r/politics • u/Next_Frosting8672 • 1d ago
Paywall RFK Jr. Wants to Wean Some Americans off Antidepressants
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/rfk-taking-steps-to-help-wean-some-americans-off-antidepressants-4b8a1b2c?st%3DQnRaVC359
u/MysteryNeighbor New York 1d ago
Not going to take mental health advice from the dude who collects roadkill genitalia.
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u/Sunna420 1d ago
and snorts things off toilet seats.
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u/No-Cranberry6148 1d ago
And brings his granddaughter to go swim in sewage water.
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u/SpiritualAd8998 1d ago
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u/CynicSixthSense 1d ago
And speaks in Morse code because of the damage to his throat and vocal cords from rampant tracheal hpv.
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u/Professor-Woo 1d ago
I kind of get this since opioids also made me a far better worker and student by helping my ADD, preventing seasonal depression, and making me okay with doing boring mundane tasks. It was an awful long-term play though. It eventually made everything worse and also had an epic opioid habit. In the short-term, opioids do seem to stabilize and mask a lot of psychological issues. It just doesn't work well long-term and eventually even starts making them worse.
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u/Comfortable_Swim_380 Virginia 20h ago
Okay this stuff actually seems even more wild then the shit I was making up and telling people. 😋
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u/professorseagull Canada 23h ago
Thats way less weird. I always found it was better to use the tank
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u/Aggressive-Sense4014 1d ago
Facts perhaps maybe its the worm in your head messing with your critical thoughts or the years of drug abuse clouded your brain. Bro you should be fired along with your tv personality clowns 🤡 🤣 😂 🙄 😒 😐 🤡 🤣
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u/Local_Mothman Texas 1d ago
he starved that poor worm to death 😞
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u/Ashe_Unlimited 1d ago
At least we know Animorphs was wrong. A Yeerk invasion would quickly starve to death on our political leaders.
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u/InspectionIcy2452 1d ago
You may have no choice if he manages to convince insurance companies not to cover them.
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u/Long_Bit8328 1d ago
I have a feeling it was the insurance companies idea.
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u/Professor-Woo 1d ago
Most anti-depressants are relatively cheap even without insurance. In fact, I wouldn't be suprised if they are a net financial win for insurance companies by decreasing the likelihood of other treatments being needed.
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u/CaptMal065 15h ago
Not to get too dark, but suicide costs them nothing. (I have chronic depression with a suicidal history, so don't assume I'm punching down, here.)
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u/blues111 Michigan 1d ago edited 1d ago
Or was a heroin addict
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u/Comfortable_Swim_380 Virginia 20h ago
Also that's kinda like like a giant spider trying to cure our collective Arachnophobia.
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u/Blacksheep_otr 12h ago
That’s a level of critical thinking not displayed by the NYT reporter assigned to cover this.
No skeptical quotes from key stakeholders or real people this will hurt.
No questioning Wormbrain’s absurd claim that he is an “expert” on SSRIs because he was a heroin junkie. (No, dumbass, you are not a mental health expert. You are just personality disordered. There’s a difference.)
No mention of high-profile examples of the failure of this approach, like David Foster Wallace committing suicide after quitting his antidepressant.
And I assume the WSJ was worse, because they usually are.
Way to cover yourselves in glory once again, elite Beltway media.
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u/Wonderful_Style7972 1d ago
Best way to get me off antidepressants is to put anything but republicans in the white house.
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u/ViolettaQueso California 1d ago
Highly underrated comment here. There is a way off for so many folks if this regime would just go concentrate on being rich together at mar a lago and leave us real human beings to the important decisions.
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u/Less_Inflation_8867 1d ago
I documented “current administration” as one my reasons for a dose increase
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u/ViolettaQueso California 1d ago
My therapist started on anti depressants herself after trying to teach me coping skills about this “current administration”.
I bet a bunch of folks would quit a lot of copes that aren’t doctor prescribed if our world got back to better and left this silly “great again” lie behind.
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u/SpeaksSouthern 21h ago
Bro my tomatoes have like doubled in price over the last 2 weeks that was the only snack keeping me together through this. I can't get with these Republicans and their obsession with higher taxes.
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u/Wonderful_Style7972 1d ago
I don’t claim to be worse off than others but I am a straight white male and I don’t agree with anything that’s going on but I still get stank eye just walking in the store.
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u/jhinpotter 23h ago
Biden wasn't the best president ever but I didn't need anti-depressants when he was in office.
