Why Mental Health Medications Deserve Zero GST More Than Cancer and Rare Disease Drugs?
By Dr. Om Prakash @ompsychiatrist Senior Psychiatrist, New Delhi
The GST Council’s decision to waive GST on 33 drugs used to treat cancer and rare diseases is a welcome step. It recognises…
There is no health without mental health
The new ESC Consensus Statement on Mental Health was released during #ESCCongress
Listen to @CMichaelGibson & @Drroxmehran to find out why it is important to recognise the importance of mental health in cv patients 👇
FDA just approved:
1. Ketamine IM (KetaRx) for surgical pain
And fast-tracked IV ketamine for depression; decision maybe by 12/2025.
2. Cyclobenzaprine for fibromyalgia
SNRI-like muscle relaxant improves pain/sleep, but raises risks for bipolar, elderly, & on opioids/benzo
I’m a psychiatrist, and I’m gutted. Indian media, your “tragic end” headlines and graphic suicide details are breaking us. We lost 171,000 lives in 2022. Your words fuel copycat tragedies; studies show 23% spikes. It’s got to stop. #MentalHealthMatters#StopSensationalSuicide
You didn’t chase pleasure. You ran from pain. The drug didn’t excite you, it shut everything off. That wasn’t fun. That was escape. And escape felt like safety. Until it didn’t. You don’t need a new high. You need a nervous system that doesn’t need rescue.
RCT of Methadone vs Buprenorphine for opioid withdrawal Rx. MD thesis of @DrRebellious. Thanks co-authors, @drrvrao@Dr_ArpitParmar & others.
Conclusion: MTD can also be used for withdrawal Rx (as alternative to BPN).
PS. OAMT/OST remains gold standard.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Pramipexole surpassed amantadine/ quetiapine in new RCT of 150 with treatment resistant #depression as aug:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40659070
Quetiapine (100 mg) and pramipexole (0.375 mg) underdosed, See 7/4 post for better study of pramipexole in TRD at 2.5 mg/day.
अगर सुनाई देती हैं अजीब आवाज़ें... तो यह सिर्फ तनाव नहीं, एक मानसिक रोग हो सकता है"
— स्किज़ोफ्रेनिया को समझिए, और जानिए कैसे समय पर मदद किसी की ज़िंदगी बदल सकती है
कल्पना कीजिए कि आपको ऐसी आवाज़ें सुनाई दें जो किसी और को नहीं सुनाई देतीं... ऐसा महसूस हो कि कोई आपके पीछे पड़ा…
NMC with doctors can’t able to understand condition of NEET PG aspirant doctors but SC judges who are Non medico able to understand Fear and concern of aspirants readily.
This is what exactly wrong with health care in India.
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Mental pain is often invisible, yet heavier than physical pain. We say “my tooth hurts” without hesitation—but struggle to say “my heart is broken.” This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, let’s break the silence. Speak up, reach out, and listen.
#MentalHealthMatters
People don’t want advice. They’re desperate to be heard by a calm person who doesn’t try to fix it. They already know what they’re supposed to do— they just want you to listen.
In the STAR*D study, patients with melancholic features had higher illness severity, greater suicide risk, and a 24% lower chance of remission compared to those with non-melancholic depression (McGrath et al., 2008).
Despite distinct profiles, melancholic and psychotic subtypes…
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