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Tom Robinson
Dec 16, 20215 min read
Withdrawing from psychiatric medications: why? how? when?& lots more information! #dyingtostayalive
I have been promising to write a detailed post about psychiatric drug withdrawal for a while now and finally I feel prepared and willing...
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Tom Robinson
Dec 13, 20214 min read
Psychiatry must be patient led - please remember doctors: the client is the expert of themselves!
As we come towards the end of the year I am wrapping up the blog with my final posts, some of which are incredibly important. I will...
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Tom Robinson
Oct 20, 20212 min read
NHS wasting up to £568M a year on pointless pills: please take caution but be warned of withdrawals!
I wanted to add this post this morning since it covers a topic which I have been trying to highlight over recent weeks; namely, the...
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Tom Robinson
Jul 26, 20218 min read
Book review: The Insomnia Diaries – How I learned to sleep again by Miranda Levy
There have been so many instances over the course of my illness when I’ve found myself struggling with my sleep. It always seems to be...
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Tom Robinson
Jul 14, 20215 min read
Quetiapine: the ‘zombifying’ drug that’s a nightmare to withdraw from!
I’m feeling pretty exhausted this morning because writing about medications and the problems that they’ve caused me over the years, is...
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Tom Robinson
Jul 13, 20215 min read
Psychiatric medications part 2: discussing some of the side effects and withdrawal problems
Yesterday, I discussed some of the issues that I’ve come up against in my hideous twenty-year psychiatric nightmare. The truth is that...
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Tom Robinson
Jul 12, 20215 min read
Psychiatric medications part 1: informed consent and the importance of the patient-led approach
The role of medications in psychiatry is a contentious issue and one which I have often felt hesitant about discussing. The reason for my...
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Tom Robinson
May 16, 20214 min read
Mental Health Week: side effects of HDL and rTMS when compared to traditional psychiatric medication
To finish off this Mental Health Week series, I am going to briefly discuss the side effects of combined treatment with high dose...
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Tom Robinson
Apr 28, 20214 min read
‘Safe’ Z-drug sleeping tablets given to millions each year are as addictive as Valium
I read an interesting article last week which discussed the safety of the 'Z' class of prescribed sleeping pills and medications. Miranda...
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