beforeyoutakethatpill.com Blog

August 27, 2018

I have been tapped once again as an expert in the ongoing saga of Accutane and psychiatric side effects, this...

‘The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg’ Now on audiobook

September 18, 2016

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg: Accutane, the truth that had to be told, the best-selling narrative nonfiction book...

News You Won’t Find in the NY Times

Doug Bremner

Accutane

July 31, 2016

Here’s a forgotten chapter from pharmaceutical history. The acne drug, Accutane (isotretinoin), manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals, in addition to being...

Accutane Made Me Do It

Doug Bremner

Depression

July 27, 2016

[repost from the original post on beforeyoutakethatpill.com on October 3, 2007] I was interviewed this morning by WLS-TV in...

If They Don’t Kill Us They Will Drive Us Crazy

Doug Bremner

Antidepressants

July 25, 2016

Merck joins the rosters of pharmaceutical companies like Hoffmann La Roche that make drugs that, if they don’t kill you,...

Psychiatric Side Effects of Levaquin

Doug Bremner

Depression

July 4, 2016

Fluoroquinolones, including Levaquin, Ciprofloxacin, and Avelox, are a class of antibiotics used to treat a range of infections. These drugs...

Do Antidepressants Make You Suicidal?

Doug Bremner

Antidepressants

July 3, 2016

During my residency days Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) like fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa), and...