Drug, SSRI, MHRA Bans for 0-18 yrs olds 'Coping with coming off' MIND ...seeks feedback on withdrawing from psych drugs.

[Guest guest]

WHAT DOES MHRA STAND FOR?

*******************************

MIND: the UK's leading mental health charity is headed by Chief

Executive Brook who resigned in protest from the MHRA.

A courageous action bringing to boiling point our long campaign to

expose dangerous ssri's/snri's .

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?

forumid=281849 & messageid=1102807151

Immediate release - Friday 10th October 2003

Mind seeks feedback on coming off pyschiatric drugs for

groundbreaking new survey

Mind today launches a new project `Coping with coming off',

which

will explore people's experience of withdrawing from psychiatric

drugs. Many people who have been prescribed psychiatric drugs such

as antidepressants, sleeping pills or major tranquillisers, but no

longer need or want them can find it very difficult to come off. The

charity is looking for people who have come off or tried to come off

psychiatric drugs who are willing to take part in the study.

The project will aim to improve understanding of what makes

withdrawal more or less likely to be successful, so that Mind can

provide information to individuals who are stopping taking a drug

and to the health care practitioners supporting them. It also aims

to inform and influence the provision of support services and the

training of health professionals.

Several psychiatric drugs have come under the media spotlight

recently. Earlier this year two SSRI antidepressants were withdrawn

for use on under-18s because of concerns about side effects and

withdrawal (*1). A Panorama/Mind survey of people who emailed the

BBC programme after a broadcast about the antidepressant Seroxat,

found that 91 per cent of people who responded and who had taken

Seroxat had tried to stop taking the drug, mostly because of

unwanted side effects and 83 per cent of those people experienced

withdrawal problems (*2).

Speaking today, project coordinator Alison Cobb said: " Withdrawal

effects from psychiatric drugs can be very distressing and

frightening. People should not be left to handle it on their own,

but get the information and support they need. Mind hopes that this

survey will better our understanding of the process of withdrawing

and improve the process for everyone involved. "

If you have personal experience of coming off or trying to come off

any psychiatric drugs, and you would like to be interviewed for this

new project please print a questionnaire from Mind's web site at

www.mind.org.uk or contact the PPU Administrator at Mind, 15-19

Broadway, London E15 4BQ for copies.

*** ENDS ***

NOTES TO EDITORS:

(*1) The MHRA has banned the prescription of SSRI anti-depressants

Seroxat and Efexor to children and adolescents under 18 with

depression

(*2) Panorama/Mind Yellow Card Survey 2003.

(*3) Psychiatric drugs include antidepressants, minor tranquillisers

and sleeping pills, major tranquillisers such as Largactil, Depixol,

Clozaril or Risperidone, and mood stabilisers such as lithium or

carbamazepine.

http://www.mind.org.uk/News+policy+and+campaigns/Press/New+Mind+proje

ct+seeks+feedback+on+coming+off+psychiatric+drugs.htm>

'Coping with coming off' MIND ...seeks feedback on

withdrawing from psych drugs.

[Guest guest]

WHAT DOES MHRA STAND FOR?

*******************************

MIND: the UK's leading mental health charity is headed by Chief

Executive Brook who resigned in protest from the MHRA.

A courageous action bringing to boiling point our long campaign to

expose dangerous ssri's/snri's .

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?

forumid=281849 & messageid=1102807151

Immediate release - Friday 10th October 2003

Mind seeks feedback on coming off pyschiatric drugs for

groundbreaking new survey

Mind today launches a new project `Coping with coming off',

which

will explore people's experience of withdrawing from psychiatric

drugs. Many people who have been prescribed psychiatric drugs such

as antidepressants, sleeping pills or major tranquillisers, but no

longer need or want them can find it very difficult to come off. The

charity is looking for people who have come off or tried to come off

psychiatric drugs who are willing to take part in the study.

