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Akathisia - Adverse Effects of Medication
Dr Ed White bravely and tirelessly campaigned to find out the truth about prescription drugs especially SSRIs. May he rest in peace and may more doctors be inspired by his dedication to the truth about psychotropic drugs. While ‘antidepressants’ may seem to work for some, most people like Ed have found withdrawal extremely difficult. They can make life a living hell! Their adverse effects are horrific. These drugs can cause Akathisia both on and off them. https://akathisiaalliance.org/ I had many adverse effects from psychotropic drugs but Akathisia is one of the most torturous effects many psychotropic drugs can cause. I can remember the inner turmoil I experienced decades later. More...
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EMERGENCY LEGISLATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND. 16, Manor Close, Thornbury Hgts., Rochestown. Cork. 21st July, 2021. HE M.D. Higgins, President of Ireland, Aras an Uachtarain, Dublin D08E1W3 Dear Mr President, Given your long-standing record as a defender of human rights all over the world and as a spokesperson on behalf of downtrodden people, we are writing to you now to request you to maintain that honourable record and to use your Presidential powers to refer the very rushed proposed government legislation in relation to vaccine passports for examination by The Council of State. These passports convey attendant privileges on those who possess them but more importantly, impose blatant discrimination on those...
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New addition
A new addition to the present website in action by Lexie Hurley and Mary Maddock
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MindFreedom Ireland Annual Report 2020
With obvious restrictions on movement and social contact, our annual report for the past year will be correspondingly truncated. Nevertheless, there was some activity to report, much of it in the form of creative alternatives. For example, our longstanding annual shock protest usually held on The Grand Parade in Cork in May was confined to a virtual event held in our back garden which was festooned with our familiar banners and placards. It was filmed and put online to link up with other similar worldwide protests, it being vitally important to always maintain our opposition to a still widespread dehumanising and often torturous outdated psychiatric practice which continues to be received...
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Happy Christmas 2020
Christmas time is a special time to stay connected! Friends of MindFreedom Ireland can meet outside the Rochestown Inn in small groups from 2 to 4 on Saturday, December 12th, hopefully. We also can connect online with those who cannot be present. Happy, Peaceful Christmas! Lots of love, MindFreedom Ireland
