This time Nik is joined by Dr Alastair Santhouse, a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London.
SSRIs are on the agenda, as featured on the BBC's 'Panorama -The Antidepressant Story.' They consider the efficacy and side effects of SSRIs, the challenge of withdrawal symptoms, and the evolving perspectives within the medical community. Why might some viewers get echoes of 'Dopesick' when watching it?
There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.
News Headlines
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/old-age-retirement-generation-exercise-32716271
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-older-adults/#:~:text=aim%20to%20be%20physically%20active,or%20a%20combination%20of%20both
RADAR
https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/fertility-ozempic-pcos-pregnancy
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/female-health/a60897097/menstrual-hygiene-day-2024/
https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/how-to-spot-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-sepsis
Panorama- The Antidepressant Story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n39z
RCPsych responds to BBC Panorama programme on antidepressants:
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/latest-news/detail/2023/06/19/rcpsych-responds-to-bbc-panorama-programme-on-antidepressants
RCPsych ’Stopping antidepressants’
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/stopping-antidepressants
RCGP response to panorama on antidepressants:
‘Prescription anti-depressants play a vital role in the treatment of mental health conditions, says College Chair’
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/News/BBC-panorama-investigation
Red Whale Primary Care Pod covering Panorama on SSRIs:
https://redwhale.buzzsprout.com/1137521/13163503-who-needs-a-holiday-how-abou
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