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DATE: May 13, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: RFK Jr.’s antidepressant deprescribing push gets one thing right — and others dangerously wrong
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
I recently helped a woman in her early 60s taper off fluoxetine (often known by the brand name Prozac), which she had taken for over 35 years, followed by bupropion (aka Wellbutrin), which she had taken for over a decade.
But Kennedy’s initiative conflates that genuine clinical need with claims unsupported by evidence — and some that are actively dangerous.
Read the rest…
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #Deprescribing #Antidepressants #RFKJRaisingQuestions #MentalHealthCare #FluoxetineTapering #Wellbutrin #SSRIWithdrawal #EvidenceBasedMedicine #PatientSafety #ClinicalGuidelines
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DATE: May 13, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: RFK Jr.’s antidepressant deprescribing push gets one thing right — and others dangerously wrong
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
I recently helped a woman in her early 60s taper off fluoxetine (often known by the brand name Prozac), which she had taken for over 35 years, followed by bupropion (aka Wellbutrin), which she had taken for over a decade.
But Kennedy’s initiative conflates that genuine clinical need with claims unsupported by evidence — and some that are actively dangerous.
Read the rest…
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #Deprescribing #Antidepressants #RFKJRaisingQuestions #MentalHealthCare #FluoxetineTapering #Wellbutrin #SSRIWithdrawal #EvidenceBasedMedicine #PatientSafety #ClinicalGuidelines
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DATE: May 13, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: RFK Jr.’s antidepressant deprescribing push gets one thing right — and others dangerously wrong
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
I recently helped a woman in her early 60s taper off fluoxetine (often known by the brand name Prozac), which she had taken for over 35 years, followed by bupropion (aka Wellbutrin), which she had taken for over a decade.
But Kennedy’s initiative conflates that genuine clinical need with claims unsupported by evidence — and some that are actively dangerous.
Read the rest…
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/?utm_campaign=rss
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #Deprescribing #Antidepressants #RFKJRaisingQuestions #MentalHealthCare #FluoxetineTapering #Wellbutrin #SSRIWithdrawal #EvidenceBasedMedicine #PatientSafety #ClinicalGuidelines
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“In psychiatry, as in all areas of medicine, prescribing and deprescribing occur every day as part of individualized, evidence-based treatment planning between physicians and patients. The solution is not to stigmatize psychiatric medication or impose broad assumptions on clinical care, but to ensure that patients have access to the full range of evidence-based treatments and that decisions are guided by the best available science and each patient’s needs.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/antidepressants-rfk-jr-maha
#theguardian #maha
#ssris #deprescribing
#rfkjr #ushealthcarepolicy
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“In psychiatry, as in all areas of medicine, prescribing and deprescribing occur every day as part of individualized, evidence-based treatment planning between physicians and patients. The solution is not to stigmatize psychiatric medication or impose broad assumptions on clinical care, but to ensure that patients have access to the full range of evidence-based treatments and that decisions are guided by the best available science and each patient’s needs.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/antidepressants-rfk-jr-maha
#theguardian #maha
#ssris #deprescribing
#rfkjr #ushealthcarepolicy
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“In psychiatry, as in all areas of medicine, prescribing and deprescribing occur every day as part of individualized, evidence-based treatment planning between physicians and patients. The solution is not to stigmatize psychiatric medication or impose broad assumptions on clinical care, but to ensure that patients have access to the full range of evidence-based treatments and that decisions are guided by the best available science and each patient’s needs.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/antidepressants-rfk-jr-maha
#theguardian #maha
#ssris #deprescribing
#rfkjr #ushealthcarepolicy
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Reasons Behind Continuity of In-Hospital #Deprescribing Post Discharge
1. Acceptance of deprescribing by patients and usual #care providers
2. Comprehension of the deprescribing plan
3. Supportive post-discharge environment#Geriatrics #Health #Hospital #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(26)00069-1/fulltext
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The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active #Polypharmacy in #NursingHomes
- Highly prevalent, esp among residents with psychiatric comorbidity and in #pain
- Need for #deprescribing strategies and nonpharmacologic interventions#Geriatrics #LTC #Care #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(26)00068-X/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active #Polypharmacy in #NursingHomes
