by Dr.Harald Wiesendanger– Klartext
What the mainstream media is hiding
Those who believe they suffer from a “mental disorder” tend to surrender to medications that require them to swallow synthetic drugs, with questionable benefits and underestimated side effects. You should only attempt this if your doctor has previously certified that it is safe. Here’s a template for that.
Are you suffering from a psychological/mental burden that you don’t think you can handle on your own?
If you seek advice and help from a psychiatrist, there’s a perceived 101 percent probability that they will prescribe you a synthetic drug: a psychotropic drug.
They will likely assure you that this drug is “effective, safe, and well-tolerated” – and superior to any other treatment.
But many doctors from other specialties – general practitioners, internists – will likely treat you the same way.
If they were right, it should be easy for them to sign the following declaration.
If your doctor wants to prescribe a psychotropic drug, Protect yourself. Give them a printout of the following text. (You can order it here for free as an A4 leaflet.) Do not take the medication until they have given you the signed certificate.
Why should you insist? I explain this in several non-fiction books: Teufelszeug (2017), Unheilkunde (2017), as well as in volumes 2, 3, and 10 of my series Psycholügen (2017).
Certificate of Safety –
Medical Declaration for Prescribed Pharmacotherapy
I, the undersigned physician, hereby declare bindingly that.
I have prescribed the psychotropic drug ……………………………………………………………………………..……..
with the active ingredient ……………………………………………………………..……………………………..
from the manufacturer ………………………………………………………………………..…………………..……
in the following dosage ………………………………………………………………………………..
for the treatment/prevention/relapse prophylaxis of the following condition(s)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
today for:
Patient’s first name, last name …………………………………………………………………….……
Postal code, place of residence ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
Date of birth ………………………
At the time of my prescription, this patient also had/had the following condition(s) …………………………………………………………………………………………………..….
with the following symptoms
– physical: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
– psychological: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I have satisfied myself that the patient currently has no other health restrictions.
There are no reasonable doubts about the diagnosis, even in view of the conflicts of interest of almost all of the experts who compiled the underlying diagnostic manual.
Scientific studies that have been conducted
– by the manufacturer itself or an institute paid for by it
– by an industry-independent institution, namely …………………………………………………..………………..
I certify that I have carefully reviewed these studies and considered any criticisms raised.
I informed the patient that the studies conducted to approve the medication in question only lasted a few weeks or months, so they cannot provide any information about the consequences of long-term use.
During treatment, I follow the guidelines of
……………………………………………………….,
whose independence from the pharmaceutical industry is beyond question.
I certify that the active ingredient used will eliminate the symptoms, or at least significantly alleviate them, likely within …… months/years.
I certify that the administered active ingredient will not cause any permanent direct or indirect damage or subsequent illnesses, such as cerebral atrophy, akathisia (uncontrollable urge to move), obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and other metabolic disorders, irreversible motor disorders (tardive dyskinesia), severe cardiovascular diseases, chronic fatigue, mental impairments such as concentration and memory impairment, emotional numbness, social disinterest, loss of sexuality, increased suicidal tendencies, hyperaggression, or profound personality changes.
Taking the active ingredient will not increase the patient’s risk of death.
I have thoroughly informed the patient about the difficulties of discontinuing the prescribed medication (withdrawal symptoms, discontinuation psychosis, rebound effects).
If the patient is taking other medications, harmful interactions with the active ingredient I have prescribed are excluded.
I certify that the prescribed pharmacotherapy represents the best possible treatment in this case. Any alternatives, such as psychotherapy, are less promising, as I hereby confirm after careful consideration and taking into account the current state of research.
I have referred the patient to psychiatric practices and clinics that largely or completely avoid the use of psychotropic drugs in his diagnosis – and, according to their own statements, have had positive experiences with this.
I have informed the patient about scientific studies showing that even severe mental disorders are more likely to improve without treatment than with psychotropic drugs, that psychotropic drugs often provoke, perpetuate, and intensify the symptoms they are used to treat, and that relapses occur more frequently in patients treated with psychotropic drugs than after psychotherapy.
I certify that I have thoroughly informed the patient and their relatives about all now known risks and side effects of the prescribed medication. In particular, I have reviewed the relevant warnings in the package insert with them point by point. I pointed out to him that the nature, frequency, and severity of many side effects of a drug often only become apparent years or decades after its market launch.
