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tishaLA

(14,436 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:28 PM Yesterday

In the middle of the GD hearing. It's insane--and somehow nobody on our side pounced and ridiculed him for saying it. I want to pull my hair out.

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RFK said it's harder to get off SSRIs than to quit heroin [View all] tishaLA Yesterday OP

Ah, no iemanja Yesterday #1

Nonsense! MineralMan Yesterday #2

Agreed. I got off Zoloft without subsequent cravings for it. John1956PA Yesterday #9

Yes, people stop taking SSRIs all the time. MineralMan Yesterday #10

He ought to know about heroin Historic NY Yesterday #3

Getting off of SSRIs Is No Picnic Deep State Witch Yesterday #4

Whoever said he quit heroin? Sneederbunk Yesterday #5

He's has been in AA for over 40 years womanofthehills Yesterday #28

Does he have a medical background to make this claim? 33taw Yesterday #6

LOL, he's just a rich privileged white guy IzzaNuDay Yesterday #32

I've gotten off SSRIs TBA Yesterday #7

He and the rest of the psycho pack are.... Lovie777 Yesterday #8

I've quit cold turkey. Lunabell Yesterday #11

I Never Had A Problem RobinA Yesterday #17

great, now a junkie wanting to govern public health! IzzaNuDay Yesterday #12

She was referring to a statement he made womanofthehills Yesterday #19

SSRIs do have a black box warning TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #29

Do you mean publicly or privately? misanthrope Yesterday #21

Exactly right. I agree. Publicly one thing. Privately, another. Solly Mack Yesterday #22

"Any medicines he does like?" Dave Bowman Yesterday #27

He is probably confusing SSRIs with Xanax. John1956PA Yesterday #14

I know some folks had issues tapering off Effexor TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #30

I take an ssri... Mountainguy Yesterday #15

If confirmed he will try to stop Meowmee Yesterday #16

Is he going to "worm" his way out of that one? GreenWave Yesterday #18

Do Republicans really want the welfare of leftyladyfrommo Yesterday #23

I think they will come back with medical experts to say that karynnj Yesterday #25

Toast face has spent years talking shit with no pushback Klarkashton Yesterday #26

"Toast face" LOL TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #31

Stopping SSRI's cold turkey put me in the ER in college NickB79 22 hrs ago #34

If you've ever seen someone try to come off heroin addiction Sparkly 22 hrs ago #35

Really? It takes 1 weeks to 1 months, depending on the dosage. haele 22 hrs ago #36