- Highly prevalent, esp among residents with psychiatric comorbidity and in #pain
- Need for #deprescribing strategies and nonpharmacologic interventions#Geriatrics #LTC #Care #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(26)00068-X/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active #Polypharmacy in #NursingHomes
- Highly prevalent, esp among residents with psychiatric comorbidity and in #pain
- Need for #deprescribing strategies and nonpharmacologic interventions#Geriatrics #LTC #Care #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(26)00068-X/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active #Polypharmacy in #NursingHomes
- Highly prevalent, esp among residents with psychiatric comorbidity and in #pain
- Need for #deprescribing strategies and nonpharmacologic interventions#Geriatrics #LTC #Care #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(26)00068-X/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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The Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active #Polypharmacy in #NursingHomes
- Highly prevalent, esp among residents with psychiatric comorbidity and in #pain
- Need for #deprescribing strategies and nonpharmacologic interventions#Geriatrics #LTC #Care #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(26)00068-X/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/632630/ Abruptly stopping antidepressants is worst option, study warns, urging tapering with therapy #AntidepressantsTapering #deprescribing #Depression #FranceDepressionAssociation #Health #MentalHealth #PsychologicalSupport #TheLancetPsychiatry #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Study reveals gradual antidepressant tapering with psychological support is effective for adults recovered from depression, preventing relapses. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/health/how-to-stop-antidepressants-safely-qdr2mq6m?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Antidepressant #Depression #Deprescribing #MentalHealth #Medication
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/228248/ Abruptly stopping antidepressants is worst option, study warns, urging tapering with therapy #AntidepressantsTapering #deprescribing #Depression #Éire #FranceDepressionAssociation #Health #IE #Ireland #MentalHealth #MentalHealth #PsychologicalSupport #TheLancetPsychiatry
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Abruptly stopping antidepressants is worst option, study warns, urging tapering with therapy
PARIS, Dec 11 — The best way for people with depression to stop taking antidepressants once their condition…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #antidepressantstapering #deprescribing #depression #FranceDepressionassociation #Health #MentalHealth #psychologicalsupport #TheLancetPsychiatry #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/310896/ -
Appropriateness of #Antiplatelets and #Anticoagulants Among Older Adults Experiencing #Falls
"...High prevalence of likely inappropriate antithrombotic use among older adults presenting to the #ED with a fall..."
#Geriatrics #Care #Prevention #Health #Drugs #Deprescribing #MedMastodon
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.70127?campaign=wolearlyview
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2023 griffen in Deutschland schätzungsweise fast zwei Millionen Menschen täglich zu #Schmerzmitteln. Diese gehören zu den am häufigsten in der #Umwelt nachgewiesenen Präparaten. Mit zunehmendem Alter steigt die Anzahl der verschriebenen #Medikamente oft an, #Deprescribing findet zu selten statt - „Das umweltfreundlichste #Medikament ist das, das nicht benötigt und nicht verschrieben wird.“💊💦🐟🌳
Was wir in Sachen Medikamenten-#Verbrauch von der #Politik fordern: https://bukopharma.de/pharmabrief/pharma-brief-spezial-3-2025-arzneimittel-als-umweltproblem/weniger-ist-mehrverbrauch-von-arzneimitteln/ -
🥳 Superproud of this bunch: the management team of the CoClarity #RCT. Submitted the trial protocol today.
CoClarity: A Shared Decision Support Tool to reconsider the use of Anti-Thrombotic Therapy in patients with #cancer in the last phase of life
✅ Lower risk of #thrombosis
🛑 Higher risk of bleeding
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Adherence to #Guideline Recommendations on Psychotropic #Drug Use for Challenging Behavior in #Dementia
"...Of all newly started prescriptions, 17% were evaluated within the recommended 7 days after starting..."
#Geriatrics #Care #Alzheimers #Deprescribing #MedMastodon
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(24)00897-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
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Towards the end-of-life, improving quality of #life may become more important than simply prolonging life.
Non-essential #medications can be detrimental for the person and public #health.
Retrospective study finds #deprescribing practices are not yet commonplace in the final 12 months of life
#Care #PalliativeCare #Geriatrics #Drugs #LessIsMore #MedMastodon #Polypharmacy
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751991825000786
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🥳 Thrilled to share our latest publication in #Thrombosis Research!