I certify that the medication I am prescribing is demonstrably more effective and/or safer than drugs that have been on the market longer, as well as cheaper generics with the same active ingredient.
The manufacturer has never been prosecuted or convicted under criminal or civil law – for example, for concealing or falsifying study results, for illegal marketing practices, or for corruption of doctors and researchers – so its credibility, and in particular the reliability of its information about the benefits and risks of the active ingredient, is beyond question.
I do not receive any financial compensation from the manufacturer in question, for example, in the form of lecture fees, consulting fees, or author fees for conducting studies, for participating in “post-marketing studies,” or other controversial research activities.
If the pharmacotherapy I have prescribed does not lead to significant improvement within …….. months/years or causes permanent physical or psychological damage to the patient, I hereby undertake to pay full compensation to the victim or their relatives immediately and without recourse to court.
In the event of a change in medication, an increase in dosage, or a combination with another psychotropic drug, I am prepared to reissue this certificate.
If my child, my partner, or another person close to me had the same mental disorder, I would (have) them treated in the same way.
………………………… ……………………………………………………..………
Place, Date, Legally binding signature of the doctor
Stamp
This certificate is also available free of charge as an A4 printout here »
What happens to “mentally ill” people when they swallow pills?
What risks and side effects should people with “mental disorders” be prepared for when they allow themselves to be prescribed psychotropic medication? What should the doctor conscientiously inform them about before writing them a prescription?
How often does he ever do that? He’s more likely to assure them: “This will help you.” What he doesn’t say: Maybe it won’t help. Maybe it won’t help the person seeking help at all. Maybe he’ll end up worse off than before.
Consequently, there are a few things a doctor would have to talk about. Conscientiously. In detail. Maybe even honestly. Things that rarely find space between the prescription pad and the doorknob.
He would have to start with the crucial question: What exactly do these medications actually do? The honest answer is often: We don’t really know. Serotonin here, dopamine there – biochemical explanatory models that sound like someone was paying attention in chemistry class. But even leading psychopharmaceutical researchers admit: Much remains a game of placebos, hope – and statistical averages.
And then there are the side effects. A word that sounds like an annoying footnote to the cure. In truth, they are often the main text.
Antidepressants? Can give you drive – even to the point of suicidal impulses. Neuroleptics? Dampen delusions – and half your life with them. Emotions? Not really. Instead, there is weight gain, the risk of diabetes, loss of libido, movement disorders, and the charming possibility of losing your own self in a fog of apathy.
Critics like Danish medical researcher Peter Gøtzsche call these substances “chemical straitjackets.” He speaks of systematic trivialization, of an industry more interested in long-term use than in healing. After all, the best patient returns daily – to the pharmacy.
Things get particularly perfidious with benzodiazepines. What begins as a “little help” for anxiety or insomnia often ends in a deep addiction. After just a few weeks, the body can’t live without the chemical caress. Withdrawal? A hellish trip with trembling, sweating, panic attacks – as if the madness were returning, this time without an invitation.
But is it openly discussed? Rarely. A laconic “Don’t take it for too long” replaces information about withdrawal, which can sometimes be more serious than the original suffering.
What psychiatrists rarely mention: Many diagnoses, from depression to schizophrenia, are not precise medical findings, but interpretations. Labels attached to symptoms, often without objective evidence. The theory of “disturbed brain metabolism” sounds modern, relieves doctors’ workload – and fills the coffers of the pharmaceutical industry.
Studies critical of psychiatry have shown for years that, in many cases, antidepressants are barely more effective than placebos. But placebos are difficult to patent.
A toast to enlightenment – which almost never happens.
So, what should a doctor explain? Perhaps psychotropic drugs don’t cure but rather suppress, stimulate, or numb. That the longed-for “balance” in the mind often comes at a high price – paid in lost emotions, addiction, or new illnesses.
They should explain that stopping can be more difficult than living with the diagnosis. That many patients are unable to find their way out of the illness, not the therapy.
But who wants to hear that when the hope of quick relief clatters so temptingly in the blister pack?
And so, one often leaves the doctor’s office with a prescription in hand and the feeling of finally being able to do something about the darkness within.
What remains is the bitter realization, which is rarely mentioned on package inserts: Not every chemical solution solves a problem. Some create one in the first place.
(Harald Wiesendanger)
This is an updated and expanded version of an article from September 19, 2021.