'Do You Think That People Who Take Antidepressants Are Dangerous?': Tina Smith Grills RFK Jr.
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- At today's Senate Financial Services Committee hearing, Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee for HHS Secretary.
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How many senators are being paid by the pharmaceutical industry?
They own the place
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This is the million dollar question!
@@Gryphind0r Besides AIPAC!
All
I have a friend who told me she was pregnant. She'd had a couple first trimester miscarriages, but she was almost 4 months along and thought it was safe to announce.
Then, at 17 weeks, she miscarried. So she's in the hospital, and they put her on Prozac. And the nurses keep coming in every hour to check on her, and it's the same two questions, over and over.
"How are you feeling? Are you having any suicidal thoughts?"
She finally came out and asked why they were constantly badgering her about suicidal thoughts. They said it was a common symptom associated with Prozac.
She was like, "WTF? Take me off that shit!"
The association of suicidal thoughts and ideation with SSRIs is strongest among young people.
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Also in those dealing with withdrawal.
She asked questions and answered them herself.
That is sooooo typical. DROVE ME COMPLETELY NUTS.
Its the only way to get the truth on record.
cause he is being deliberately obtuse
She never named the studies proving her point about anti depressants just said science shows.
@kirkchurchil8216 dawg they dont have time. she isnt the one being confirmed.
So she dismissed RFK Jr. Even when he pointed out that the warnings on the product labels themselves suggest suicidal and homicidal behavior is possible?
Most people automatically believe big pharma lies without a second thought.
also, many drugs.......for depression.........that are advertised on tv, all emphasize that "some ingredients may cause suicidal thoughts".....................so, yes, lady, RFK,Jr. is correct
@@The8Don But it could be if the pharm companies had any incentive to protect the public
Big pharma wanted to keep weed from the public so they they could sell them their drugs. Fact.
lol exactly
Anti depressants treat the symptom not the cause. This makes alot of money. Politicians get money from big pharma lobby and the cycle continues.
Sorting out the root causes is far more expensive.
Yes they treat the symptoms not the cause, but most of the time its hard to treat the cause without addressing the symptoms too. When you go to the ER because of a broken limb, do they immediately start cutting into you and do the surgery? No they administer sedatives and pain killers to address the symptoms of the broken limb before treating the cause of the pain.
If you have an educated doctor, they should be administering antidepressents while also addressing the root cause. giving them coping skills, teaching them breathing exercises, etc. while youre right big pharma lobbies and politicians make a shit ton of money and that needs to change, i dont think its right to go say its only for money. you arent saying only for money but still same vibe ya know? if im wrong let me know :)
@williamdabb8622 treating both would be less expensive in the long term, but big pharmaceutical companies can't have that. The drugs are far too lucrative.
Moving backwards in scientific history one conservative election at a time
Makes dep worse over time
He is not wrong.
Except for the fact that he is.
@aftonair yeah ok😂👍🏼
Actually, yes he is wrong.
The left should be open to criticism of the medical establishment
He is always right.
She asks loaded questions, interrupts constantly, uses anecdotal evidence, and grandstands.
What is even the point of this?
> provides direct quotes from the person being questioned
"iT's aNeCdOtAl eViDeNcE"
@@headhunter1945 they never provide the full quote nor context from said quote, so yes anecdotal, twisting his words too try to make him look bad, he always has a good rebuttal whenever they ask him a trick question, but they never let him finish. Its sad that this flew over your head.
This seems to be the norm. This is how bad people block good people.
This is the Dems standard MO
‼️‼️‼️ Despicable minions on the Big Pharma payroll. 🤡
Wrong anti depressants given to the wrong kid can be catastrophic
Absolutely! We saw for ourselves in a family member how horrific they can be. We had to step in and help ween her off when the doc told her she would just die if she stopped. We got her off and helped her with the cause. Something docs would never care about....
