<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚨" alt="🚨" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚨" alt="🚨" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚨" alt="🚨" /> RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ban" rel="tag">#<span>ban</span></a> of some widely-used <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antidepressants" rel="tag">#<span>antidepressants</span></a><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚨" alt="🚨" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚨" alt="🚨" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🚨" alt="🚨" /></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a> dept ​ofcls last week explored whether they could ban certain drugs in a widely prescribed class of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antidepressants" rel="tag">#<span>antidepressants</span></a> as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" rel="tag">#<span>HHS</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" rel="tag">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> prepared to roll out a plan to reduce their use….</p><p>Their interest centered on…selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSRIs" rel="tag">#<span>SSRIs</span></a>, such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zoloft" rel="tag">#<span>Zoloft</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Prozac" rel="tag">#<span>Prozac</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lexapro" rel="tag">#<span>Lexapro</span></a>, which have been available in the US for decades….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" rel="tag">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kennedys-health-officials-explored-us-ban-some-widely-used-antidepressants-2026-05-08/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>reuters.com/business/healthcar</span><span>e-pharmaceuticals/kennedys-health-officials-explored-us-ban-some-widely-used-antidepressants-2026-05-08/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/feea9d5c-8bdc-4b45-8327-5de333a3eed4/rfkjr-s-health-officials-explored-us-ban-of-some-widely-used-antidepressants</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 02:11:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/feea9d5c-8bdc-4b45-8327-5de333a3eed4.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:43:02 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 17:22:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> I was with a friend who ran out of meds while on a road trip...  The first day was headaches, and we tried to find a pharmacy that had her meds in stock while travelling in northern Ontario, with no luck.  The second day was 'the zaps' which were described as 'electric shocks in my brain'.  </p><p>We managed to get in touch with the prescribing doctor, whose office sent the prescription to a pharmacy in the town we'd get to in about 18 more hours.  The headache had turned into a migraine at this point, and regular pain meds were only barely doing their job.</p><p>After arriving at the pharmacy before opening hours, I bought a bottle of water and more pain meds, they got their prescription refilled, and had a dose right there at the pharmacist's counter.</p><p>We ended up staying an extra day in that town while the meds kicked in and the symptoms subsided.  It was scary as fuck to witness, I don't want to imagine what it's like going through that.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116540110247858965</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116540110247858965</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinderrick@mstdn.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:22:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 17:18:08 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> How bad can a moron be? This entire admin is full of idiots. Where did they find all of them? sjeeez.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon-belgium.be/users/TomDB/statuses/116540092500592233</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon-belgium.be/users/TomDB/statuses/116540092500592233</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomdb@mastodon-belgium.be]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:18:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 17:04:15 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> </p><p>If people are unhinged, seem dangerous or start acting out of meds it is easier to impose martial law... "to protect the people".</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oscarfalcon/statuses/116540037882383635</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oscarfalcon/statuses/116540037882383635</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[oscarfalcon@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:04:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 16:57:34 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>[It can be very dangerous to come off <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/psychiatric" rel="tag">#<span>psychiatric</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medications" rel="tag">#<span>medications</span></a>. It must be done slowly &amp; while under physician supervision. In addition to the likelihood of symptoms returning, coming off an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSRI" rel="tag">#<span>SSRI</span></a> can cause severe physical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/withdrawal" rel="tag">#<span>withdrawal</span></a>, some of which may never dissipate making it impossible for the patient to ever totally stop the medication. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SerotoninWithdrawalSyndrome" rel="tag">#<span>SerotoninWithdrawalSyndrome</span></a> can be debilitating; symptoms include severe dizziness, nausea, loss of balance, &amp; frequent vomiting.]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" rel="tag">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116540011606051233</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116540011606051233</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:57:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 16:53:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> likely to cost lives again</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/mkoek/statuses/116539993930320252</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/mkoek/statuses/116539993930320252</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mkoek@mastodon.nl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:53:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 16:50:12 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>…Experts in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pharmaceutical" rel="tag">#<span>pharmaceutical</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" rel="tag">#<span>regulation</span></a> said the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDA" rel="tag">#<span>FDA</span></a> doesn't have the authority to unilaterally impose a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ban" rel="tag">#<span>ban</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medications" rel="tag">#<span>medications</span></a> that have already received <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> approval &amp; have long been available without new evidence of a safety problem or finding that the original application seeking ⁠approval contained ​false statements. The FDA can ask a drugmaker to withdraw a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" rel="tag">#<span>medicine</span></a>, but the company can refuse.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" rel="tag">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" rel="tag">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PsychiatricCare" rel="tag">#<span>PsychiatricCare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" rel="tag">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116539982659973075</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116539982659973075</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:50:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 16:47:57 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>…About 1 in 6 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> adults reported currently taking <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSRI" rel="tag">#<span>SSRI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medications" rel="tag">#<span>medications</span></a>, which are widely available in generic form, acc/to a 2026 study in the medical journal BMJ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" rel="tag">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a>. The American ​Psychiatric Association considers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSRIs" rel="tag">#<span>SSRIs</span></a> a first option, evidence-based treatment for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/depression" rel="tag">#<span>depression</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDA" rel="tag">#<span>FDA</span></a> has authority over their use, &amp; ​any new restrictions would require strong scientific evidence of a risk to patients that outweighs their benefits. Reviewing new evidence could take months or years….</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116539973807308301</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116539973807308301</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:47:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 on Fri, 08 May 2026 16:45:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" rel="tag">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> on Monday announced initiatives intended to ⁠reduce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSRI" rel="tag">#<span>SSRI</span></a> use, while attempting to reassure Americans who still “want” [have] to take them. They include reimbursement guidelines for physicians who help patients come off of the medications ​as well as plans to share data on prescribing trends &amp; an investment in training for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">#<span>healthcare</span></a> providers.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" rel="tag">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PsychiatricCare" rel="tag">#<span>PsychiatricCare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" rel="tag">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" rel="tag">#<span>medicine</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116539964003806178</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116539964003806178</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:45:28 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>