Petition · past parliament
Review the use of mental health medication prescribed to adults and children.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Adults and children are prescribed medication with a lack of follow up appointments and advice.
Children are slipping through the gaps and this compromises their recovery into adult life.
The use of medications have many withdrawal issues which need to be concidered for debate.
Children are slipping through the gaps and this compromises their recovery into adult life.
The use of medications have many withdrawal issues which need to be concidered for debate.
We - the petition signers have grave concern in the use of certain medications which produce terrible side affects (some debilitating) which are not recognised by some GPs. Many hop from one med to the next.
For example the packaging of Cymbalta provides a lack of info on its safety and the difficulty of discontinuing the drug. Many have and do suffer severe withdrawal symptoms like 'brain zaps'.
Please review the use of these medications.
By doing so you will prevent further distress.
For example the packaging of Cymbalta provides a lack of info on its safety and the difficulty of discontinuing the drug. Many have and do suffer severe withdrawal symptoms like 'brain zaps'.
Please review the use of these medications.
By doing so you will prevent further distress.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 11 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.