Antidep Effects

16 août 2024

Cher Monsieur,

J’ai appris que le 10 septembre était la Journée mondiale de prévention du suicide. Le 10 septembre 2021, mon fils Romain s’est suicidé à l’âge de 16 ans.

D’après mes recherches depuis, je me demande si vous, la Cnam, n’êtes pas passés à côté d’un point qui aurait sauvé des vies, y compris celle de Romain. J’ai appris qu’il existe plus de 100 médicaments différents dont les effets secondaires peuvent entraîner la mort. Ceux-ci comprennent les antidépresseurs, les antipsychotiques, les benzodiazépines, les comprimés antipaludiques, les médicaments contre l’acné et certains antibiotiques.

16th June 2024

To: Dr Lade Smith, CBE, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Copied to: Dr Trudi Seneviratne, Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Subodh Dave, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Sonia Walter, Chief Executive Officer, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Corinne Bishop, Director of Strategic Communications, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Elen Cook, Interim Director of Professional Standards

Dear Dr Lade Smith,

I am writing on behalf of a group of people who have suffered life changing harm from antidepressants.

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August the 28th, 2023

To the attention of the Daily Mail editor and Eve Simmons.

Daily Mail, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT, United Kingdom

Subject: response to articles and corrections of factual inaccuracies.

Dear Eve, 

I read your two newspaper articles entitled

Top psychiatrists warn patients could be put at risk by TV scaremongers ‘highlighting the risks of antidepressants’ in BBC documentary

Dylan’s suicide featured in the documentary… but it failed to mention that such cases are mercifully rare

published online respectively on the 19th and 20th of August.

Dear Mr Schmitt,

Thank you for your emails, which have been passed to this office.

Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss. I cannot begin to image how painful this subject must be for you and your fellow writers.

I have passed on your letter to Eve Simmons, and I have certainly made a note of your points. Although I cannot see that the article contains any significant inaccuracies which require correction, I am grateful for you taking the time and trouble to write to us.

27th August 2023

Drs Lade Smith and Adrian James

President
Royal College of Psychiatrists
London Office
21 Prescot Street London E1 8BB UK
0208 618 4000

Dear Drs Lade Smith and Adrian James

We are writing to Dr Smith, the current president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and Dr James, the past president, to pursue an issue raised by Dr James following a paper by Dr John Read on deaths by suicide at inquests in Great Britain.

It is worth me clarifying that the College’s press release that quoted Dr James did not state that it was a mistake to publish the
paper. I note in previous correspondence with some of you, Dr James noted that we issued this statement because of our
concern that the media reporting about the newly published research on coroner inquests and antidepressants did not provide a
balanced assessment of the overall association between antidepressants and suicide. The evidence shows that when
antidepressants are prescribed in line with guidance there is not a clinically significant increase in the risk of completed
suicides or suicidal behaviour. We believe it is important to ensure that there is clear public messaging on this aspect to ensure
those who are taking this medication, or who are considering doing so, understand why they are recommended and the overall
potential benefits to their health, as well as side effects that might occur with their use.

3rd March 2024

Dear Dr Lade Smith
Thank you very much for your email. We still have some questions.

“Dr James noted that we issued this statement because of our concern that the media reporting about the newly published research on coroner inquests and antidepressants did not provide a balanced assessment of the overall association between antidepressants and suicide.

The evidence shows that when antidepressants are prescribed in line with guidance there is not a clinically significant increase in the risk of completed suicides or suicidal behaviour.”

1. We are not aware of such evidence. Please show us your evidence.