28/02/2026
“We, the parents of Sayo, Florian, Romain, and Bertrand, gather in front of the Palais des Congrès where the Congress of the Encephalon, the major event of French psychiatry, is beingheld.
We believe our children died as a result of the prescription of psychotropic medications, particularly antidepressants.
These tragedies are not isolated. For over thirty years, it has been well-established that these treatments can lead to suicidal or violent behaviors, and sometimes even homicides.
We are facing a major health crisis. Numerous consistent testimonies have reached us, reporting serious neurological and psychiatric side effects related to these medications: akathisia, disinhibition, detachment, mood disorders, loss of judgment, as well as persistent sexual dysfunctions (PSSD), and dangerous withdrawal syndromes that are sometimes impossible to overcome.
We have repeatedly called on doctors and health authorities. No satisfactory response has been provided to us. No action has been taken to better protect citizens.
Meanwhile, an organized scientific fraud continues to minimize the risks linked to psychotropics, which are more widely prescribed than ever.
We denounce:
▪️The impunity of prescribers covered by the denial of the medical profession
▪️The dominance of the pharmaceutical industry over academic medical research
▪️Conflicts of interest and corruption
▪️The lack of public information on the dangers of psychotropics
▪️The inaction of public authorities and health authorities
𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐮, 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐮:
On December 14, 2018, our daughter Sayo passed away as a result of the combined effects of several psychotropic medications. She was 23 years old.
This tragedy is the result of four years of therapeutic wanderings marked by polypharmacy, overmedication, and the denial of the side effects of heavy prescriptions. This first consultation for a simple discomfort in a young adult, Sayo ultimately paid for with her life.
𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐢, 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐢𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐢:
On February 18, 2021, our son Florian died by su***de after 19 days of treatment with the antidepressant Paroxetine (GSK), along with an anxiolytic Xanax, "as needed."
He was 20 years old.
Florian had consulted a psychiatrist because he was suffering from abdominal rumblings.
He was a brilliant and passionate third-year medical student.
He was in no way depressed.
"Our son was murdered by the system,” said Giusiana.
𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭, 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭:
Romain passed away on September 10, 2021, by su***de, probably iatrogenic. He was 16 years old. He had been on the antidepressant Paroxetine (GSK) for 6 months. His condition deteriorated as the doses were increased. The antipsychotic Tercian (Sanofi) was prescribed to him in addition in the last month.
Romain would still be alive if the psychiatrist had only informed us of the su***de risks linked to antidepressants.
His mother Yoko Motohama says, "I could not imagine that a doctor would kill their patients."
𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞̀𝐬, 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞-𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞:
After facing difficulties related to a job change, Bertrand consulted a psychiatrist for depression. The psychiatrist prescribed sertraline, then vortioxetine for more than a year.
During his treatment, Bertrand's condition deteriorated. He noticed a sudden change in his ge***al organs, lost sleep, and suffered from violent headaches. After a gradual discontinuation of the treatment, his sexual and emotional issues persisted.
After about 8 months of great suffering due to PSSD (Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction), he ended his life in December 2022.
Bertrand suffered greatly from PSSD, but none of the doctors he consulted, whether psychiatrists or general practitioners, understood either his pain or the illness caused by the medications prescribed.”
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