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In this episode, Stephanie Anais is joined by Adam Heppinstall QC of Henderson Chambers. During the episode Adam explains Henderson Chambers' pupillage process and discusses some of his most memorable and noteworthy cases, which include the Nuclear Test Veterans Saga, Seroxat group litigation, and an ongoing dispute concerning Total Energies. Talking points include: 02:35 – Overview of Adam's practice, role as Director of Pupillage Training, and his career journey to Queens Counsel 06:20 – How to secure pupillage at Henderson Chambers 24:50 – Nuclear Test Veterans Saga: a case concerning veterans of Britain's 1950s nuclear bomb tests in the Pacific Ocean and Australia who claim their cancers and illnesses were caused by radiation. 32:08 – Seroxat and GlaxoSmithKline: a case concerning group action litigation against the pharmaceutical giant 41:00 – Total Energies: a climate change law challenge to a LNG plant in Mozambique 49:44 – Adam's words of wisdom Read the Total Energies High Court judgment here. Interested in learning more about the University of Law, who are the sponsors of this podcast episode? Click here to view the courses on offer (https://bit.ly/3xhsefp) (Ad) Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to ensure that you never miss an episode, and please share this episode with others who might find it useful! Hosted by Stephanie Anais, Produced by Nathan Gore
On this episode, we hear from author, blogger, researcher, and self-described humanist and humorist Bob Fiddaman. His eponymously titled blog has focused on drug company and regulatory malfeasance since making its debut in 2006. At the time, Bob, an Englishman living in Birmingham, was taking himself off of Seroxat, a GlaxoSmithKline-produced antidepressant known here in America as Paxil. After making a protracted attempt at tapering off of the drug, he eventually decided to go cold turkey, a course of action he strongly advises against.[Bob Fiddaman] "Within 24 hours, I was pretty much in a fetal position, you know, suffering stomach cramps, head zaps, intrusive thoughts. It was pretty bad. And it took about three months of absolute torture to get through to the other side, but I pretty much knew once I did reach the other side — because I was getting all my empathy, for one; that was coming back, so I'd be listening to music that I'd never really listened to before and really focus in on the lyrics. So, you know, my type of music is rock, AC/DC in particular. I started listening to the Dixie Chicks' “Travelin' Soldier,” and was listening to the lyrics and the story and I was crying, and then Martina McBride “Concrete Angel.” I was just crying my eyes out at these lyrics. So for the first time in a very long time I was able to sort of, like, feel things again, feel emotion again."Bob Fiddaman was born in London in 1964, the youngest of three children. In 1967, his family moved to Birmingham where he has lived since, though he now splits his time between England and his adopted home in Panama. Bob married in 1987, divorced in 2006, and has three grown children. In 2006, he created the SEROXAT SUFFERERS STAND UP AND BE COUNTED blog, later changing the name to FIDDAMAN BLOG. Bob has met with the U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on a number of occasions but has now ceased contact with them. He has also been a thorn in the side of drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, reporting on numerous inquests and wrongful death lawsuits brought against the company by bereaved families. In our interview, you'll hear about some of these, including Dolin v. GSK, the 2017 trial that MISSD founder Wendy Dolin was the plaintiff in. Bob is the author of a 2011 memoir called The Evidence, However, Is Clear: The Seroxat Scandal, and has recently finished a science fiction novel called No Other Man. [Bob Fiddaman: “It's about angels, it's about numerology, it's about demons and it's about love.] We spoke over Zoom.
This week we interview Stevie who describes her experiences taking antidepressant drugs and her severe and protracted reaction to trying to withdraw. She also tells us about the help and support she received and what approaches she took to support herself during the most difficult times. #antidepressants #antipsychotics #benzodiazepines #withdrawal #tapering #mental health
Een miljoen mensen gebruiken antidepressiva. 300.000 daarvan gebruiken Seroxat of Efexor. En kunnen daar vaak niet meer stoppen. Omdat stoppen vaak ernstige afkickverschijnselen geeft. Maar daar lijkt een oplossing voor te zijn. Apotheker Paul Harder maakt deze medicijnen in pilletjes met een heel kleine dosis, taperingstrips, waardoor het afbouwen veel gemakkelijker lukt. Iedereen gelukkig zou je zeggen. Maar zo simpel zit de medicijnwereld niet in elkaar. Argos-verslaggever Willem de Haan onderzoekt hoe het komt dat die taperingstrips niet meer vergoed worden door de zorgverzekeraars.
