RFK Jr. just lied to senators about his views on antidepressants and addiction
In July, he publicly referred to people on SSRI's and ADHD medications as "addicts."
In July, he publicly referred to people on SSRI’s and ADHD medications as “addicts.”
Oh fuck, I hadn't even thought of this chucklefucks views on this stuff. I'm totally going to lose my Adderall and then, shortly after, my job.
You'll do well in the fields comrade. The company town will provide for you ;)
Former 15 year Heroin junkie throwing shade on people with real afflictions. Brain rotted moron.
Just to be clear that’s a pretty low blow. There’s so much fucked about the guy without going against addiction, which is a real and devastating illness.
It's about the hypocrisy. He's had real addiction issues and considers blind-tested medicine to be the same. I don't think anyone that has had a heroin addiction should ever be the top government healthcare voice, no matter their personal recovery. You need to earn that position and his past should completely disqualify him.
Sending people to government run "wellness farms" in the country for "reparenting" doesn't sound terrifying at all.
We all know he's a nut job and we don't want him in any position of power, but hay, coattails!
Did I say forced labor camp? I meant happy camp!
All hail glorious leader!
Every conservative on the Supreme Court was asked point blank if they'd repeal RvW and they all straight up said 'it's settled law'.
There are no repercussions to lying yet many rewards.
Exactly.
The whole system is based on people having some decency and respect.
The Cult doesn’t have either, they will blatantly lie because they know there is no actual penalty.
What I find hilarious about RFK, is that he's supposed to be this paragon of health, with his spasmodic dysphonia, documented mercury poisoning, and history of heroin addiction. Also, while neurocysticercosis (most common brain worm) is common and is like the most common cause of symptomatic epilepsy in the developing world, DO NOT EVER take public health advice from someone with a history of a brain worm.
His take on antidepressants is also like he wants people to raw dog the next 4 years.
Not like it'll make any difference to his confirmation.
Exactly, I lost hope once Hegseth was confirmed, it’s like the more shit they’ve done or said that disqualified them 20 years ago the better they do in present day
I am completely shocked by this unexpected turn of events. He lied? How is this possible? I always thought fascists were the paragons of truth.
He gets Botox injections in his throat to help with his vocal cords. If only there were other ways that purposely getting injected with dead or weakened virus could help people.
Technically, botox is just the toxin of botulinum, which also is a bacterium, not a virus.
This just in, there are bacterial vaccines too...
Go ahead, take away my antidepressants dickhead, see how long it takes me to eat a bullet. I'll make sure to do it where you can watch.
Ironically, would that be a Happy Meal?
I know people, including members of my family, who’ve had a much worse time getting off of SSRIs than they did than people have getting off heroin
Uhh, yeah, because stopping a medication intended to alleviate depression tends to... you know, bring back someone's depressive symptoms.
Classic - someone who's never taken SSRIs, thinking SSRIs are a magic mood lifter, akin to taking a hit of heroin. SSRIs don't work like that. Their effects are subtle, and all they do is enable me emotional stability. I was briefly off SSRIs for a few months last year (link to my post about reacquiring my psych meds.) This guy has no idea what he's about to stir up. SSRIs are the only thing keeping me from throwing everything in my life away and accepting that if I'm going to die miserably, I might as well do something crazy to take down the system with me.
I take Adderall (generic) for ADHD and it just makes my brain not feel "numb" and also helps me not feel quite as exhausted as I had been for decades before I got medication.
It helps regulate my mood, executive function, etc.
Right now it's not working quite as well as normal since the last week or so has had a lot of stresses on top of the political anxiety of being a queer woman, but having been in this state before medication I would be useless if I didn't have it.
Same thing happened after the election for a week or so and I had to ration during that time and I got a stark reminder how poorly depression and ADHD go together.
I still haven’t gotten back on Adderall. I need to get an EKG before I can get back on it, but I don’t have a primary physician to perform it for me. Which means I have to make another few dozen phone calls to get a PP, then schedule the EKG, then wait for my next psych appointment, then hope that Adderall will even be available when the prescription finally get into my hands.
Also, hello fellow queer woman! At least we’re not alone.
Til foil hat time - what if they want people off SSRIs because they reduce sex drive? Republicans seem determined to make people have as many babies as possible.
I hate this country. If I didn’t have my son here with me, I’d try my best to get into Canada. I wouldn’t go without him.
Assuming your son is a minor then as long as you can meet PR reqs for Canada you'll often be able to bring them across with you. I will grant that if there are complex medical needs involved this gets a lot more difficult - but if you can get full citizenship then family members are much easier to get in.
His mom would not allow it. I don’t want to take him away from her, he doesn’t deserve that.
As a Canadian, no. Fix your country, don’t come here to make our situation worse
I hope the hearing ask him about the worm controlling him.
And then about the dead worm they found in his brain as well.
To begin it's already "let's have a non doctor make health policies and decide what medications we can and cannot use in the entire country, what's the worst that could happen?"
But then that non doctor is also a (possible ex?) drug junkie with conspiracy theory beliefs.
USA! USA! USA!
You think politicians would that? Lie to people?
I saw some of it & the guy is barely coherent. If he came into work like that, I would have him breathalysed & drug screened!
Good thing my psychiatrist doesn’t subscribe to stupid bullshit, or I might be worried.
Won’t matter if FDA approval for your psychotropic meds is revoked that’s the worry. Your trusted (excellent to you) psychiatrist can’t prescribe illegal drugs.
So true I'm addicted to being able to fall asleep
Incredibly shameful of him.