And food can make you fat, better stop eating
All drugs given to kids is wrong. My Doctor even told me to give me medication is wrong. Medication should be tightly controlled And limited
That’s Kennedy is not qualified for this position because he can give like you said the wrong medication to the wrong person 😂😂😂😂
That is true
Even those drug ads say the side effects! Does she think everyone should just ignore them?
Food has the side effect of making you fat, better stop eating
That’s why you should be under the care of a doctor of psychiatry, and not a GP or any other doctor when taking antidepressants, because psychiatrists specialize in these types of medications and do therapies with their patients.
@ Not all foods make someone fat LOL
@ A doctor prescribing them doesn't take away the side effects that come with them.
@@JustMe-ec2ph not all cases experience side effects LOL
Antidepressants are a lifesaver for people with mental health conditions. Such as myself with bipolar disorder. The problem with gutting medicaid is, as she points out, mentally ill people are on it, like my schizophrenic sister, and treatment for mental illness needs to keep happening for those people to be law-abiding, upstanding citizens in society. I've had to get off antidepressants, as have many of my friends, and yeah, the withdrawal is tough, but to compare it to heroin is just absurd.
It is not absurd to compare the withdrawals I take ssri and am a recovering heroin addict and yes they are compatible and can trigger an addict to use again because the feelings are very similar
@mikebarrett378mmm, the anti depressants help with how your brain works to stay sober but once off your brain goes back to desiring the original addiction, it’s not the ssi removal that causes a the addiction stuff. It’s the original addiction that goes back to being a problem.
Absolutely right about ssri ,I say this from my own experience actually right now I have been weeks without taking paroxetine for the first time after six years and it has been a complete hell but I have been able to calm the Withdrawal symptoms down with supplements.
@@haramsabandoz1847 May I ask what kind of supplements?
@TheBlissLab Omega 3 dha,Magnesium threonate and agmatine sulfate and bndf essentiaIs i would also add vitamin B12 and vitamin D3 Although these are not as effective in generating neuroplasticity and neurgenis fast as Magnesium threonate and bndf Essentials and agmatine sulfate but thats your personal choice, I would advise you that if you want to stop taking SSRI fast you should continue taking it along with these supplements during the day as much as You can so You can tapper the dosis (depending on What SSRI You are using Of course) You have to do this for months before suspending the SSRI but you have to keep taking these supplements to speed up your brain recovery and generarte what is called neurolasticity (the brain's ability to adapt itself to live without the SSRI and generate new Brain connections)and neurogenesis (new brain cells)after so much use of the SSRI especially if you have taken it For years,good Luck
WTF???? He's not a doctor. He's not a scientist. Why are his OPINIONS even being considered?
So unqualified this guy has no qualification, but none of Donald Trump‘s cabinet does so there you go Republicans Republican voters you should be so ashamed of yourselves because I’m ashamed of you and your outlook on life for this country.
Because they turned facts into fake news and opinions into their true birth depending on the wind from DT.
you dont have to be a chef to say a meal tastes bad...
@nutellaautisim1401 But I expect someone who creates policy for us all will have an education in why it tastes bad, not what they want to blame.
Through extensive involvement in environmental litigation - related to various health issues - he had by far reviewed more scientific documents than most doctors could possibly have time to do. Advocating for better scientific studies, more accountability for pharma, and proper informed concent about prescribed drugs, is long overdue.
SHE CAN'T EVEN LET HIM FINISH A DOGGONE SENTENCE!!!! I CAN'T STAND POLITICIANS THAT DO THIS. They just want to say their bit, mislead people to believe that he has said outlandish things, and then not let him speak. NOT CUTE.
He didn't give an answer. Just like he did all day long.
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He HAS said MANY outlandish things.
Wonder if she knows any lobbyists for any specific industries that could play a part in her answering her own questions...
@@BuckLax3 And RFK doesn't make any money from being anti-vax? Sure about that?