Een miljoen mensen gebruiken antidepressiva. 300.000 daarvan gebruiken Seroxat of Efexor. En kunnen daar vaak niet meer stoppen. Omdat stoppen vaak ernstige afkickverschijnselen geeft. Maar daar lijkt een oplossing voor te zijn. Apotheker Paul Harder maakt deze medicijnen in pilletjes met een heel kleine dosis, taperingstrips, waardoor het afbouwen veel gemakkelijker lukt. Iedereen gelukkig zou je zeggen. Maar zo simpel zit de medicijnwereld niet in elkaar. Argos-verslaggever Willem de Haan onderzoekt hoe het komt dat die taperingstrips niet meer vergoed worden door de zorgverzekeraars.
This week we have an interview with Bobby Fiddaman. Bobby is a very well known author, blogger and researcher who has been writing about psychiatric drugs and the many issues involved for over 11 years. In 2011 he released his book, ‘The Evidence, However, Is Clear…The Seroxat Scandal’ which is a powerful and explosive account of his experiences taking and withdrawing from the antidepressant Seroxat. He is a rockstar of the movement to expose the truth about psychiatric drugs, to many he is a hero and to some, he is an uncompromising agitator. His blog has been viewed over 2 million times and he is respected by many and also well known by the pharmaceutical regulators and many of the pharmaceutical manufacturers too. I was keen to ask Bobby about his own experiences of the mental health system, his research and campaigning over the years and his relationships with the UK and US pharmaceutical regulatory bodies. In this episode we discuss: How, in the late 1990s, Bobby had health problems which made working difficult and this led to low mood and a doctor prescribing Seroxat (Paxil, Aropax, Paroxetine) How he felt that his moods and emotions were blunted by the drug and he recalls not feeling empathy or emotion That eventually his pay was stopped and he was retired on ill health grounds but by this time his financial position was difficult and he became divorced That Bobby took 21 months to wean himself off the Seroxat using a liquid form, going from 40 milligrams to 22 milligrams a day over 19 months That he then quit cold turkey, against doctor advice, because he just want to get rid of the stranglehold that the drug had on him How Bobby felt that his short term memory was affected by being on the drug That sometimes it is harder for friends and family to experience someone going through withdrawal, because they don't know what is happening to the person that they love That these experiences promoted Bobby to write his 2011 book, ‘The Evidence, However, Is Clear…The Seroxat Scandal’ How Bobby stumbled across an article by the investigative journalist Evelyn Pringle and that set the ball rolling with his own blog How Bobby’s blog started to cover the experiences of families who had experienced tragedy due to psychiatric drugs That the blog hosts guest writers so people can tell their own story in their own words How Bobby knows that the pharmaceutical manufacturers and the regulators are regular visitors to his blog That Bobby has been told that his blog makes GlaxoSmithKline ‘cringe’ and this is a measure of the impact of his work That Bobby feels that the manufacturers should just come clean and let the truth come out about the drugs, the clinical trials, the adverse effects and the withdrawal problems That many people don't understand that compensation and out of court settlements often just allow the truth to remain hidden How Bobby was present for the entire trial between Wendy Dolin and GlaxoSmithKline and was shocked by the behaviour of GSKs attorneys That the term ‘akathisia’ is not well known but is implicated in many suicides related to antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs That doctors need to listen to patients to understand the wide range of effects of the drugs That Bobby feels that the regulators, particularly the UK MHRA, should hang their heads in shame because they know about the problems with the drugs but do nothing in response That there is an incestuous relationship between the pharmaceutical manufacturers and the regulators How Bobby has had several meetings with the MHRA over the years, including meeting the CEO, but he feels that they meet to appease rather than take action in response to concerns That Bobby also set up a meeting between MHRA and Dr. David Healy That the regulators are totally funded by the pharmaceutical industry How Bobby now highlights celebrities who promote the chemical imbalance theory of mental illness That social media has had a big impact on the ability of people to get together and share experiences and make their voices heard How the MHRA Yellow Card scheme is meant to work How, when you start asking questions about follow up, you find that no action is taken and the database of adverse events is worthless That nowhere on the labelling is a list of the benefits of antidepressant drugs That in order to make the drugs safer, we should listen to patient concerns That Bobby uses humour as a tool for getting the message heard How Bobby would like to encourage others to write about their experiences To get in touch with us email: podcasts@madinamerica.com © Mad in America 2017
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Запись была сделана на пати с участием Seroxat (Israel) в клубе "Эстакада" (DK Dance) на Рязанском проспекте. Организовали это действо - P.G.T.Corporation и L.I.B.R.A.System. Флаер
Запись была сделана на пати с участием Seroxat (Israel) в клубе "Эстакада" (DK Dance) на Рязанском проспекте. Организовали это действо - P.G.T.Corporation и L.I.B.R.A.System. Флаер
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