📖 Emily Martens led this important study on #deprescribing #antithrombotic therapy in end-of-life #cancer care
❗ Lots of practice variation across #Europe
➡️ More #evidence needed -
🥳 Thrilled to share our latest publication in #Thrombosis Research!
📖 Emily Martens led this important study on #deprescribing #antithrombotic therapy in end-of-life #cancer care
❗ Lots of practice variation across #Europe
➡️ More #evidence needed -
🥳 Thrilled to share our latest publication in #Thrombosis Research!
📖 Emily Martens led this important study on #deprescribing #antithrombotic therapy in end-of-life #cancer care
❗ Lots of practice variation across #Europe
➡️ More #evidence needed -
🥳 Thrilled to share our latest publication in #Thrombosis Research!
📖 Emily Martens led this important study on #deprescribing #antithrombotic therapy in end-of-life #cancer care
❗ Lots of practice variation across #Europe
➡️ More #evidence needed -
🥳 Thrilled to share our latest publication in #Thrombosis Research!
📖 Emily Martens led this important study on #deprescribing #antithrombotic therapy in end-of-life #cancer care
❗ Lots of practice variation across #Europe
➡️ More #evidence needed -
#Deprescribing antihypertensive medication in frail older adults: balancing the complexities of #polypharmacy and individualised #care
RCTs on deprescribing in a population without adverse effects of studied medication have little chance of a positive outcome
https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/53/12/afae267/7914359
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#Deprescribing ist ein geplanter und überwachter
Prozess, bei dem #Arzneimittel, die potenziell unangemessen, schädlich, nicht mehr indiziert oder ohne Nutzen für die aktuelle #Therapie sind, schrittweise reduziert oder sicher abgesetzt werden. -
Die #Pharmazie ist gerade stark im Wandel und da bleibt für #Nachhaltigkeit kaum Platz. Auch das Thema #Deprescribing ist für Apotheken im aktuellen System nicht finanziert. Zurzeit werden Apotheken nach verkaufter Packung und nicht nach Beratungsleistung bezahlt, wodurch der Verkauf der klimasensiblen Beratung vorgezogen wird. Der aktuelle #Fachkräftemangel verschärft die Situation 👇
https://bukopharma.de/images/pharmabrief/2024/Pharmabrief_Spezial_2_2024_Web.pdf -
Multifaceted Interventions Inclusive of #Medication Optimization for #Frailty in Aged Care: A Systematic Review
"...There is no published #research investigating best-practice #guidelines for medication optimization used in combination with both #exercise and #nutrition in aged #care to address frailty..."
#Geriatrics #Medicine #Ageing #Aging #Deprescribing #Polypharmacy
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(24)00533-4/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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Clinical impact of #medication review and #Deprescribing in older inpatients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
"...Medication review and deprescribing interventions in older hospitalized patients can significantly reduce #hospital readmissions by 8%..."
#Geriatrics #Ageing #Aging #Care #Health #Medicine #MedMastodon
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jgs.19035?campaign=wolearlyview
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Predictors and Outcomes of Oral #Anticoagulant Deprescribing in Geriatric Inpatients With #AtrialFibrillation: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study
When a comprehensive geriatric assessment guides the OAT #Deprescribing, no increased risk of #stroke or systemic embolism events is reported
#Geriatrics #Health #MedMastodon #Care #Cardiology
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(24)00067-7/fulltext?rss=yes
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Cost-Consequence Analysis of #Deprescribing to Optimize #Health Outcomes for Frail Older People: A Within-Trial Analysis
"...Deprescribing for frail older people living in residential aged #care facilities can be a cost-saving intervention without reducing the quality of #life..."
#Frailty #Geriatrics #Polypharmacy #PublicHealth #HealthEconomics
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(24)00010-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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Deciding When It’s Better to Deprescribe #Medicines Than to Continue Them
"...We’re all taught how to prescribe these medications. We’re not taught how to stop these medications..."
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Association of the #Drug Burden Index (DBI) exposure with outcomes: A systematic review
"...The use of the DBI as a screening tool in the community, #nursinghome, and #hospital settings could help identify those at high risk of poor clinical outcomes who may benefit from a comprehensive #medication review and #deprescribing..."