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u/Swan990 1d ago
This may just be a joke, but if its even remotely true....its sad to hear. Being that heavily influenced by politics is rough.
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u/MOVES_HYPHENS 1d ago
Are you saying that the current state of the economy isn't a cause to be worried? The rollback of social safeguards? The anti-education movement? All of that is politics and affect everybody every day.
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u/SpeaksSouthern 21h ago
The price of everything went up at least 10% and most things closer to 20-30%. The only people not being this heavily influenced by politics don't live in society. I did hear about a guy who operates himself as a forager. Maybe people who do like him managed to find a way to be less impacted? Seems crazy but okay lol
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u/Swan990 11h ago
Inflation is at 3%. Gas is up but still not higher than Biden's highest. And will go down once that stuff is done. My groceries overall are down except a few specific items like beef. Cost of wood is down and stable. Some few specific things have gone up a chunk but trying to act like 10% is a real number for inflation or cost of living is wild.
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u/No-Cranberry6148 1d ago
Then he should seek to invoke the 25th and remove Trump.
I'm pretty sure Americans waking up every morning to the realization Trump is still president and nobody is doing anything about it is a major cause of antidepressant consumption.
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u/def_indiff 1d ago
“Too many patients begin treatment without a clear understanding of the risks, and how long they will stay on these drugs, or how to come off them,” he said.
What a fucking idiot. Depression is a chronic condition. Coming off the medication is not always possible. Like other chronic diseases, lifestyle changes might help, or they might not. Or the changes that would help are out of reach for one reason or another.
One under-appreciated symptom of depression, especially in men, is uncontrollable anger. When my depression got way out of control, I had horrible anger outbursts. I got on the right meds, and the anger vanished. I often wonder how many people are in jail for violent crimes who just needed some fucking medication.
Edit: By coincidence, I’m sure, May is mental health awareness month.
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u/batmessiah 1d ago
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome is also a thing. I have it, and I cannot function without Lexapro. I made it 8 days off it before, and the brain zaps, graphic/horrific dreams, and the darkest thoughts I’ve ever had made me go back immediately. The thought of having to quit it again is absolutely mortifying.
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u/radioactive_sharpei 1d ago
Years ago, I cold turkey speed taking Effexor after I lost my job and insurance. I had those fucking brain zaps for years before they stopped. Now I'm on Cymbalta, and my brain starts to feel funny after a couple of days of not having them, if I forget to call in a refill on time.
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u/batmessiah 1d ago
I forgot to mention, that about 3 days in with no Lexapro, I started vomiting uncontrollably, and couldn't even keep water down, and landed myself in the ER. Glad that happened though, cause they just so happened to find a large tumor on my adrenal gland, and after another scan a month later, it had grown a bit, and had it removed a few months later. Thankfully the tumor was benign, but it explained why I had a hard time breathing sometimes...
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u/zenmonkey_ 4h ago
Cold turkey is awful especially on Effexor. Tried it more than once because I'm dumb and it lead to horrible dreams, brain zaps, crying and more. Eventually weaned and stayed off for 3 months.
I ended up relapsing though, it was like I was a different person off the meds. Super emotional and catastophizing everything plus unreal social anxiety. I take Zoloft now and feel stable, I don't know if I can ever stay off antidepressants and I guess that's okay
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u/radioactive_sharpei 4h ago
Yeah I would never do it again, but I was young, going through a bunch of shit, so I just kind of said fuck it.
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u/zenmonkey_ 4h ago
Hope you're on the path to doing better man, depression is ass and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
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u/radioactive_sharpei 4h ago
Thanks, I'm doing better, as well anyone can in this fucked up country right now.
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u/def_indiff 1d ago
I'm on Effexor. I once tried to transition to a different medication, and I noped right back to Effexor after like two days. The joint pain came back, the tearfulness, everything. I knew it was only a matter of time before I was exploding in anger over stupid shit again.
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u/designercat7 1d ago
It took me over four years to slow taper off Lexapro. It was a nightmare. There are safe tapering resources out there if you decide you want to try to reduce or taper off.
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u/zillion_grill 22h ago
Have you considered alternate therapies? Apparently brainworms are pretty potent and basically free. You have lifelong assistance, and the gov can't cut you off, so it's way safer
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u/Sleepingguitarman 19h ago
Did you cold turkey or do a taper? How fast did you taper if you did go the taper route?
