What happened to “do not harm?

  • What happened to “do not harm?

    Posted by IMA-HelenT on September 2, 2025 at 1:02 pm EDT

    Dr. Robert Malone’s substack he highlights and discusses that ”Not even the unborn are safe from psychiatric harm: Medical organizations and the media dismiss the large body of research telling of fetal harm from exposure to antidepressants during pregnant.

    The FDA testimony that altering fetal serotonin with SSRIs is “very likely to cause certain kinds of defects.

    💠Have any of you been offered (or refused) an antidepressant while pregnant? What factors tipped the scale?

    💠Did your doctor use a disclosure checklist, did they walk you through potential neonatal withdrawal, low-birth-weight, or later-in-life emotional risks — or mainly the dangers of untreated depression?

    💠Counselling vs. medication. A Kaiser study cited shows counselling cut pre-term birth risk by 18 %, while antidepressants increased it by 31 %. If you tried talk-therapy, did it help enough?

    Building an informed-consent template. What key questions should every expecting parent ask before starting — or stopping — an antidepressant?

    Your turn: Post a quick note — even a single line — about whether SSRIs/SNRIs came up during your pregnancy journey and how much risk-benefit detail your provider offered. Personal anecdotes and reputable study links welcome!

    Here’s a link to the full article https://www.malone.news/p/psychiatrists-deny-the-harm-of-antidepressants?

    IMA-HelenT replied 1 day, 14 hours ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
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  • IMA-HelenT

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    September 2, 2025 at 1:07 pm EDT

    Loved this very simple infographic showing what informed consent is. Perhaps we all need T shirts with these on for our doctor visits

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