Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the US health and human services secretary, despite saying a few things that raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing. One of those things was the claim that some people have a harder time coming off antidepressants than they do coming off heroin.
RFK, Antidepressants and Trump claims SSRIs
Before RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings, Caroline Kennedy urged lawmakers to reject nomination saying he's led family 'down path of drug addiction.'
We must reform our mental health care delivery system, which is inadequate. It is overly reliant on pharmaceutical "remedies" that often make things worse.
More than 1 in 10 people in the United States takes an antidepressant, and SSRIs are the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant.'
The FDA is already limited in policing claims of health benefits by makers of supplements and herbal remedies — a $70 billion industry. Get ready for even less regulation.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Health Secretary, highlights the difficulties in withdrawing from SSRIs. While SSRI discontinuation syndrome causes flu-like symptoms, heroin withdrawal is often more severe.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed SSRI withdrawal is harder than heroin withdrawal. Research suggests otherwise—while stopping antidepressants can be difficult, heroin withdrawal is far more severe and often requires medical intervention.
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