• Asafum@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    “We’re actually just making the whole pharmaceutical industry illegal. You can only buy my supplements… Err… I mean, someone’s great supplements, that have been Proven* to cure everything… Eventually.”

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    The guidance includes a new billing code for providers to get paid more easily for stepping patients off the drugs.

    No national health insurance, but there’s a new “billing code” for patients to experience!

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    I just left an antidepressant because of a side effect. Other than that side effect, it really did help a lot.

    However, the withdrawal from leaving was incredibly tough. I was out of commission for like a week and a half. Someone going through that to leave a medication that completely works for them must be even tougher. What a monster.

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      I discovered yesterday that dropping a medication like that without doing it gradually can cause brain damage. If anyone is looking to switch or stop medications that affect brain function, do a little research first and bring this concern up with your doctor. It’s my understanding that for some medications, like Xanax, it’s best to taper off in order to avoid injury.

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        Aren’t you supposed to manage meds dosage with a medical professional, even in the US, or do people commonly eyeball this? Because stopping those treatments, even for switching molecules, is really part of the treatment itself.

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    The headline is ahocking but the article is so much worse. I got to the part where he suggested shipping black kids off to work farms and I had to stop.