My Friend Amy Philo just did a great roundup of articles and videos hosted on her web sites. I wrote the blog entry, Take the Blue Pill Dooce.

 

 

 

The Washington Times: MENTAL HEALTH TROJAN HORSE IN HEALTH CARE BILL

 

The MOTHERS Act in Health Care Bill Heads To Conference Committee & Susan Stone’s False Statement About Melanie Stokes

 

Why The MOTHERS Act Should Not Become Law
 

ELECTROSHOCK COMMENTS

Go directly to the FDA web comment page about electroshock here:
http://bit.ly/FDAECT

 

At least say:

 

 

“I oppose the FDA’s proposed reclassification of the ECT device to
Class II. The FDA should investigate the ECT device for safety and
effectiveness. The FDA should call for Pre-Market Approval
Applications for the device.”

 

Electroshock Survivor Leonard Roy Frank to FDA: Case Against ECT

 

FDA – “Yes Man” to Electroshock?

 

Pharmalot’s take on the new study on meds during pregnancy being initiated by the FDA and others (FDA to look at medication safety during pregnancy)

 

Motherhood is Not A Medical Disorder, one of the top posts of the year on Psychiatrist Dr. Doug Bremner’s blog Before You Take That Pill.

 

Antidepressants no more effective than a sugar pill

 

Before You Take That Antidepressant, Visit This Website (Op Ed News Re: SSRI Stories)

 

Ritalin Use Linked With 500% Increase in Sudden Death of Children

 

Psychiatrist Under Federal Investigation After Writing 96,685 psych drug prescriptions- about 153 per day

 

 

Abuse with Antipsychotics

 

TOP POSTS ON THE BITTER PILL:

• What the Media Doesn’t Say about Antidepressants & Pregnancy
• Reps Should Remove Dangerous Psycho-Pharma Agenda From House Health Bill
• Take the BLUE PILL DOOCE….Please oh please, take the blue pill…
• Did the FDA Order Generic Armour Thyroid Maker to Stop Production?
• The MOTHERS Act Passed and Almost Law, Plus Susan Stone’s False Statement About Melanie Stokes

 

TOP POSTS ON BREATH (MADNAP BLOG):

• Quick Stats on Pregnancy and SSRIs
• MADNAP Founders & Activists
• How long did it take you withdraw from Paxil?
• Dr. Grace Jackson Comments on Detoxing from Antidepressants & Pregnancy Exposure, Damage to DNA/Eggs
• SIDS, Neonatal Deaths, and Breast Milk Exosure-Related Adverse Event Reports to MedWatch
• Zachary Stowe Wants His GSK Money
• Zachary Stowe Doesn’t Get to Claim “Paroxetine Undetectable in Amniotic Fluid” for GSK
• When Drug Trials Go Terribly Wrong – Lessons From a Bereaved Mother
• Intra-Uterine Deaths and Umbilical Cord Abnormalities Linked to Antidepressants in MedWatch Reports; Preventing Threatened Miscarriages
• CAUTION!!!!!!! This could happen to your baby.