Despite how you may feel about Big Pharma and, well, everything that goes along with Big Pharma, the fact remains that prescription medications will probably be around until the end of time. And, overall, that’s a damn good thing, because many prescription medications – when prescribed appropriately and taken responsibly – really help. They make us better. They save our lives.
Chances are, as a mental health consumer or loved one of a mental health consumer, you have some sort of experience with prescription medications. These may be good experiences, bad experiences, or a mix of both.
The keys to taking prescription …read more

One of my mottoes has always been, “If you want something done, get up and do the damn thing.” Having that mentality is definitely one of the reasons I love grassroots movements and advocacy.
It’s also definitely one of the reasons I love passing along information about said grassroots movements and advocacy to you lovely people.
A couple of weeks after the Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills series here at Mental Health Notes, I received an email from Consumers Union Grassroots Organizer Daniela Nunez about their recent petition to the FDA for better reporting of drug side effects. The Appropriately labeled …read more