Wait for the Bubonic Plague to drop ๐ฅ
this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2025
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RFK Jr in the HHS be like
Yeah, this is preventable as fuck
Drop it
Deeply silly. Will we see the return of plague doctors?
While this is hilarious, likely because it's true. Dudes going after SSRI's. SSRI's saved my life. AND after using them for years I simply slowly reduced my dosage over about a month and I was off them and now only use them as an emergency pill if something really stressful or bad happens it keeps me from getting too emotionally raw and ragged. I have a supply to likely last me years so this doesn't impact me. It worries me for the people the SSRI's could help, but he wants to keep the drugs a way from.
All I can do is joke about it because my feelings about it are too angry to express.
SSRIs and SNRIs helped a lot of people, going after them is a recipe for disaster.
Sure, I'd prefer if fewer people needed them, and they do have downsides. But in my opinion, the reasons for the mental conditions that require treatment are mostly societal, and there are no signs of these improving.
What's the alternative going to be? Tricyclics? Therapy for everyone? I suspect it's a "fuck you" to everyone affected.
My only hope is that he'll actually push for legalisation of psychedelics which in some cases might offer an alternative, though they come with their own downsides (e.g. a friend of mine is on SSRIs but probably couldn't replace them with psychs for his depression because he had panic attacks and could be at risk for psychosis).
Luckily we aren't US citizens.
Not even a joke What's absolutely fucked is that it primarily effects kids.
As before, all cases are in unvaccinated people or people with unknown vaccination status. Of the 48 cases, 42 are in children, including 13 between the ages of 0 and 4. Thirteen people (27 percent) have been hospitalized.
Louisiana following suite