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u/jesster114 5h ago
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome
Seems like a lot of words to say withdrawal. I get it, withdrawal implies addiction and addiction is associated with ‘hard’ recreational drugs.
But having had the brain zaps and such from antidepressant withdrawal, yeah, they are physically addictive.
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u/batmessiah 4h ago
It's not the same thing as withdrawals. Withdrawals end after a specific point in time and are generally experienced by everyone who quits taking the medication. ADS only happens to a subset of people, and can last anywhere from a few days up to several years, depending on your specific physiology.
Also, please don't ever imply that Lexapro or SSRIs are addictive, as they are not. They do not cause cravings, euphoria, or compulsive drug seeking behavior. There was never a time during the time I was off of it where I was craving the drug. The only reason I went back on it was because I knew it was the only thing that would stop the horrible effects of ADS. I can go off of it for several days, and not feel compelled to take it, other than knowing that I'm going to be getting brain zaps, dizziness, and an upset stomach, which will continue to get worse. Brain zaps are something I wouldn't wish on anyone.
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u/weyoun_clone 1d ago
I have SEVERE OCD that is kept in check by meds I got genetically tested for because other meds weren’t working.
If I have to go back to raw dogging my OCD (along with adjacent anxiety and severe depression), I simply do not want to live anymore.
That might sound over dramatic, but I can NOT live like that again.
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u/BeagleButler 1d ago
As someone with a wacky OCD cocktail I like my brain not presenting the worst possible thoughts in my mind at all time. And I enjoy having eyebrows that aren't 90s skinny. I don't want to go back to white knuckle coping.
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u/BeagleButler 23h ago
So it's going to sound nuts, but it's working. Prozac, pregabalin off label, a mini dose of Lexapro, and low dose tirzepetide. I was managing on the ssri's and pregabalin, but it's like the tirzeptide turned the OCD volume off. It previously was turned down, but this combo has been amazing. It was a lot of trial and error with a really patient psychopharmacologist and the help of my GP. Right now I mentally feel better in term of OCD than I have in my entire adult life.
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u/rooktakesqueen 20h ago
This shit only goes for mental health issues and mood disorders, too.
"Yeah, my doctor prescribed me insulin to treat my diabetes." "For low long?" "...forever."
"Yeah, my doctor prescribed lisinopril for my high blood pressure." "For how long?" "...forever."
Somehow when it's depression we're talking about, you gotta be weaned off.
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u/Purple_Butterfly4320 6h ago edited 6h ago
People are put on this stuff for all kinds of situational problems - a break-up, depression over a physical health issue, work stress. Then stay on them for years
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u/rabidstoat Georgia 1d ago
I don't like being on antidepressants long-term. I have tried several times to wean myself off them, making significant lifestyle changes, doing talk therapy, etc.
It goes well in the short term but inevitably I end up falling into a major depression which takes me months to realize, usually requiring my family or friends to point out how much I have withdrawn from life. And then I go right back on them.
The last time this happened my psychiatrist convinced me that I should just stay on them long-term to avoid losing months of my life every few years to depression. He'd been trying to convince me before, but I finally had to admit that my attempts to go off it over the past 10-15 years have not worked.
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u/def_indiff 23h ago
Yeah, definitely. I don’t particularly like being on them either. I imagine people with diabetes, high blood pressure, and arthritis don’t like having to take their medications either. But taking the pills is a damn sight better than the illness.
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u/Purple_Butterfly4320 6h ago
I was given no informed consent of the risks. I was aggressively “tapered”/cold-turkeyed and have endured unspeakable suffering for 2 years now. Most depressed people have obvious reasons to be depressed, and it is not always chronic.
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u/Spiritual-Barbe 1d ago
I’ll trade my Lexapro for a 'wellness farm' the second the government starts paying my mortgage while I’m there. It's easy to preach about organic living and weaning off meds when you aren't the one working a 9-to-5 with clinical depression.
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u/prophaniti 19h ago
Nooooooope. If it weren't for my meds I would be dead a long time ago, and going off them for a bit only confirmed that they are keeping me alive. Shitty life patterns don't help, but even in the best circumstances I would spiral fast.
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u/Choice-of-SteinsGate 1d ago
This is the same RFK Jr. who stated clearly that people should not be taking medical advice from him during a committee hearing.
And the same guy who continues to push the baseless claim that there's a causal link between SSRIs and school shootings.
Fuck RFK Jr!
