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Dopesick Deja Vu? The SSRI conversation you need to hear

• Dr Nik Kendrew • Season 4 • Episode 1

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This time Nik is joined by Dr Alastair Santhouse, a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London.
SSRIs are on the agenda, as featured on the BBC's 'Panorama -The Antidepressant Story.'  They consider the efficacy and side effects of SSRIs, the challenge of withdrawal symptoms, and the evolving perspectives within the medical community. Why might some viewers get echoes of 'Dopesick' when  watching it?
There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.

News Headlines

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/old-age-retirement-generation-exercise-32716271

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-older-adults/#:~:text=aim%20to%20be%20physically%20active,or%20a%20combination%20of%20both


RADAR

https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/fertility-ozempic-pcos-pregnancy

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/female-health/a60897097/menstrual-hygiene-day-2024/

https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/how-to-spot-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-sepsis


Panorama- The Antidepressant Story

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n39z


RCPsych responds to BBC Panorama programme on antidepressants:
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/latest-news/detail/2023/06/19/rcpsych-responds-to-bbc-panorama-programme-on-antidepressants


RCPsych ’Stopping antidepressants’

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/stopping-antidepressants

 
 RCGP response to panorama on antidepressants:

‘Prescription anti-depressants play a vital role in the treatment of mental health conditions, says College Chair’
 
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/News/BBC-panorama-investigation


Red Whale Primary Care Pod covering Panorama on SSRIs:

https://redwhale.buzzsprout.com/1137521/13163503-who-needs-a-holiday-how-a

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