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The Many Harrowing Personal Accounts Submitted for Our Scottish Parliament Petition

Age: Over 65  ·  Duration of use: 5+ years  ·  Current status: Unable to get off
Symptoms: Akathisia, brain zaps, emotional blunting, sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment, insomnia, depersonalization/derealization, suicidal ideation, tinnitus, neuropathy, severe anxiety/panic, muscle/joint pain, anhedonia, dyskinesia, GI disturbances

I am the named petitioner for our Scottish Petition 2017–2021.

This is an important resource—a formally published collection of harrowing personal written submissions from people in many countries:

Scottish Parliament Petition PE01651 (2017–2021)

We also submitted this to a UK Parliament Committee in 2023:

UK Parliament Committee written evidence (2023)

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