The project will aim to improve understanding of what makes

withdrawal more or less likely to be successful, so that Mind can

provide information to individuals who are stopping taking a drug

and to the health care practitioners supporting them. It also aims

to inform and influence the provision of support services and the

training of health professionals.

Several psychiatric drugs have come under the media spotlight

recently. Earlier this year two SSRI antidepressants were withdrawn

for use on under-18s because of concerns about side effects and

withdrawal (*1). A Panorama/Mind survey of people who emailed the

BBC programme after a broadcast about the antidepressant Seroxat,

found that 91 per cent of people who responded and who had taken

Seroxat had tried to stop taking the drug, mostly because of

unwanted side effects and 83 per cent of those people experienced

withdrawal problems (*2).

Speaking today, project coordinator Alison Cobb said: " Withdrawal

effects from psychiatric drugs can be very distressing and

frightening. People should not be left to handle it on their own,

but get the information and support they need. Mind hopes that this

survey will better our understanding of the process of withdrawing

and improve the process for everyone involved. "

If you have personal experience of coming off or trying to come off

any psychiatric drugs, and you would like to be interviewed for this

new project please print a questionnaire from Mind's web site at

www.mind.org.uk or contact the PPU Administrator at Mind, 15-19

Broadway, London E15 4BQ for copies.

*** ENDS ***

NOTES TO EDITORS:

(*1) The MHRA has banned the prescription of SSRI anti-depressants

Seroxat and Efexor to children and adolescents under 18 with

depression

(*2) Panorama/Mind Yellow Card Survey 2003.

(*3) Psychiatric drugs include antidepressants, minor tranquillisers

and sleeping pills, major tranquillisers such as Largactil, Depixol,

Clozaril or Risperidone, and mood stabilisers such as lithium or

carbamazepine.

http://www.mind.org.uk/News+policy+and+campaigns/Press/New+Mind+proje

ct+seeks+feedback+on+coming+off+psychiatric+drugs.htm>

'Coping with coming off' MIND ...seeks feedback on

withdrawing from psych drugs.

[Guest guest]

WHAT DOES MHRA STAND FOR?

*******************************

MIND: the UK's leading mental health charity is headed by Chief

Executive Brook who resigned in protest from the MHRA.

A courageous action bringing to boiling point our long campaign to

expose dangerous ssri's/snri's .

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?

forumid=281849 & messageid=1102807151

Immediate release - Friday 10th October 2003

Mind seeks feedback on coming off pyschiatric drugs for

groundbreaking new survey

Mind today launches a new project `Coping with coming off',

which

will explore people's experience of withdrawing from psychiatric

drugs. Many people who have been prescribed psychiatric drugs such

as antidepressants, sleeping pills or major tranquillisers, but no

longer need or want them can find it very difficult to come off. The

charity is looking for people who have come off or tried to come off

psychiatric drugs who are willing to take part in the study.

The project will aim to improve understanding of what makes

withdrawal more or less likely to be successful, so that Mind can

provide information to individuals who are stopping taking a drug

and to the health care practitioners supporting them. It also aims

to inform and influence the provision of support services and the

training of health professionals.

Several psychiatric drugs have come under the media spotlight

recently. Earlier this year two SSRI antidepressants were withdrawn

for use on under-18s because of concerns about side effects and

withdrawal (*1). A Panorama/Mind survey of people who emailed the

BBC programme after a broadcast about the antidepressant Seroxat,

found that 91 per cent of people who responded and who had taken

Seroxat had tried to stop taking the drug, mostly because of

unwanted side effects and 83 per cent of those people experienced

withdrawal problems (*2).

Speaking today, project coordinator Alison Cobb said: " Withdrawal

effects from psychiatric drugs can be very distressing and

frightening. People should not be left to handle it on their own,

but get the information and support they need. Mind hopes that this

survey will better our understanding of the process of withdrawing

and improve the process for everyone involved. "

If you have personal experience of coming off or trying to come off

any psychiatric drugs, and you would like to be interviewed for this

new project please print a questionnaire from Mind's web site at

www.mind.org.uk or contact the PPU Administrator at Mind, 15-19

Broadway, London E15 4BQ for copies.

