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Americans could soon lose access to some widely used antidepressant medications.
As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to wean the country off mental health medications, U.S. Health Department officials explored last week whether the department had the ability to ban certain treatments within a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, better known as SSRIs, Reuters reported Friday.
That class of drugs includes Zoloft, Prozac, and Lexapro, which have been…

RFK Jr. Exploring How to Ban Popular Antidepressants
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has previously made baseless claims about how SSRIs work.

Exclusive: Kennedy's health officials explored US ban of some widely used antidepressants, sources say (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kennedys-health-officials-explored-us-ban-some-widely-used-antidepressants-2026-05-08/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260508/p75#a260508p75

Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/science/rfk-antidepressants-ssris-hhs-maha.html

One thing they don't tell you (or perhaps know) about antidepressants is that you can and likely will continue to have the brain zaps later, even when you've stopped taking them for a while-- I'm talking months later. Not that antidepressants don't work- they can, and do. But just something to be prepared for.
#MentalHealth

💊 Are psychedelics better than antidepressants? New study says no
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Are psychedelics better than antidepressants? New study says no
Psychedelic-assisted therapy may be no more effective than traditional antidepressants when patients know what drugs they are actually taking, according to a first-of-its kind analysis that compared how well each type of drug worked for major depression.

Prepping for my regularly scheduled ketamine therapy for depression.
Mainly that means to not forget my eye mask (ketamine really messes with vision and will make you nauseous) and my Walkman (music).
If you have questions about it (I'm taking it because normal antidepressants don't work for me), please feel free to ask/DM.

RFK Jr. unveils campaign for 'deprescribing' antidepressants (Joseph Choi/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5863973-kennedy-deprescribing-psychiatric-meds/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260505/p86#a260505p86