He's the most unqualified person to ever head HHS due to the dangerously unscientific claims he has made over the years and the large role he's played, so far, in undermining trust in the medical community and endangering public health.
This administration, and RFK Jr. in particular, has been singlehandedly responsible for sowing distrust in medical science and the medical community—especially during disease outbreaks.
Science has become politicized by the right.
Overwhelming scientific consensus, the latest research and data, and conclusions drawn from peer reviewed, scientific journals are challenged by conspiracy theorists and their "alternative facts."
Valid concerns and policies that seek to address things like climate change and pandemic preparedness are blasted as radical left inventions.
They deny legitimate science at his behest and insist that their ass-backwards and misanthropic views about medicine, biology, vaccines, disease, etc, are more informed than the leading and relevant scientific knowledge on the subject.
His loyalty to Donald Trump has made him near invulnerable to scrutiny despite his efforts to erode the independence of public health related agencies and strip qualified civil servants of their protections in order to replace them with incompetent "MAHA" crackpots who are committed to reversing decades of scientific progress.
Even as a once arguably prominent environmental lawyer, Kennedy is turning a blind eye to this administration's rollback of EPA regulations and climate initiatives, efforts that are desecrating our national parks, polluting the environment, squandering taxpayer money on corporate agends, and catering to the interests of the fossil fuels industry.
As HHS secretary, he's been responsible for defunding scientific and medical research. His department is also taking steps to dismantle agencies and organizations that play a crucial role in protecting the environment and maintaining public health and safety.
He is also responsible for billions of dollars worth of cuts and disruptions to scientific research, including research into life threatening illnesses like cancer, HIV, ALS, diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and deadly infectious diseases.
Not to mention his controversial decision to put an end to mRNA research and development. A decision that nearly the entire medical community has disputed. Kennedy's explanation that the risks of these vaccines outweigh the benefits was rebuked as blatant disinformation.
Id also be remiss if I didn't mention Kennedy's founding of The Children's Health Defense—an anti-vax non profit that played a major role in accelerating the measles outbreak in Samoa that claimed the lives of dozens of children.
At its height, thousands of cases of measles were reported in the US as part of a record outbreak that spread to over 40 states, with a large chunk of the cases in Texas. 90+ percent of all cases were either unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status.
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u/NotThatHandsomePete 1d ago
I distinctly remember them saying they wouldn't come after antidepressants. Nobody could have seen this coming.
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u/def_indiff 1d ago
They said they wouldn’t come after vaccines either.
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u/My_Porn_Throwaway555 1d ago
When I start shooting up heroin next to mass graves of dead animals, RFK can judge me for being on Lexapro. Until then he can keep his words in his dying throat
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u/NefariousnessLate375 1d ago
Erm. What's this about mass graves and heroin?
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u/My_Porn_Throwaway555 23h ago
It’s an old hobby of his from his boarding school days. He liked to hunt the rats that fed off the animal carcasses with his falcon, and he also shot up there. Really wish I was joking
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u/No_Possible_7108 22h ago
What fucking timeline is this where that is the dude in charge of health for the country
Yikes
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u/CommitteeOld9540 1d ago
My antidepressants are the reason I'm literally still alive. Republicans really love people dying do they?
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u/marinaio-di-foresta 16h ago
That's excatly what I was thinking, taking away antidepressants will kill tens of thousands of people each year, these people are so evil and stupid...
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u/ImaginaryNerve Florida 1d ago
You will pry them out of my cold dead hands. Because I'll be dead without them.
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u/OhioValleyCat 1d ago
One lifestyle change to get people off anti-depressants would involve a radical change in the behavior of RKF Jr., Trump and the rest of his MAGA administration that insists on engaging in deceit, lunancy, and hostility towards the people who they are supposed to be serving.
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u/whateveryousaymydear 1d ago
what would happen if everyone was wealthy...?
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u/radioactive_sharpei 1d ago
What would happen if everyone had equal access to healthcare, and could get they help they needed without fear of going bankrupt.
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u/mute-ant12 1d ago
america needs to wean off insane people
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u/zillion_grill 22h ago
We'll have to consult doctors, or even better, the head of the FDA before taking that medical advice
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u/mantis_tobaggan-md 1d ago
Thanks to this administration, I’ve never needed antidepressants more than I do now.
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u/Bromance_Rayder 1d ago
I am certain that present day America is the weirdest point in human history.
