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Apr 4
1) @DrMcFillin Many patients and doctors also have not yet heard that tapering medication is available for safe gradual hyperbolic tapering: share.google/aJcpMenyTd9NGJM…. Review:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
In all the evaluations I have conducted over the past few years w/ clients who are on psych drugs & under the care of a psychiatrist/prescriber.... 95% of prescribers have never heard of hyperbolic tapering/Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines
This is standard care in U.S.
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Apr 3
Succes, Henk, ik hoop dat jullie mooie dingen zullen kunnen bereiken
Gisteravond weer geïnstalleerd als raadslid voor de gemeente Oss. Zeer eervol. Met mijn collega's Leroy Vossenberg, Midas Zuiddam en Britt van Moorsel gaan we ons de komende vier jaar maximaal inzetten voor de Osse gemeenschap.
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Mar 16
Echt nieuw is wat hier gebeurt volgens mij allemaal niet, ik heb dit als onderzoeker helaas vaker zien gebeuren, alleen niet zo georganiseerd. Om hier echt iets tegen te doen moeten we iets veranderen aan de manier waarop we nu iemands wetensxhappelijke impact meten.
Mar 16
Het goede nieuws is dat het naar boven komt. Het slechte nieuws is dat al dit gesjoemel het vertrouwen in de wetenschap &wetenschappers, ondermijnt. Het zou helpen als wetenschappers die gesjoemel zien, dit altijd a/d kaak stellen @argosonderzoekt argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/groe…
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Mar 12
Sould this hypothesis perhaps also be considered: 'that mast cell activation syndrome may lead to an increased (iatrogenic) occurrence of neuropsychiatric disorders'?
Iatrogenic effects of drugs are very poorly studied. Clinicians generally are not looking for them & don't recognize them. Yet more & more people are taking more & more drugs in combinations about which nothing is known.
Adverse drug effects can trigger long-lasting conditions.
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Mar 3
Grote vraag is: waarom staan we wettelijk toe dat bedrijven en instanties zoveel gegevens mogen vragen, opslaan en vervolgens verhandelen?
Mar 3
Het beangstigende is dat je steeds meer gedwongen wordt (digitale) gegevens te verstrekken en de overheid streeft naar steeds meer centralisatie, waardoor steeds hoger risico. Maar als het misgaat, heb JIJ de problemen en is het ‘red je er maar mee’. @RenskeLeijten
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Mar 2
I think you kow the answer
People are never told this: The longer you remain on antidepressants the chances of turning an episodic emotional struggle into chronic disability increases dramatically.
I wonder who this benefits?
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Feb 18
the use of taperingstrips will enable you to use very low dosages, without having to resort to cumbersome methods like splitting pills
Feb 18
Yes that is what I did but right at the end the dose was so low it became impossible to use the pill cutter so I took it every other day for about a month.
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Feb 18
Taking an AD every other day may seem like a good idea, but it is not! The amount of AD in your body will start to fluctuate from day to day which can cause you a lot of problems. You can prevent this by reducing the dose in ever smaller steps: taperingstrip.com/prescribin…
Feb 18
Absolutely, was on Sertraline. When wanted to come off them was told to half the dose for a month and then stop; wasn't happy with that so halved the dose for three months then halved the dose for three more months and then again before tailing it off by taking it every other day
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Feb 18
If you wish, it is practically possible for you to taper in much smaller steps and as gradually as you and your doctor think is needed for you: taperingstrip.com/prescribin…
I'm on my 4th week on reduced sertraline dose from 150mg. I'm now on 125mg, side effects are unpleasant but manageable. I can't go on being emotionally numb any longer. I'm doing it slowly at my own pace and ignoring my GPs advice to drop 50mg every week.
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Peter Groot retweeted
Feb 16
Het is een kwestie van eerlijk zijn om mee te beginnen.
Maar dit legt ook de wegkijkcultuur in de bestuurlijke en politieke top bloot. Strenge regels voor het volk, maar begrip en een zachte hand voor de eigen kring.
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Peter Groot retweeted
Feb 16
De overheid eist op allerlei gebieden uiterste zorgvuldigheid van burgers. Dan zou het vreemd zijn diezelfde zorgvuldigheid niet van kandidaat-bewindslieden te verwachten #vanberkel
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Feb 16
What can help prescribers is to know that they can prescribe tapering medication to let their patients taper slowly in very small steps: taperingstrip.com/prescribin…
Feb 10
"And while it may be hard, people can usually find a prescriber who will help them taper slowly."
Doubtful.
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Feb 9
true! very sad tate of affairs
As long as withdrawal syndrome is mistaken for relapse, and patients face repeated abrupt discontinuations, more drugs to suppress withdrawal symptoms, and further treatments for the supposed relapse, many become trapped in a dead end, with kindling becoming unavoidable.
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Feb 5
business as usual?
I welcome this paper stressing the adverse long-term effects of antipsychotics and their potential to cause anhedonia and dysphoria. But it bothers me that these adverse effects were long downplayed and admitted just as a new drug class entered the market
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Feb 2
It can practically be done using tapering strips: taperingstrip.com/prescribin…
Jan 26
How should antidepressants be tapered?
Slowly
and with support
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retr…
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Jan 29
wat Trump betreft: gewoon lekker doorgaan met bombarderen: geen enkele schaamte, geen enkel etisch besef, dieptreurig
Jan 29
Wat een gratuit geleuter van de president van de V.S. En wat na die week?
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Peter Groot retweeted
31 Dec 2025
My conclusions after years of studying SSRI's:
1. The evidence shows SSRIs work primarily through expectancy effects (placebo response), while carrying significant risks of harm. The harms ARE significant & people are NOT informed of the risks.
2. Major studies used to justify SSRI prescribing have been exposed as fraudulent or fundamentally flawed.
3. Long-term outcomes are dramatically worse for medicated vs unmedicated patients.
4. The chemical imbalance theory was a marketing strategy, never supported by science."
5. Normal human emotions have been pathologized to expand the market for these drugs."
6. The current prescribing model is built on corrupted research and causes more harm than benefit. The evidence reveals SSRIs as a failed paradigm causing significant societal harm. The foundation of evidence supporting their use has been exposed as corrupted, while long-term data shows they may create the chronicity they purport to treat. There is an urgent need to reform mental health care away from this drug-centered approach and return to supporting human resilience and natural recovery.
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17 Nov 2025
Belangrijk wat je doet Wim. Ga vooral nog heel lang door en hopelijk in goede gezondheid.
17 Nov 2025
1200 blogs op website ZorgICTZorgen. Wat kost het me en wat leverde het op? Een schat aan ervaring en sterke motivatie om door te gaan. zorgictzorgen.nl/1200-blogs-…
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12 Nov 2025
switching can add to the problems people have. When not done properly, it can easily cause withdrawal and other new problems. Research to investigate this is sorely lacking
11 Nov 2025
How med switches can lead to stigma
We’re often told psychiatric treatment is about “finding the right one for you.” But what’s rarely mentioned is that being repeatedly switched can itself be stigmatising.
Each change adds to a record that future clinicians may read as evidence of “treatment resistance” or a “difficult patient.” Over time, this can create the false impression that someone is chronically ill, when in reality they’ve simply been destabilised by constant medication changes or given drugs that never worked in the first place.
Patients are too often labelled as problems when what really happened was medical mismanagement.
How many people are warned about this before taking that first prescription?
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29 Oct 2025
can we epect a Dutch version?
28 Oct 2025
I am delighted to announce that the Spanish translation of Chemically Imbalanced is out now - its called "El mito de los antidepresivos" published by Arcopress almuzaralibros.com/fichalibr…
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