I was given ritalin as a child then given antidepressants as a young adult then became depressed alcoholic and drug addicted and suicidal. It took 25 years to finally realize it was time to get off all medications, eat healthy exercise and work with psychologists and intensive committed therapy in dealing with my past and take responsibility for the present moment and develop my spiritually. Today I'm 8 years abstinent in recovery doing my PhD program in psychology. My thesis; Recovery from Addiction and mental illness without the use of Pharmaceutical medications. God bless you Mr. Kennedy!🙏
It was the Ritalin that stuffed up your developing brain not the antidepressants
Why your parents didn’t advocate on your behalf. When a doctor prescribed something to my kids, I asked questions and did my research on what he prescribed them. Sorry that happened to you but your parents let you down
@@annecelestin8534 Thankyou for your consideration. I was adopted, my adopted parents divorced when I was 6 and my adopted mother suffered mental illness not properly diagnosed. She was on a myriad of medications. Her illness affected my younger sister and I with severe physical and mental abuse. I ran away from home at the age of 13 in 1979 and never looked back untill intensive therapy in 2017. It's never too late. Its unfortunate not everyone has a loving careing compassionate mother like you. I hope you and your family are happy healthy and prosperous. God bless you and your family.
Congratulations on your journey to sobriety, health and spirituality. It sounds like you have created a life in which you can do a lot of good to inspire others.
Glad it worked for you, but I'm on antidepressants & it helps me & have been sober for 30 yrs
I can tell Eli Lilly is paying for these questions, yes it’s personal. Twisting words.
Utterly sickening how everything is taken out of context.
Ask Trump, why he just killed any chance the gov't had negotiating prescription drug prices with Big Pharma with one of his shitshow directives.
They probably had written her whole speech 😅
Kids on antidepressants are one of the biggest tragedies in history.
We gotta protect those big pharma profit margins.
@@Zetirixthat’s right. If rfk does what he promises they will lose a lot of money and people will be healthier in America. We can’t have that
@@Michael00800 One can only hope. Joe Biden promised the same thing.
Those anti-depressants make people manic, suicidal and severely depressed. They should be banned.
they absolutely can be helpful, but they can be dangerous, inconsistency with them can cause real problems, stop jumping to one side, no issue is black and white
We have a grandson that took ADD drugs he told his parents that he was tired of not having real feelings. He was 16 when he told his parent. He is now 20 and thriving with out the drugs.
ADD drugs would not do anything to a person's feelings. Some antidepressant medications could make someone not feel certain feelings. That's why most doctors request you see a therapist when you are on antidepressant meds. It's also why people under certain ages are not given certain types of antidepressants.
I started taking ADD drugs recently and it has made a huge improvement in my life.
This is why science doesn't rely on single data points and anecdotes.
Good for him! That is not the case for many kids. So FO! Not your child mind your own damn children.
@@rathertiredofthemess2841 what is wrong with you?
That means he didn't need them most likely. Just because he had that experience doesn't mean others don't truly need them, like myself.
And she says she's now happy? And cured? Doesn't sound like it.
She is fed up with his BS.
But good to know that any “happy” person cannot experience *any other* emotion than happy
@@Authorrlee : Well then she probably took money from big pharma for her campaign.
She's happy to be on pharma's payroll.
There are other ways to treat depression other than with medication.
I disagree- depression can be treated with a healthy life style and family/friends support - but unfortunately, some people don’t have support and they are weak, they choose to numb their feelings instead of confronting life.
@@marth748 No I am not weak. I do exercise and eat very healthy. But I’ve suffered from 3 major depressions in my life, often associated with my hormones. But I see psychiatrists not GP doctors and have real therapy. I’ve read numerous books. Unfortunately, depression does run on my father’s side of the family.
The idea that depression a normal human emotion is a chemical imbalance is absurd and dangerous.
let me try to help. Clinical depression strikes regardless of anything around you. One can be in the middle of Disney World, without a care in the world. Depression tints all the world.. this horrid feeling as though deep grief is upon you. But nobody died...
the wordt thing about clinical depression, is the guilt the sufferer can feel in that attempts of loved ones to "cheer them up" don't work. So the frustration felt by others, is also felt by the sufferer...