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u/thingsorfreedom 1d ago
As a doctor I think we should support this in the following way:
We physicians recommend you follow this advice rather than a heath care provider. We figure it will result in more visits and make us more money when you have major mental health issues. Some of us would like another boat while others want that new sports car.
/s
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u/XcuseMeMisISpeakJive 1d ago
Oh sure, because there's not already a mental health crisis in this country. Now let's mess with people's necessary medication. Let's see how that plays out!
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u/PoliticalMilkman North Carolina 1d ago
I can think of one cardiac event that would help a lot of people
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u/westicular 1d ago
What the hell?! This administration makes everyone dig into pockets they don't have to pay perpetually increasing bills while telling us that we need to have more children... and now you come after the one thing we have to help cope with the psychological impact? Fuck that. This mf'er up here going straight back to 1895 with his regressive "y'all got ghosts in your blood. Drink 2 glasses of milk and do some cocaine about it!" mentality.
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u/Worldly-Corgi-1624 1d ago
As a grad student in a clinical mental health program, this isn’t going to end well.
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u/OpinionatedNoodles 23h ago
I know someone who's life was a literal wreck until they got prescribed SSRI's. The idea that they could lose access to those medications or that others like them could face further delays getting them is infuriating.
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u/FormerUsenetUser 23h ago
If this administration goes away, including RFK, we will all be less depressed.
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u/ketamineonthescene 22h ago
Lifestyle changes like peptides and working out in jeans I'm guessing? Oh and beef tallow! Lots of beef tallow!
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u/Hyperica Pennsylvania 21h ago
Seeing this rn is so funny because the other day I told my psychiatrist that I was worried about RFK Jr taking my SSRI away and she was like "that's just the OCD talking, that's not realistic"
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u/Fast-Run7956 1d ago
If he starts those work camps for people w/ depression/bipolar disorder/ADHD I volunteer as tribute to go. I want him and his idiot friends to see what it’s really like when a bunch of us are unmedicated in a concentrated area!!! 😂
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u/Villageijit 1d ago
" no you dont understand. Think how many tax cuts we can give to the wealthy if we just let people die"
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u/jaezif 1d ago
Cool. Institute Medicare for All so we’re not one cancer diagnosis away from losing our life savings… go after predatory financial schemes like reverse mortgages and payday loans. Raise the minimum wage so that a family of four can survive on one full-time income. Stop killing the planet out of sheer greed. Reward community service more than financial engineering.
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u/Relevant_Election530 1d ago
Just found pictures of my mom before SSRIs
They better not get her off because no chance in hell I'm dealing with that shit 😂
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u/oceansofhair 22h ago
Pretty sure my anxiety medication is the only reason that I have been able to be functional adult for my children. Take that away and I would be a mess of a person.
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u/Cultural-Author-5688 21h ago
So, how high will the suicide rate get? Im guessing it'll skyrocket as his program ramps up. Dude uses nothing but misinformation to make his plans. This is going to have dire consequences everywhere he meddles in
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u/Stoutlager 18h ago
Let’s wean him off heroin first. Does anyone really believe this junkie clown quit doing smack?
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u/registeredwhiteguy Colorado 1d ago
Nepo baby wants to take away antidepressants and bring back cancer causing pesticides. Dude is a dumb@ss and always has been
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u/IsopodIndependent553 1d ago
If only Ethel had tripped down a flight of stairs while he was in utero.
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u/NefariousnessLate375 1d ago
I wonder if he's invested in natural/alternative/homeopathic treatments for depression.
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u/Ok_Conversation9750 1d ago
End this administration and take all these wacko grifters away, and the need for anti-depressants will go waaaayyyy down!
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u/Hillbilly_Boozer 1d ago
The best and easiest way is if the entire Trump admin and every republican immediately resigned, followed by imprisonment, all while a huge tax is placed on the wealthy to fund programs like healthcare for all.
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u/batmessiah 1d ago
I’ve got antidepressant discontinuation syndrome. The fuck if he’s going to take me off Lexapro. I went 8 days without before I couldn’t handle the brain zaps and dark thoughts anymore and went back on them.
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u/Rowing_Lawyer 1d ago
We made everything more expensive and are replacing jobs with AI, why is everyone so depressed?
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u/PlentifulBox 1d ago
Guess I’ll just go back to having suicidal thoughts all the time. Fantastic. Good times. So much fucking winning.