#Geriatrics #Drugs #Care #Medicine
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jgs.18691?campaign=wolearlyview
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Til dem der interesserer sig for #Deprescribing, så er der kommet nye versioner af både START/STOPP kriterierne og Beers kritierier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10447584/
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.18372
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Changes in the Use of Long-Term Medications Following Incident #Dementia Diagnosis
"...an incident dementia diagnosis may be an underused clinical opportunity to reduce #polypharmacy by #deprescribing medications with high safety risks, with limited likelihood of benefit, or that may be associated with risk of further impairing cognition..."
Need for clinicians to adopt different paradigms and increase competencies in the management of complex cases.
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@Krisss
An excellent goal! Glad you are working with your MD for this.
The emphasis on “very slow taper” is key.
You may feel uncomfortable (this means different things for each person) as you lower the dose. Could be nausea,headache,dizziness, etc.
The more gradual the taper, the better. Be patient. You can do this!
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@drsimonpm
#deprescribing - music to my ears. All patients or their caregivers should be required to sit with a #pharmacist and perform a CMR (comprehensive med review) . Currently in the US, Medicare puts the onus on the pharmacist to contact (cold call) the patient. This is not ideal for obvious reasons. Of course the patient could seek our help voluntarily, but most are unaware of the value of such interventions. #Pharmocogenomics #MedMastodon -
❓ When is #cardiovascular preventive medication appropriate in older people?
We asked professionals and older people themselves💊 Stopping #medication and "not starting" are to different concepts!
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#Introduction I'm an #InternalMedicine physician and #HealthPolicy researcher who studies how new medical technologies including drugs, devices, and vaccines are used to improve the quality of health care. #RxPolicy #RxEpi #PharmEpi #HealthServicesResearch
Other interests include #GIM, #PrimaryCare, #Geriatrics, #Deprescribing, #EBM, #Metaresearch, #Metascience, #ScienceOfScience, #STS, #HistSci, #HistSTM, #HistMed
Looking forward to connecting with friends old and new! #TwitterMigration
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#Introduction I'm an #InternalMedicine physician and #HealthPolicy researcher who studies how new medical technologies including drugs, devices, and vaccines are used to improve the quality of health care. #RxPolicy #RxEpi #PharmEpi #HealthServicesResearch
Other interests include #GIM, #PrimaryCare, #Geriatrics, #Deprescribing, #EBM, #Metaresearch, #Metascience, #ScienceOfScience, #STS, #HistSci, #HistSTM, #HistMed
Looking forward to connecting with friends old and new! #TwitterMigration
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#Introduction I'm an #InternalMedicine physician and #HealthPolicy researcher who studies how new medical technologies including drugs, devices, and vaccines are used to improve the quality of health care. #RxPolicy #RxEpi #PharmEpi #HealthServicesResearch
Other interests include #GIM, #PrimaryCare, #Geriatrics, #Deprescribing, #EBM, #Metaresearch, #Metascience, #ScienceOfScience, #STS, #HistSci, #HistSTM, #HistMed
Looking forward to connecting with friends old and new! #TwitterMigration
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#Introduction I'm an #InternalMedicine physician and #HealthPolicy researcher who studies how new medical technologies including drugs, devices, and vaccines are used to improve the quality of health care. #RxPolicy #RxEpi #PharmEpi #HealthServicesResearch
Other interests include #GIM, #PrimaryCare, #Geriatrics, #Deprescribing, #EBM, #Metaresearch, #Metascience, #ScienceOfScience, #STS, #HistSci, #HistSTM, #HistMed
Looking forward to connecting with friends old and new! #TwitterMigration
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#Introduction I'm an #InternalMedicine physician and #HealthPolicy researcher who studies how new medical technologies including drugs, devices, and vaccines are used to improve the quality of health care. #RxPolicy #RxEpi #PharmEpi #HealthServicesResearch
Other interests include #GIM, #PrimaryCare, #Geriatrics, #Deprescribing, #EBM, #Metaresearch, #Metascience, #ScienceOfScience, #STS, #HistSci, #HistSTM, #HistMed
Looking forward to connecting with friends old and new! #TwitterMigration