Those of us who deal with this (Jim Carrey is a good example) learn to withdraw from others... for sanity.. or preserving what is left. Clinical depression has physical symptoms.
And it IS a common comorbidity in much disease.
lucky you to be so cavalier about the psychic pain you have NOT experienced at clinical levels...
those if us who do struggle?
DO.
It's obvious these drugs are not safe
Convenient that she ended the questioning when he mentioned the black box warnings.
Team RFK
Don’t take it personally, Tina! Most of us have been depressed throughout the past administration, but we’ve getting over it!
But you didn’t take the wrong anti-depression pills 😂😂😂😂😂
Wait to see how you feel at the end of these four years.
Trump and RFK Jnr are the best antidepressants available.
I don’t think he remembers anything he says. He’s on another planet. What a terrifying choice for this life and death role.
She doesn’t want to hear an answer or explanation from him, she’s already made up her mind.
These people are taking what he is saying out of context . The full statement should be disclosed . He is not being listened to
Gosh, suicidal and homicidal ideation are listed side effects!
True.
These drugs destroyed my life and many others!
@Claud9878 Don't mention that to the normies though, those drugs are amazing because the doctor said so.
@@jessemelvillethis doctor is brought to you by Pfizer
@Claud9878 Oh please. Yeah SSRIs are real rough and tumble, THE HARD STUFF, rofl
Questioning everything is part of science. It’s never settled. Its ok to question everything. When the science becomes settled and could not be questioned it becomes religion.
Yes. The answer is yes.
She's a gaslighter!
Wow, people need to listen to Kennedy. He does make sense.
Why do these people ask questions and don't let him answer
Grandstanding.
Because they’re afraid of his answer and don’t want any of us hearing the truth, which directly threatens their profits. The US government does not give a damn about our health only their precious profits.
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Because they start talking around the answer attempting to waste time. If you ask a yes or no question a sentence or so should suffice. People need to learn what double speak and misdirection is because it's a powerful tool and it seems most of maga does not have that knowledge
@shogunofsorrow787 Maybe if they were allowed to actually answer a question
I have permanent neurological side effects from antidepressants including sleep and worsened anxiety
Swamp creatures fighting for their donors
The Republicans receive about 30% more money from pharmaceutical pac donations. Do you need an adult?
Having Zuckerberg, Chew, Bezos, and Musk in front at your inauguration also counts as the swamp.
Ask Trump, why he just killed any chance the gov't had negotiating prescription drug prices with Big Pharma with one of his shitshow directives.
They twist complex questions into what they claim allow for a simple Yes or No. Then they interrupt when the witness tries to give a thoughtful answer, call it evasion, and assume they got the answer that suits their agenda. The public is so ill-served by this. I want to hear what these nominees have to say, so I can make up my own mind, not be herded into the corral these alleged yes-or-no questions are designed to build for me.
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@ So all you’ve got is personal attacks. Good luck with that.
@@DISLOCAT3D360 bot answer or just bot brain?
Are you even human?
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Antidepressants are NOT a fix all, in fact the problem is there are too many doctors too eager to issue scripts and not enough therapists…. People who are experiencing mental health problems need positive human connection.
Agreed
Does that mean antidepressants are bad?
How would that help a serotonin imbalance?
@@sarahmill6963 We are watching the USA regress in science and history before our very own eyes. It is quite a thing
I agree with you fully but don't discount the people that actually need medication to function. I agree even in severe circumstances you still need to do work to get better.
As a physician I can say this woman has not clue what she is talking about.
As a pretend physician, I can tell that you are also a pretend physician.
As a 4th year medical student I can say they're both taking polarized viewpoints and that in reality antidepressants play a crucial role in mental healthcare. They're not perfect. They're not the best choice for everyone. But they do help millions of people either in the short term or long. But yes. They have side effects. And the degree of side effects can be unpredictable and varies from person to person. They should not be taken lightly nor be withheld as a last resort.
