Dr. Mark Foster: Letters From the Frontlines : send Dr. Foster support

The recent letter installment on author Robert Whitaker's Mad in America blog by Dr. Mark Foster in part: (If you aren't familiar with the Letters From the Frontline, take a look at the letters Foster writes to Whitaker regarding his patients on psychiatric medications.

"The boy told me that his psychiatrist had increased his dose of both medicines a few months ago, and with another question it became obvious that this increase correlated precisely with the worsening of his headaches. I asked if any of his doctors had considered that the drugs might be contributing to the headaches. Blank stares. I shared with them that headaches were the two most common side effects listed for both Abilify and Seroquel. The second most common is weight gain. The patient said, “Oh.”"

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I've been reading Foster's letters for a long time now, and admire him taking a stance toward helping patients get hold of their lives,how he lost his job at a hospital as a result of being an outspoken doctor-blogger... but this was the most alarming, when I read a tweet by Dr.Mark Foster on Twitter:

"Unexpected news. Requesting positive vibes tomorrow as I head into surgery! Www.markvscancer.blogspot.com"

Here's where he wrote about finding the tumor on his cancer blog titled Mark vs. Cancer.

Send him support via Twitter or blog... this is sad and alarming news, no one wants to ever read.

**Update from Dr Foster's cancer blog

HERE.

Good to see an update!