*** ENDS ***

NOTES TO EDITORS:

(*1) The MHRA has banned the prescription of SSRI anti-depressants

Seroxat and Efexor to children and adolescents under 18 with

depression

(*2) Panorama/Mind Yellow Card Survey 2003.

(*3) Psychiatric drugs include antidepressants, minor tranquillisers

and sleeping pills, major tranquillisers such as Largactil, Depixol,

Clozaril or Risperidone, and mood stabilisers such as lithium or

carbamazepine.

http://www.mind.org.uk/News+policy+and+campaigns/Press/New+Mind+proje

ct+seeks+feedback+on+coming+off+psychiatric+drugs.htm>

'Coping with coming off' MIND ...seeks feedback on

withdrawing from psych drugs.

[Guest guest]

WHAT DOES MHRA STAND FOR?

*******************************

MIND: the UK's leading mental health charity is headed by Chief

Executive Brook who resigned in protest from the MHRA.

A courageous action bringing to boiling point our long campaign to

expose dangerous ssri's/snri's .

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?

forumid=281849 & messageid=1102807151

Immediate release - Friday 10th October 2003

Mind seeks feedback on coming off pyschiatric drugs for

groundbreaking new survey

Mind today launches a new project `Coping with coming off',

which

will explore people's experience of withdrawing from psychiatric

drugs. Many people who have been prescribed psychiatric drugs such

as antidepressants, sleeping pills or major tranquillisers, but no

longer need or want them can find it very difficult to come off. The

charity is looking for people who have come off or tried to come off

psychiatric drugs who are willing to take part in the study.

The project will aim to improve understanding of what makes

withdrawal more or less likely to be successful, so that Mind can

provide information to individuals who are stopping taking a drug

and to the health care practitioners supporting them. It also aims

to inform and influence the provision of support services and the

training of health professionals.

Several psychiatric drugs have come under the media spotlight

recently. Earlier this year two SSRI antidepressants were withdrawn

for use on under-18s because of concerns about side effects and

withdrawal (*1). A Panorama/Mind survey of people who emailed the

BBC programme after a broadcast about the antidepressant Seroxat,

found that 91 per cent of people who responded and who had taken

Seroxat had tried to stop taking the drug, mostly because of

unwanted side effects and 83 per cent of those people experienced

withdrawal problems (*2).

Speaking today, project coordinator Alison Cobb said: " Withdrawal

effects from psychiatric drugs can be very distressing and

frightening. People should not be left to handle it on their own,

but get the information and support they need. Mind hopes that this

survey will better our understanding of the process of withdrawing

and improve the process for everyone involved. "

If you have personal experience of coming off or trying to come off

any psychiatric drugs, and you would like to be interviewed for this

new project please print a questionnaire from Mind's web site at

www.mind.org.uk or contact the PPU Administrator at Mind, 15-19

Broadway, London E15 4BQ for copies.

*** ENDS ***

NOTES TO EDITORS:

(*1) The MHRA has banned the prescription of SSRI anti-depressants

Seroxat and Efexor to children and adolescents under 18 with

depression

(*2) Panorama/Mind Yellow Card Survey 2003.

(*3) Psychiatric drugs include antidepressants, minor tranquillisers

and sleeping pills, major tranquillisers such as Largactil, Depixol,

Clozaril or Risperidone, and mood stabilisers such as lithium or

carbamazepine.

http://www.mind.org.uk/News+policy+and+campaigns/Press/New+Mind+proje

ct+seeks+feedback+on+coming+off+psychiatric+drugs.htm>

'Coping with coming off' MIND ...seeks feedback on

withdrawing from psych drugs.