Thank you for saying this. I have been helped AND extremely harmed by antidepressants, especially in withdrawal. It is not black and white.
Why doesn’t she ask him some better questions she’s grandstanding
Go Tina Smith!
AND, IT SEEMS THE WOMAN IS STILL A WEIRDO.....
SHE CAN'T EVEN TELL THE TRUTH, OR ALLOW OTHERS TO SPEAK.
🙄
Not sure what her problem is, but she’s totally taking everything out of context and obviously has a chip on her shoulder. SSRI drugs have a major history of suicide and homicide, and he knows it.
Imagine that, drugs you give to people who are dealing with issues that often lead to suicide or homicide end up being taken by people who commit suicide or homicide
How often do you have to be dropped on your head as a child to post these sort of insightful comments?
RFK is a nut job … he has said whacky things for the past 50 years! He is not qualified to HHS.
So when the commercials for certain drugs state "increased risk of suicide", is there a reason the word "increased" is used? There are also many drugs used to treat depression which are also used for neurological disorders like Tourettes, Epilepsy, OCD, etc. If a person with one of those conditions starts to experience depression or begins to have suicidal thoughts after beginning treatment, which they state they had not had before, is there a connection in that case?
The reason it can "cause" suicide is because when someone is too depressed to leave their beds and homes, it's hard to follow through with a suicide plan
The real problem isn't the medication, it's that the patient isn't being honest with their provider or reaching out, or they have and something has gone wrong where the person didn't get admitted to inpatient hospitalization.
There is also the fact that other medications can cause these same thoughts or actions--or exacerbate them. But since those meds aren't mental health meds, there's no outcry for those meds to be banned.
@@StephanieDraconia So, wouldn't it be best to let a person stay depressed if their depression is preventing them from having the energy to follow through with disastrous results?
Wow this lady loves talking and hearing herself talk.
WOW!! What a disturbing blabbing Woman….Tina needs to SHUT UP and allow him to answer but she is instead committing “ Mental Abuse” on him
She's paid by evil people to start another pandemic psyop. I'm not sure what's planned but most likely another one like they pulled 5 years ago.
Why dose she keep on cutting off Kennedy? Doesn’t let him answer the question.
He’s right about the black box warming. It’s a shame she’s giving him such a hard time.
He’s a direct threat to her livelihood & all the other demons working for HHS
He is dangerously ignorant.
She is doing what she can to protect us.
@@aftonairbot
That wasn't a hearing. She spoke the whole time, and he had 30 seconds of time to talk. Typical government. Tons of talk, zero real action or listening.
I think she is taking too much of the stuff she endorses. What a joke.
Your comment is a joke
Well that’s the point of advocation. Have you advocated for anything in your life???
Exactly 💯 RFK... TRUTH
God help us.
AN SSRI CAN CAUSE VIOLENT RAGES AND EVEN MURDER. EVERY PATIENT IS DIFFERENT. THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY NEEDS TO QUIT TREATING US LIKE A GROUP.
Propaganda. The only possible link to this is a minor increase in likelihood for bipolar patients to have mania induced which can cause violence, which is why you can never give antidepressants to bipolar patients unless they are also on a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic.
@@steven13929Antidepressants most certainly can cause increased depression…which is dangerous. Stop just making stuff up just to fit your false narrative.
@@tommloye4626 That is so incredibly rare, and is likely just a spiral caused by not getting expected results out of treatment. Probably very ruminative types. Unfortunately humans can have a lot of influence over their own mood, and not experiencing the slow alleviation most people get out of SSRIs would certainly make me more depressed.
