Posted by SLS on July 11, 2000, at 22:56:07
In reply to Prozac destroying lives, posted by Nise on July 10, 2000, at 6:16:05
Hi Nise.
I am sorry that this has happened to your friends.
I guess you are trying to figure out exactly what has happened. It doesn't look as though things are going to lend themselves to a simple explanation.
> What I am suggesting is more caution in the prescription of such drugs, which to him were prescribed by a G.P..
I strongly agree. Unfortunately, I think that sometimes an individual will enter the office of a G.P. asking for a Band-Aid and without showing much blood. Antidepressants (or any other drug) should not be handed out indiscriminately and without close supervision.
You have already received some varying educated guesses by people here in an attempt to help you understand what has happened, and perhaps use this understanding to help. I am not afraid to express an opinion that there are many drugs that can affect the way people think, feel, and behave in ways that are deleterious. In addition to Prozac, these would include drugs as diverse as cortisone, thyroid, l-dopa, and estrogen. Perhaps such was the case here, but it doesn't appear to me that this would explain everything. I tend to agree with Adam in that there was probably something there psychologically to begin with, and that he may have had this "under control" until a change in his life unleashed it. Prozac may or may not have contributed to this change.
I am just trying to offer another guess/explanation only because you asked for some. I would not offer an opinion. I am not acting to take an adversarial position regarding the culpability of Prozac. However, I focused a bit on the following passage:
> The husband, a month or so later, began to feel stressed at work and tired in the mornings. 4 months after the birth of his child he was prescribed prozac (a dose of 20mgs a day).
Question: What was this stress? I think this might be a good starting place to search for answers.
I know you are angry. I hope you can all find peace.
- Scott
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