed bafly. People are suffering misunderstood and getting harmed more because of ignorance and what amounts to severe neglect
Very important and overlooked issue...being suffered by many...including a loved one...
Please help Seroxat is killing me
Personally harmed by long term prescribing of benzodiazepine and antidepressants, no informed consent, and no help to taper or when seriously harmed.
Support much needed. For example - My GP stopped my prescription cold turkey after 27yrs & caused a completely life-changing seizure & stroke event in 2009. Medically abandoned since, I'm locked in an ongoing battle of incessant damage, just trying to survive.
Please help Drs to understand what they are doing, we the patients are ending up worse than what we started with.
It disables people so they can't work and it can last for years.
Hope this helps
2.5 weeks and ruined my life.
I have been asking for this service for 5 years. If I had used a street drug, recovery options are available, because I am on a GP induced addiction pain medication, there is no support. 5 times I have tried to stop and my Drs approach is to simply reduce the medication without any support or assistance in dealing with the mental aspects of coming of a drug which I was told with assurance from the GP had no addictive aspects. Help us please
The pharm companies should take more responsibility and take the appropriate action on these so called non addictive drugs . Let's put them on them for 6 months and just stop them . Then we would soon see a difference when they find out exactly what they have done to society..
Thank you for this work, there is an alarming lack of support for those who have taken drugs as directed and then gone on to suffer terribly from adverse effects or withdrawal difficulties. In the absence of official recognition or support, we must take matters into our own hands. People need practical help and support.
I and 10,000s ppl need this service right now. Ppl are killing themselves because there is no help for prescribed drug withdrawal that can last years.
The UK government have deserted it's people in their hour of need, so the people have to campaign for the correct dedicated national withdrawal services, which are so urgently needed but shunned by government. This medical disaster has been going on for decades and totally ignored by our negligent NHS and government bodies. Shame on you Health Ministers and your Senior Advisors.
Please support this great initiative.
This is so desperately needed. A truly important initiative - inviting prescribers & patients to share respective experience in order to bring about collaborative mutual support, understanding & essential learning.
Great initiative!!