@@tommloye4626 compare the extreme rarity of transient increased depression with the rates of significant improvement and full resolution of symptoms, it’s not even close. It’s like saying you shouldn’t eat any food because you might be allergic. Even those rare cases of initial increased depression are very likely to have significant reduction from baseline. You need to read actual studies and drop whatever tinfoil hat bs you’re listening to
@@steven13929 bipolar , Now there's unipolar as well. And another called major depression. Even the police are very careful when approaching a person who has a history of taking anti psychotic drugs. Many a woman has been beaten and verbally abused by a man they cannot control using these drugs. The man just gets angrier and angrier because the drugs quit working and he either goes off of them and it's just like a person who needs a street drug fix. That's is why they suggest never going off of them cold turkey .
These accusations and questions are taken out of contexts and she won't RFK finish his responses. Anti depressants have warning signs to cause untoward reactions and this is what RFK is pointing.
Her mind isn’t clear and she’s still struggling mightily. Whatever she used as a young woman hasn’t helped her as an old woman.
The truth is prevailing! God bless you Mr. Kennedy 🙏
RFK is right. Not everyone is the same. And taking the wrong 💊 meds can be disastrous in some people. Or even most people? We're all different. It's not a one size fits all. This senator is clearly closed minded to the possibilities. Regardless of her personal experience. She can't speak for everyone else.
She is a paid shill. She never let him finish a sentence. She had no interest in letting him talk. She was very disrespectful.
She's probably part of another plandemic psyop .
That’s not how it works. You can’t just use this argument anytime someone supports mental health treatment
Thank you Tina!
She is a liar 🤥
What he says lives on and thank God he now has a larger platform. Authentic and cares about our health.
Are the DEM. angry with him because he left there party or because he wants to try and save people. Anyone who wants to help save children, is good in my books.
Because he’s messing with their profits. These companies give them A LOT of money. Millions!
She might as well just talk to herself in the mirror, constantly interrupting, never allowing him to finish a sentence. Talking over him and baiting him. What's the point?????????
Tina Smith earning the paycheck big pharmaceuticals are paying her.
On most all of her videos, because she spews medical misinformation for the chemical mafia her comment sections are turned off. She doesn't want anyone to prove she's lying for the pharmaceutical industry by leaving a truthful comment.
Congrats; you’ve made young people upset! This is a very good thing you have done!
The revolution of prescribing and dispensing anti depressants like candy has been the most rudimentary approach to treating depression! It controls the brain wirings to one’s submission to the drug and thought it might stabilize amd balance those patients moods, it can also whacked out their system making them vulnerable to hurting themselves and others. I know because it happened to a family member where she nearly took her life as a result of her doctor experimenting with all sorts of anti depressants like she was a lab rat. It was disturbing and sad to see someone you love controlled by these drugs for life!!
And they have already come out and said, that they don’t work like they originally thought. Has nothing to do with the serotonin uptake inhibitor. So clearly they’re experimenting on us. And look around; our society certainly isn’t better off because of them. One study said 1 out of 6 people, 12 years old and up, take an antidepressant. That’s not including other mental health meds.
These are legitimate stances that Kennedy is taking … he’s raising good points.. good questions. Not allowed to question the pervasive use of anti depressants in our society? Can’t people have a F’ing rational conversation without such personal attacks and claiming that questioning is mis-information. These people are disgusting. They call Trump a fascist?
I love his cousin came out and never mentioned she worked for Obama and Biden.
What does that have to do with her feelings about her cousin?
Feeling or agenda?
I take it either you didn’t listen to her entire speech, or your intellectual paygrade is too low to comprehend what she actually said.
It’s a broader conversation, but I guess you knew that being so intellectual.
@@ponymaurice
She was telling the truth about a man she grew up with and knows very well. He was a drug addict,
Thank you Senator Smith!
Wow this man is grossly unfit.
