David Carmichael - The Antidepressant Safety Tour

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4.8 • 201 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

This week on the Mad in America podcast, we hear from drug safety advocate David Carmichael. David has personal knowledge of the effects of psychiatric drugs, having experienced a family tragedy in 2004. David now uses his knowledge and experience to help people make informed choices about prescription drug use.

In November 2023, he will embark on a tour of 15 U.S. cities, aiming to educate and inform about the possible risks of antidepressant treatment. In this interview, we talk about David's experiences, his upcoming antidepressant safety tour, and the importance of fully informed consent at the time of prescribing.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, your source for science, psychiatry and social justice.
0:13.2	Hello, this is James, and welcome to the podcast. And this week, I'm really pleased to be joined by drug safety advocate David Carmichael.
0:21.6	David has personal experience of the effects of psychiatric drugs, having experienced a family tragedy in 2004, which he will discuss with us in this interview.
0:32.6	David now uses his knowledge and experience to help people make informed choices about prescription drug use.
0:39.4	In November 2023, he will embark on a tour of 15 US cities aiming to educate and inform about
0:46.1	the possible risks of antidepressant treatment. In this interview, we got time to talk about
0:51.1	David's experiences, his upcoming antidepressant safety tour, and the
0:55.9	importance of fully informed consent at the time of prescribing.
1:00.8	David, welcome.
1:02.1	Thank you so much for joining me today for the Madden America podcast.
1:06.0	I'm really grateful that you can find the time to come and share your experiences with us.
1:11.7	Well, I really appreciate the opportunity, James.
1:14.2	Thank you.
1:14.7	So, to get us underway, you're a drug safety advocate.
1:19.1	And you became one because of a tragedy that befell your family in 2004.
1:24.8	So I wondered if you could share a little bit about your experiences.
1:28.8	Well, in 2003, I was dealing with cash flow issues like so many people are today because of
1:36.3	the fallout from the COVID pandemic. And I wasn't sure exactly what to do. And I was very
1:43.1	quickly prescribed the SSRI Paxil,
1:48.0	saroxet in the UK, you know, because I was told I had this chemical imbalance in my brain.
1:54.0	So I was on it for eight months, and I was able to pick up contract work, and things were getting a little bit more stable,
1:59.0	but I had a couple side effects that I really
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