#medications — Public Fediverse posts

[It can be very dangerous to come off #psychiatric #medications. It must be done slowly & while under physician supervision. In addition to the likelihood of symptoms returning, coming off an #SSRI can cause severe physical #withdrawal, some of which may never dissipate making it impossible for the patient to ever totally stop the medication. #SerotoninWithdrawalSyndrome can be debilitating; symptoms include severe dizziness, nausea, loss of balance, & frequent vomiting.]

#MentalHealth #health

…About 1 in 6 #US adults reported currently taking #SSRI #medications, which are widely available in generic form, acc/to a 2026 study in the medical journal BMJ #MentalHealth. The American ​Psychiatric Association considers #SSRIs a first option, evidence-based treatment for #depression.

The #FDA has authority over their use, & ​any new restrictions would require strong scientific evidence of a risk to patients that outweighs their benefits. Reviewing new evidence could take months or years….

Study finds resveratrol and copper dramatically weaken deadly brain cancer

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An inexpensive mix of two everyday supplements helped to fight the deadliest brain cancers without a…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #braincancer #cancer #cancerresearch #health #healthyliving #medicalresearch #medications #nutrition #vitaminssupplements
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2434985/study-finds-resveratrol-and-copper-dramatically-weaken-deadly-brain-cancer/

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