Holy eff her. I took Zoloft because I was depressed. The reason I was depressed was because I was in a job where I was being really badly mistreated. However, I was young and stupid and didn't get that it was how I was being treated and not just feeling down. Zoloft was nothing that was promised. First, instead of slowly taking effect, I became elated about 1 hour after taking the medication. I felt great. However, what it did was get rid of my anxiety. I spoke out at work and then got shit canned. I then didn't have insurance and couldn't afford Zoloft that the Senator was so damn privileged to take. The withdrawal symptoms were a living nightmare - if you ever tested a 9-volt battery with your tongue (you have to been young enough and stupid enough at the time) it was like that but about twice as strong. It happened several times a minute at a regular interval. I started counting down to each next shock and it arrived perfectly on time. It was maddening and brutal.
Heavy rain has no correlation to flooding.
Is that what this woman is saying?
THIS SENATOR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED PERIOD !!.
So, Tina reveals her experience IN TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND she demonstrates she cannot be objective in considering the negative aspect of anti-depressants - she clearly takes a defensive/justification view on anti-depressants. Therefore, her thoughts about anti-depressants should not be taken seriously.
No, she did a great job advocating against the stigma against mental health. She made her points clear, and she spoke with compassion.
I take meds too for my own mental health (adhd/bipolar). Without them, I never had a clear mind. It was so bad that I could barely be involved in the real world. Always stuck in my thoughts and nowhere else.
Not everyone is built the same way.
Well as someone who has been on multiple ssris his whole life I can say that one of the major adverse effects of ssris is phycosis so bad in fact that they then wanted to put me on another drug because they thought I was schizophrenic
Crazy how she wouldnt even let him finish his explanation to anything.
That's because he wants to use up her time with denials of what is on record of what he has actually said.
She mischaracterized him and did not allow him to give his true opinions.
She didn’t mischaracterize him. I heard what he said about the wellness farms. He did an awful job in articulating himself and made it seem like he wanted to replace medications (even for those it’s working for) with being sent to labor camps
She had no interest in listening to any answers. She is just an unreasonable puppet who is all for her party. She sounds like a sad sack, is she bought and paid for? These arent conversations these are just attacks.
She was questioning things he actually said.
@coochalena2616 you can ask questions and be kind and reserved, she was hostile as most of the examiners were. When you're hostile you lack justice. And these people are elected officials. They don't appear to be balanced mentally.
She’s trying to hold some accountability in him, and that’s a good thing
@@MikeColl-l6btell that to Trump?
She was rude and hostile. I was not impressed with her, but many of her colleagues were not much better.
i wouldnt be so depressed if i could afford a house
United States of Pharma
"RFK bAd because he's pointing out that SSRIs have risks and side effects"
No, he’s bad because he talked about putting people in wellness farms without ANY context. I heard what he said, it didn’t seem like an option when I heard it. Only now he is clarifying this
Like....she's his mother...and needs to tell him...he is a successful and intelligent GROWN man...check yourself lady...
You have to be weaned off SSRI, Tina is nuts!
She would be better informed if she would shut up get educated informed and listen!
I'm not doctor... but aren't things like Suicidal Ideation a big problem with SSRIs?
No. It is a very small fraction that experience that particular side effect.
People with suicidal ideation are often helped by drugs for mental illness. But medicines are weird.
Medicines that make the vast majority of people sleepy can make some people restless and unable to sleep. I think that's what happens in these cases where antidepressants cause depression to get worse rather than better.
I'm one of those people who usually reacts differently to medicine than I'm supposed to. It's really annoying.
@@aftonair LIAR.
It’s not a common side effects, but it is a side effect. That’s why you have to be closely monitored by a psychiatrist before the meds become stable.
Generally it takes time for SSRIs to woke, so the first few weeks can be hell for many, and then it gets better.
My ex took SSRIs before she switched to another med that worked better for her
@@Guilloboii Guess what there's absolutely no proof whatsoever that serotonin deficiency is the cause of anxiety or depression, you know why because it can't be measured in the brain therefore it can't be true.