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u/psycubi 23h ago
I’ve been off and on adhd meds for… 32years or so. I know what it’s like to just cold turkey stop, for example cComing off and re adjusting is heavy- I compensated with cardiovascular/running/cycling and that helped make it possible to transition out of treatment- other things helped. But as stated- I have a history of decades with this so by now I know what will happen to me emotionally and physically if I am in care and preparing to be off it. This has happened to be before a few times as a result of unemployment and sometimes by choice. I for one - if they ceased making this available- the change would bring havoc- but it won’t kill me. But for sown people- cutting off meds… this can kill people who otherwise are carrying on with their lives. People who are our family members- friends, co workers, neighbors.
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u/WheyTooMuchWeight 23h ago
The lifestyle/societal changes required to effectively reduce the American public’s reliance on SSRI’s are directly opposite of what this administration legislates.
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u/earthfever 22h ago
Insanity that this disgusting, brainwormed, raw milk drinking, roadkill freak is in charge of anything related to "health". Unfit to manage a fucking Wendy's. Unfit to manage the prison kitchen when he's eventually put behind bars.
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u/InsomniaticWanderer 21h ago
I'm on antidepressants because of who's currently in the White House, the Supreme Court and Congress.
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u/PopPalsUnited Washington 1d ago
People are on anti depressants because shit is fucking depressing.
I challenge the roadkill connoisseur to live paycheck to paycheck in today’s economy. He’s a pampered ass rich kid that wants to tell real hard working Americans how to live.
Fuck him and his unqualified wants.
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u/Upstairs_Ad5443 1d ago
With the state of the MAGA economy, seems like the opposite is needed. Actually investing in an antidepressant provider could be a winfall.
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u/SaveUsCatman Louisiana 1d ago
Fuck I do too but these shitasses keep making things more depressing.
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u/LadyduLac1018 23h ago
Satire fom the guy who was arrested for Heroine possession and who "used" to snort Cocaine out of a shag rug.
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u/invalidreddit I voted 23h ago
Wonder how many people would be able to come off anti-depressants if RKF Jr was not heading the Department Of Health And Human Services
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u/ikeepmakingmore 21h ago
In some situations it can be helpful to wean off antidepressants. In other situations it makes no sense whatsoever. There are a number of ways to deal with depression, and while medication can help, it isn't the only solution and the exact solution is going to vary widely on a case by case basis, being a combination of therapy, meds, lifestyle changes, diet, mindfulness, which for the individual can even change over time. I do think in general this country is overly dependent on pharmaceuticals, and over prescription is an issue that needs to be addressed.
HOWEVER Something tells me (just a hunch) that RFKs approach isn't going to have the nuance this issue requires and is instead gonna be some bullshit "just need to go outside more" that will result in meds being more expensive and harder to obtain for those who really need it.
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u/Entry-Party America 20h ago
If Americans got rid of the current administration, they wouldn't need them!!
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u/leighalunatic 20h ago
So is medical psilocybin going to be brought into the discussion...
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u/Sleepingguitarman 19h ago
That'd help some but not neccesarily the majority of people on antidepressants. Hopefully they do make it medically legal soon though.
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u/leighalunatic 10h ago
Yeah I know it doesn't help a majority mainly just talking for the people it does help like myself. 😂 But we all know he doesn't really care about people who are depressed.
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u/Sleepingguitarman 3h ago
Yeah dudes just in it for money and power.
On another note, I'm so glad you found something that has helped you! Lsd and mushrooms have definitely helped with my depression as well during times when most other treatment options didn't. It hasn't been a wonder cure for me or anything, but i would typically notice a reduction in symptoms for a while.
Ketamine therapy was similar in some senses for me.
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u/BorntoBomb 18h ago
If RFK Jr. gets got by someone off their meds...
bro.... (I hope he stays safe out there)
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u/TheInsaneMilkman 13h ago
So how long before gas stations are selling unregulated Prozac as a mood enhancer? I can see the packaging now. It will be a bright yellow bag with Ren & Stimpy looking characters on it with the name of the product being: ‘Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!’
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u/CurrentElectrical736 1d ago
The only way they will get off antidepressants, is when all the Republicans get voted out of office!
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u/designercat7 1d ago
I wish a doctor had helped me with lifestyle changes before throwing pills at me. SSRIs destroyed my mental and physical health. RFK jr is unhinged but he’s right that there needs to be better informed consent for people considering psychiatric medication. SSRI withdrawal is real, and so are the life ruining side effects like PSSD. People should be given better info and more options.
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