It's also been exposed that medical journals where these psych drugs are being hailed as treatments and cures had ghostwriters behind the articles, in fact SSRI's work no better than a placebo its the patients expectations at the time that produce the little bit of relief they feel and this is further proven to be true when those drugs wear off completely and the symptoms come back full frontal.
the people aren't dangerous, the antidepressants are.
Anti depressants does not cure but may leave some relief. And may also cause some side effects
These drugs are just little better than placebo and cause disasters
Lots of thing can provide temporary relief drinking alcohol, taking a walk in the park or spending time with friends, does that mean that your condition is caused from low alcohol levels or not spending enough time with friends because that's the logic being used to push these psych drugs.
Yes they are
Kennedy for HHS 2025 Make America Healthy Again🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
WE IN MINNESOTA HAVE SO MUCH TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT, TIM WALZ, TINA SMITH, AMY KLOBUCHAR. ITS HARD FOR US TO RESPECT YOU AS WELL
She’s paid by taxing your labor.
She should be kick out
The science shows? What a liar. Whose science?! Plenty of people have shown a correlation
She’s not lying though. Bro literally just look it up yourself before going all angry mob on her
Started having depression around age 26 never had any depression before so a doctor put me on anti depressants tried probably 9 different ones and gained 35 pounds cause of them and they never made me feel better so I got off them and went to a different doctor this doc did blood tests found out I had hypothyroidism and treating that fixed the depression I think that’s the case for a lot of people that it’s something else causing their depression but ssris are horrible
Tina Smith is full of crap on antidepressants
Nope i know 2 friends on meds they never had problems
Antidepressants took my wife's existance. Literally. She no longer walks among us.
Sorry to hear that. They have saved the existence of many, many more people.
@@user-co9ne8gi2d No they haven't because guess what the people that usually take them are lazy and eventually they stop working.
Medication has saved my life. My life is good.
@@joannesheaffer9522 Until the effect wears off.
That's why it's crucial to work closely with a psychiatrist. Many people on antidepressants start to feel better and then stop taking them. They're not thinking it through: you're feeling better because of the antidepressants, so you stop taking them because you're feeling better. Why are you feeling better? Because you're on antidepressants. In general, family doctors are in over their heads and don't know what they're doing. I've learned this the hard way. If you can see a psychiatrist, please do that.
I do.
If antidepressants are so great, why is there a black box warning on every one? They're a tool in the box, but they've been pushed out of proportion to their usefulness by docs who don't have any better ideas and pharma companies for profit.
"Here have some free samples! Oh, it's only $1400 a month by the way"
In my own case antidepressants have worked well but am very aware some people react very badly and seem to get worse and sometimes suicidal.
wf2125: Why isnßt RFK able to say this!!!!
@@rrickarr He did call out the fact that these meds she’s so high on (see what I did there?) have black box warnings. And since he didn’t give one answer that she didn’t interrupt, we’ll never know what he would have said had he been allowed to answer.
@@uxtalzonthey don’t cost anywhere that much, and more and more of them have been around long enough to become inexpensive generics
Einstein you are not.
Well were all starting to get a good idea of why people are turned off of that party.
I know people who are dangerous not on antidepressants 😂
God Bless RFK
All this rigamarow they go on about regarding anti-depresaants is ridicilous.
Anti-depressants are very dangerous!
My old neighbors kid was caught on the roof of his house fixing to jump off....he was on Prozac!
Everyone is capable of being dangerous. INCLUDING Ms. Smith...
Well suicidal and homicidal ideations are known side effects of anti-depressants, and a lot of the school and workplace shooters over the years were either on or suffering the withdrawal symptoms of anti-depressants. So there's that.
Kennedy has no medical or scientific training of any kind. So there's that.
They generally happen in the first few weeks. The first few weeks of SSRIs are rough before they take effect. Plus you are monitored by a doctor when you take these meds to ensure they are working for you and not making it worse
@@Guilloboii Generally but not always, and clearly the supervision is not tight enough if you got all these school and workplace shootings going on
Those responses are just extra-terrestrial